Northern Suburbs, Ysterplaat South, Dutch Reformed Church

Abstract

Ysterplaat South, Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church at Ysterplaat-South has recently been incorporated in its sister church in Ysterplaat-North. The church and its surroundings are currently under reconstruction to be used as a meeting centre for the parish. The church was built in 1966. In the closed tower hangs a bell of fairly good size. Below the shoulder and in between two moulding wires runs a decorative band with fishes and the cross and rho sign as we encountered it in Dutch Reformed Churches of Gamka East in Beaufort West and in Witsand. A bit below this freeze figures the emblem of the foundry: It is a well-ornamented shield that in the centre contains the weapon of the family, with 3 bells (2 + 1) and a helmet on top. Around this shield are two circular inscriptions. The outer one reads Me Fecit Ingenieur Hans Huesker. The inner one in the upper half circle reads Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock and in the lower half circle Gescher – Westf. This last word is an abbreviation for Westfalen, the district where the foundry has been located in Germany since 1690. Hans Hüsker used to run the foundry up to his death in 1979 when Florence Hüsker took over. Below the emblem stands Ysterplaat-Suid 1967. Above the sound bow one finds information on the donors and the dedication of the bell: + + Geskenk deur Mnr en Mev P. S. Fourie ter gedagtenis aan hul seun Paul en sy verloofde Pikkie Bester + +