Browsing Southern Suburbs & Peninsula by Issue Date
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Southern Suburbs, St. James Catholic Church
St James Catholic Church used to be situated on the other side of the road where the railway tracks are now. The church has two bells and one of them refers to the move of the church to its current location in 1901. This ... -
Southern Suburbs, Wynberg, Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of St. Johannis in Wynberg was built in 1860. In the white tower hangs a very nice and recent bell of Dutch making. The foundry has been the Petit & Fritsen factory from Aarle-Rixtel in the ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, St. Paul's Anglican Church
One finds a rather large bell in the neat open tower of the Saint Paul's Anglican Church. Below the shoulder there are two moulding wires and beneath this the inscription band JOHN MURPHY FOUNDER DUBLIN 1874 and below this ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Alphen Hotel
Next to the Alphen Hotel in Constantia stands a large horseshoe-type bell tower that seems to be made for a bell of fair size. The bell that hangs in the tower is small but of great historic and artistic value. Moreover, ... -
Southern Suburbs, Rondebosch, Dominican Convent
The Convent of the Dominican Sisters in Springfield: Within the gardens of the convent stands a high bell tower in which hangs a fairly good size bell. There are hardly any decorations on the bell except for a reference ... -
Southern Suburbs, Tokai, Steenberg Hotel
At the Steenberg Hotel in Tokai we found a ship’s bell of simple making and containing the inscription SHIP. MANCHESTER just above the waist. The original canon has been broken off. Searching the internet, we could discover ... -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Simon’s Town dates from 1856. It has a bell that is unfortunately covered by leafs on all sides. What can be read on one side is SIMON’S TOWN 1885 while on the other side one reads ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Glen Alpine
Constantia Glen Alpine: Within the compounds of the original Constantia there are a number of bells that belong to the most historic bells in the district. The estate lies in a beautiful surrounding. A horse shoe bell tower ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Silverhurst
Silverhurst is an estate in the neighbourhood of the main Constantia estates, again a magnificent house in a scenic surrounding. The bell hangs in a horse shoe construction. The bell itself dates from 1815 as can be seen ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Eagle's Nest
Eagle’s Nest: Another estate in the Constantia area is Eagle’s Nest. Here we find a traditional horse shoe tower with a simple bell. Unfortunately, there are no decorations or inscriptions on the bell that would help us ... -
Southern Suburbs, Constantia, Klein Constantia
Klein Constantia has a bell that was already there in the 1920’s. The bell tower is a neat construction but the bell is badly cracked and only gives a dead sound. -
Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town, Marine Depot
Very close to the Dutch Reformed Church there is a set of buildings that belong to the South African Navy. This is probably the Marine Depot of the SA Naval Museum. At a street corner stands a metal frame with a rather ... -
Southern Suburbs, Wynberg, St. John's Anglican Church
The St John Anglican Church in Wynberg has been built in 1884 by George Ransome. The church was enlarged in 1900 by Anthony M De Witt. Next to the church stands a very simple bell tower in which hangs a bell made by Barwell ... -
Southern Suburbs, Mowbray, St. Patrick's Catholic Church
The St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Mowbray was started in 1929 and the bell hangs in an unusual round grey tower that looks like belonging to a castle rather than a church. The small but attractive bell unfortunately ... -
Southern Suburbs, Claremont, Congregational Church
The Congregational Church in Claremont lies on a very hectic road. The church itself with its thatched roofs is pretty from all sides. It was built in 1840 and enlarged in 1892. On the street side stands a rather high bell ...
