Browsing Southern Suburbs & Peninsula by Issue Date
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Southern Suburbs, St. James Catholic Church
St James Catholic Church used to be situated on the other side of the road where the railway tracks are now. The church has two bells and one of them refers to the move of the church to its current location in 1901. This ... -
Southern Suburbs, Wynberg, Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of St. Johannis in Wynberg was built in 1860. In the white tower hangs a very nice and recent bell of Dutch making. The foundry has been the Petit & Fritsen factory from Aarle-Rixtel in the ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, St. Michael's Catholic Church
St Michael’s Catholic Church: The current church is the third that has been built on the same premises. One of the main features is that the stained glass windows of the first church depicting different Saints have been ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, St. Paul's Anglican Church
One finds a rather large bell in the neat open tower of the Saint Paul's Anglican Church. Below the shoulder there are two moulding wires and beneath this the inscription band JOHN MURPHY FOUNDER DUBLIN 1874 and below this ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Alphen Hotel
Next to the Alphen Hotel in Constantia stands a large horseshoe-type bell tower that seems to be made for a bell of fair size. The bell that hangs in the tower is small but of great historic and artistic value. Moreover, ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, Dominican Convent
The Convent of the Dominican Sisters in Springfield: Within the gardens of the convent stands a high bell tower in which hangs a fairly good size bell. There are hardly any decorations on the bell except for a reference ... -
Southern Suburbs, Tokai, Steenberg Hotel
At the Steenberg Hotel in Tokai we found a ship’s bell of simple making and containing the inscription SHIP. MANCHESTER just above the waist. The original canon has been broken off. Searching the internet, we could discover ... -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Simon’s Town dates from 1856. It has a bell that is unfortunately covered by leafs on all sides. What can be read on one side is SIMON’S TOWN 1885 while on the other side one reads ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Glen Alpine
Constantia Glen Alpine: Within the compounds of the original Constantia there are a number of bells that belong to the most historic bells in the district. The estate lies in a beautiful surrounding. A horse shoe bell tower ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Silverhurst
Silverhurst is an estate in the neighbourhood of the main Constantia estates, again a magnificent house in a scenic surrounding. The bell hangs in a horse shoe construction. The bell itself dates from 1815 as can be seen ... -
Southern Suburbs, Bergvliet, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
The Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Bergvliet was opened in 1936. It has a pretty bell tower that can easily be reached. The bell is a typical British product. Below the shoulder are two pairs of moulding rings with in ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Eagle's Nest
Eagle’s Nest: Another estate in the Constantia area is Eagle’s Nest. Here we find a traditional horse shoe tower with a simple bell. Unfortunately, there are no decorations or inscriptions on the bell that would help us ... -
Southern Suburbs, Wynberg, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Wynberg was founded in 1829 and has an old bell-tower. The bell has no inscriptions, even no clapper. What makes the bell somewhat unusual is the very large number of moulding wires ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Klein Constantia
Klein Constantia has a bell that was already there in the 1920’s. The bell tower is a neat construction but the bell is badly cracked and only gives a dead sound. -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, Marine Depot
Very close to the Dutch Reformed Church there is a set of buildings that belong to the South African Navy. This is probably the Marine Depot of the SA Naval Museum. At a street corner stands a metal frame with a rather ...
