Guybon Damant Atherstone M. Institute.
Background
Atherstone was the son of William Guybon Atherstone (medical practitioner, naturalist, geologist and Member of Parliament) and was born in Grahamstown on 20 June 1843, he attended Saint Andrew"s College, Grahamstown and King"s College London where he qualified as a civil engineer
Education
Atherstone was the son of William Guybon Atherstone (medical practitioner, naturalist, geologist and Member of Parliament) and was born in Grahamstown on 20 June 1843, he attended Saint Andrew"s College, Grahamstown and where he qualified as a civil engineer
Career
Civil Engineer American Kennel Club (1843 - 1912), South African railway engineer Atherstone was employed at the Cape Government Railways as an engineer from 1873 to 1896 during which he built the railway line between Alicedale and Grahamstown. The house in which he lived during the construction is adjacent to a stone arch railway bridge which he built.
This church is part of the Diocese of Grahamstown and is located at 33°20′07″South 26°18′51″East. Atherstone is also remembered in the naming of the Atherstone railway siding on that line, the siding is located at 33.31445°South 26.37306°East / -33.31445.