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George, Outeniqualand, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Outeniqualand, dating from 1950, close to George has a rather high tower containing a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the ... -
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 ... -
Mossel Bay, Herbertsdale, Lutheran Church
Herbertsdale, Lutheran Church. The Lutheran Church of Herbertsdale used to be a mission church, belonging to the Berliner Missionary Society (BMS). According to documents from the society, mission work in Herbertsdale ... -
Mossel Bay, Lutheran Church
Mossel Bay, Lutheran Church. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mossel Bay originated as a mission of the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft that was established in 1879. Quickly after its installation the location built a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Karatara, Dutch Reformed Church
The foundation stone of the church informs us that the building of the church was started on 29 October 1960, some ten years after the founding of the congregation in 1951. The architect was W. Pronkhout. The bell in the ... -
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 ... -
Kannaland, Zoar, St. Agnes Anglican Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the St. Agnes Anglican Church in Zoar. The St Agnes Anglican Church in Zoar has a bell in a bell tower that stands a certain distance away from the church. The bell is rather ... -
Mossel Bay, Dutch Reformed Church
Mossel Bay, Dutch Reformed Church. The largest church in Mossel Bay is the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. The current church is the third that has been constructed on the site. The foundation stone of the first brick ... -
Oudtshoorn, St Saviour Catholic Cathedral
The St Saviour Catholic Cathedral in Oudtshoorn has been built by Carl O Hager and George Wallis. Originally the tower in the centre of the building was expected to house a set of four marvelous bells forged by Petit & ... -
Oudtshoorn, St Saviour Catholic Cathedral
The St Saviour Catholic Cathedral has been built by Carl O. Hager and George Wallis. Originally the tower in the centre of the building carried a set of four marvelous bells forged by Petit & Fritsen from the Netherlands. ... -
Mossel Bay South, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Mosselbaai-Suid, dating from 1958, has a narrow high tower containing a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the lip. On the ... -
Knysna, St Boniface Catholic Church
On the left of the elegant church building with its soft yellow colours, stands a square tower. On a single beam in the bell chamber hang two bells of modest dimensions. The smaller of the two bells hangs on the left when ...
