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George, Wilderness Heights, Dutch Reformed Church
A few miles north of Wilderness stands a modest church that was built by D.A. Gerber and inaugurated on 3 October 1953 by the minister of the NG-church in Hoekwil, Dr. W.J.C. Lubbe. Behind the church stands a solid iron ... -
Hessequa, Albertinia, Lutheran Church
Albertinia, Lutheran Church. The Lutheran Church of Albertinia was originally an outstation of the Riversdale mission of the Berlin Missionary Society. That mission was established in 1868 and became the most important one ... -
Hessequa, Gouritsmond, Dutch Reformed Church
Gouritsmond, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk. On the rear side of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Gouritsriviermond stands a detached bell tower with a fair-sized bell in it. Two pairs of moulding wires below the ... -
Hessequa, Heidelberg, Congregational Church
The Congregational Church in Heidelberg has a very impressive, detached tower. In a niche above a platform hangs a modest but beautiful bell cast by Collier. The crown consists of six carefully crafted angel heads. Immediately ... -
Hessequa, Heidelberg, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Heidelberg has a beautiful and historic bell. The canons consist of 6 angels, similar to the canons of the Gruhl bells. Below the shoulder is a wide band of laurels. Underneath this ... -
Hessequa, Melkhoutfontein St Augustine Anglican Church
As in most Anglican churches in the Western Cape, also here the bell hangs in a niche above the entrance of the church. Moreover, the niche hardly allows light that could help in discovering decorations on the bell. From ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, Anglican Church
The Riversdale St Matthew’s Anglican Church of 1849 is a Sophie Gray church. In contrast to most other of these churches, the bell does not hang in a high-up bell-cote but in a neat white bell tower next to the building. ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Riversdale has a very impressive tower in which hangs a single bell in an iron frame. The decorations on the bell are the following: Just below the shoulder is a decorative band with ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, St Matthew Anglican Church
The St Matthew’s Anglican Church of 1849 is a Sophie Gray church. In contrast to most other of these churches, the bell does not hang in a high-up bell-cote but in a neat white bell tower next to the building. In between ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale-West Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Riversdal – Wes dates from 1955. The church has a high tower that contains a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the lip. On ... -
Hessequa, Stilbaai Baptist Church
The Baptist Church building was previously the home of the Stilbaai NGK. After the latter built a new church building, located in Stilbaai Oos, the old building was let to other denominations and was bought in approximately ... -
Hessequa, Stilbaai, Dutch Reformed Church
The congregation started in 1943 and housed in a building in Stilbaai West. In 2020 it built a new church building located in Stilbaai East. The previous building now houses the Baptist church. The church has a remarkably ... -
Hessequa, Witsand, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the Dutch Reformed Church and its bell in Witsand. The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Witsand is rather recent. It is built in 1950 close to the seacoast and has an attractive hall and ... -
Kannaland, Amalienstein, Lutheran Curch
Amalienstein, Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church used to belong to the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft (BMS). The BMS bought the land adjacent to Zoar from the South African Missionary Society to set up its own station ... -
Kannaland, Calitzdorp, Dutch Reformed Church
Calitzdorp, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Calitzdorp houses one of the most impressive and well-kept bell sets in the Western Cape. The bourdon of the set of 5 bells serves as hour ... -
Kannaland, Calitzdorp, Lutheran Church
Calitzdorp, Lutheran Church Next to the Lutheran Church stands a simple bell tower in which hangs a beautiful bell. On one side of the bell is the inscription: Komt want alle dingen sijn nu gereed. This text comes ... -
Kannaland, Calitzdorp, St. Mark's Chapel
The St. Mark’s Chapel on Queens Street in Calitzdorp houses a bell cast in London in 1880. There is the possibility that the chapel could be the second smallest Anglican church in the world, the smallest being Saint Jude ... -
Kannaland, Grootrivier, Kerkplaas, Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church of Kerkplaas used to be a mission church belonging to the Berliner Missionary Society (BMS). We have been able to get useful information on this fourth outstation of the mission in Laingsburg. The station ... -
Kannaland, Ladismith, Lutheran Church
Photographs and description of the Lutheran Church and its bell in Ladismith. The Lutheran Church of Ladismith is a very neat building with a bell tower that according to information from the Jahresberigte acquired a bell ... -
Kannaland, Ladismith, Old Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and description of the old Dutch Reformed Church and museum and its bell in Ladismith. The Old Ladismith Carl Otto Hager Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk has been built in 1874. It is in neo-gothic style and ...
