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Helderberg, Somerset West, All Saints Anglican Church
Somerset West, All Saints Anglican Church The All Saints Anglican Church in Somerset West has a recent and attractive bell tower. The church building dates from the second half of last century. The bell tower is a totally ... -
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, Historic Dutch Reformed Church
Somerset West, Historical Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk The historical Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk dates from 1819. Since a couple of years the church building has been taken over by the New Apostolic Church that has ... -
Helderberg, Somerset West, Lourensford
Information and photographs of the bell at Lourensford estate, Somerset West. The bell in Lourensford is mounted in a rather unusual but pretty bell tower. The bell itself is professionally made but the crown has been ... -
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 ... -
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, 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, 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, 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 ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville East, Dutch Reformed Church
Bellville, Dutch Reformed Church, East. There is a very interesting bell in the slim tower of the Dutch Reformed Church in Bellville-East. The bell is beautifully decorated and perfectly kept. On top of the bell one finds ... -
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 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, 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, 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, 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 ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Bellville, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Bellville hangs a copper bell without a crown or any decoration. According to locally acquired information the bell is a copy ... -
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, 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, Durbanville, Altijdgedacht Estate
One of the wine estates in Durbanville is Altijdgedacht. However, the bell does not match the attractiveness of the bell tower.
