Browsing Southern Suburbs & Peninsula by Issue Date
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Southern Suburbs, Wynberg, St. John's Anglican Church
The St John Anglican Church in Wynberg has been built in 1884 by George Ransome. The church was enlarged in 1900 by Anthony M De Witt. Next to the church stands a very simple bell tower in which hangs a bell made by Barwell ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, St. Thomas Anglican Church
The St. Thomas Anglican Church at Rondebosch is a Sophie Gray Church and was established in 1864. The bell is situated in a bell-cote and can hardly be investigated. Moreover, the bell is suffering from serious corrosion. ... -
Southern Suburbs, Mowbray, St. Patrick's Catholic Church
The St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Mowbray was started in 1929 and the bell hangs in an unusual round grey tower that looks like belonging to a castle rather than a church. The small but attractive bell unfortunately ... -
Southern Suburbs, Claremont, Congregational Church
The Congregational Church in Claremont lies on a very hectic road. The church itself with its thatched roofs is pretty from all sides. It was built in 1840 and enlarged in 1892. On the street side stands a rather high bell ... -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, Methodist Church
The Methodist Congregation dates from 1807 and the Methodist Church from 1828. The church is the oldest in Simon’s Town and the oldest Methodist Church in the whole of South Africa. The church has a bell in a high detached ... -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, St. Francis Anglican Church
The St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church itself dates from 1849. The simple bell sits in a bell cote high up on the side of the church. There doesn’t seem to be any decoration on the bell. -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, Bishop Diocesan College
The Bishop’s Diocesan College has built a Memorial Chapel in 1926 in memory of the 110 Old Boys who were killed during the Great War. The large chapel has been built by Walgate & Lancelot A Elsworth. In a turret at the ... -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, South African Naval Museum
The Simon’s Town South African Naval Museum covers the rich maritime history of the region and the country. Within the museum there is a large number of ship bells mostly dating from the second half of the twentieth century. ... -
Southern Suburbs, Newlands, Kirstenbosch Garden
The bell in Kirstenbosch Garden at Newlands comes from H.M.S. Dominion, one of King Edward VII of England's battleships that was attached to Third Battle Squadron during the First World War and was scrapped in 1924. The ... -
Southern Suburbs, Plumstead, Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Catholic Church: There are two impressive towers on both sides of the main entrance to the church in Wittebome. In the tower on the right hangs a nicely decorated bell from a German foundry. In between two ... -
Southern Suburbs, Newlands, St. Andrew's Anglican Church
The St. Andrew's Anglican Church in the Cape Town suburb of Newlands was built in 1894 by Sir Herbert Baker. The church has a bell that was donated to the church in 1895 and mounted in the neighbouring turret on the roof ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Hope of Constantia
Hope of Constantia. Hoop op Constantia is one of the estates in the neighbourhood of the main Constantia estate, Groot Constantia, of which it used to be a part. Like the other estates the old manor house lies in a ... -
Southern Suburbs, Fish Hoek, St John The Evangelist Catholic Church
Fish Hoek, Catholic Church. The Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Fish Hoek was opened in 1951. It has a pretty bell tower that can easily be reached. The bell is a typical British product. Below the shoulder ... -
Southern Suburbs, Kommetjie, St Joseph Catholic Church
Kommetjie, St Joseph Catholic Church. On the slopes of the hills in Kommetjie lies a beautifully located center of the Catholic Church of St Joseph. The center that overviews the area up to the sea, has a long church that ...
