Bells of the Western Cape: Recent submissions
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Northern Suburbs, Parow, City Hall
Currently the City Hall Tower of Parow houses 3 bells that are sitting in a frame that clearly provided room for a much larger chime. According to information on http://www.towerbells.org/data/ZAPARWCH.HTM there was a ... -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Durbanville has a rather recent bell from 1902. In the space between the moulding wires at the top of the bell one finds the information on the founder. BARWELL FOUNDER BIRMINGHAM. ... -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Diemersdal Estate
The beautiful wine estate Diemersdal has a slave bell. The tower is a pretty construction from 1937. However, the bell is cracked. Moreover, there are no decorations on the bell. -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Altijdgedacht Estate
One of the wine estates in Durbanville is Altijdgedacht. However, the bell does not match the attractiveness of the bell tower. -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, All Saints Anglican Church
According to some documents, the All Saints Church Anglican Church used to have a bell from 1812. However, this has later been replaced with a probably much younger bell, very likely a ship’s bell. The bell carries no ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville West, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville West: This Church has a simple made bell that has as only inscriptions the name of the foundry. This bell is among the bells that seemingly has been made by a South African founder. ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Vredelust, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Vredelust has a bell. On the waist of the bell we find 1957 as the founding year. Between the 9 and the 5 sits a founder’s emblem. The bell is definitely founded by Mears as can be seen ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville North, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville North: The rather new church has a recent and beautifully cast bell. The bell hangs in a stylized concrete tower, detached from the church. Below the shoulder one first finds a ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Kenridge, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk at Kenridge: There is another Petit & Fritsen bell in the NGK in Kenridge. The bell hangs in a very neat tower made of brick stones and adjacent to the church. The bell has the traditional ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville has an impressive tower. The climb to the bell is difficult but not rewarding. There are no indications on founder or founding date. -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Lutheran Church
Like many other Lutheran churches, the Lutheran Church in Bellville houses three bells. Unfortunately, the bells hang in an awkward position, vertically, one above the other. Because of the lack of space, it has been ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Vergenoegd
Photographs and information on the bell and bell tower on the Vergenoegd estate. The estate Vergenoegd has a large bell tower. Also the bell has good dimensions. However, the sound is disarmingly short. The decorations are ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Vergelegen
Photographs and information on the bell of the Vergelegen wine estate in the Helderberg area. The estate Vergelegen has a very interesting bell hanging in a yellow tower from 1958. The wine estate Vergelegen dates from the ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Onverwacht, Die Bos
Photographs and information on the bell of the Onverwacht-Die Bos estate, one of the oldest bells in South Africa. For a very long time the Onverwacht-Die Bos estate has been the property of the Morkel family. During the ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the Dutch Reformed Church in Somerset West. The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk has moved from its previous location around 1940. At that time also a new bell was installed in the ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Morgenster
Photographs and information on Morgenster estate and its bell. At the estate Morgenster we found a rather old bell that definitely has been a former ship’s bell. It is roughly made with two moulding wires at the top and ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Methodist School
Photographs and information on the Methodist School in Somerset West and its bell. In front of the neighbouring Methodist School stands a recently constructed bell tower that looks too large for the rather small bell for ... -
City Centre, Maitland, Moravian Church
Moravian Church: High up in the tower of the Moravian Chapel hangs a bell that obviously has suffered from hanging outside. Due to its height it was impossible to decipher the inscriptions. On one of the more detailed ... -
City Centre, Iziko Museum
The Iziko Museum houses four ship bells and pieces of a fifth. 1. The most important bell that is on display is the bell that is thought to belong to the VOC-ship Brederode. The ship dates from 1644 and was shipwrecked at ... -
City Centre, Greenpoint, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church: The parish has been established in 1883. The church is situated in the heart of the downtown area. In the tower hangs a bell that however is silenced because the tower became too vulnerable ...
