Tarkastad Freemasons Lodge
This little stone building next to the Presbyterian Church in Tarkastad is the Tarkastad Freemasons Lodge. It was built in 1881 with stone that came from somewhere between Tarkastad and Cradock. The Lodge is called the White Hope Lodge because of Mr White, the then local pharmacist, and his continued hope for a lodge to be built. The number 1939 can be found on the building, but it doesn’t refer to a year; rather is the lodge’s number. The Lodge was consecrated on 13 March 1882.

Read more about the Tarkastad White Hope Masonic Lodge

Tarkastad Presbyterian Church
The cornerstone of the Tarkastad Presbyterian Church was laid on 8 March 1881

Old Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage

Tarkastad MOTH Shell Hole

St Mary’s Anglican Church
It was initially a Methodist church but transitioned to become Anglican

The Congregation Church

Tarkastad Dutch Reformed Church