St James Church

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Located in the Fatehgunj area of the city, the Saint James Church (White Church) was built in 1824 as CNI White Church. It was dedicated to the memory of James Sutherland Esquire, who was the political commissioner of Gujarat during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad II. It was designed by architect Sinkler Stevens in the Indo-Gothic style.

Sitting amidst shady trees, the church instantly reminds one of Goa, which displays same kind architecture with characteristic buttresses and buildings painted in white with red terracotta tiled roofs. Such churches were also built in Borsad & Kheda. Sadly the one in Kheda district now lies in ruins.

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The Solar Clock

The cemetery of this Church houses a 162-year-old stone clock. It relies on the positions of the sun and the shadows generated by it, to show accurate time. The clock is inscribed with the names and dates of the people involved in its making. It has the names of James Sutherland and R Walles with the year stated as 1865. It is said that R Walles erected this clock in the cemetery, in remembrance of James Sutherland’s 20th death anniversary.

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