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  • Oudtshoorn, Volmoed, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Barwell, James
    Volmoed, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Volmoed is a very attractive and spacious building in large brick stones and with a modest tower on the right-hand side of the entrance. In it ...
  • Mossel Bay, Wydersrivier, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Wydersrivier, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Wydersrivier used to belong to the Berlin Missionary Society as an outstation of the Riversdale mission. Activities of the society started ...
  • Mossel Bay, Catholic Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Mossel Bay, Catholic Church. There is a very impressive set of three bells in the wide tower of the Saint Blaize Catholic Church in Mossel Bay. When one enters the bell room, the three bells are hanging next to each other ...
  • Mossel Bay, Lutheran Church 

    C. Voss & Sohn (Firm)
    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 ...
  • Mossel Bay, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Gillett, Bland & Co.; J. W. Benson
    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 ...
  • Mossel Bay, Anglican Church 

    John Warner & Sons
    Mossel Bay, Anglican Church. The Anglican Church in Mossel Bay has an outside tower that is both impressive and classical in style. In the tower hangs a rather large bell that however is difficult to approach due to the ...
  • Mossel Bay, Herbertsdale, Lutheran Church 

    C. Voss & Sohn (Firm)
    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, Herbertsdale, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Herbertsdale, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. There is a very interesting and beautifully decorated bell in the tower of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Herbertsdale. On the shoulder of the bell one finds a first ...
  • Mossel Bay, Herbertsdale, St. Barbara Anglican Church 

    B. V. G. Bochum
    Herbertsdale, Anglican Church. The Saint Barbara Anglican Church of Herbertsdale has a large, silver painted bell hanging in a steel construction on the side of the church. The bell is made of steel. As decorations we find ...
  • Mossel Bay, Friemersheim, Uniting Reformed Church 

    John Warner & Sons
    Friemersheim, Uniting Reformed Church. Friemersheim is situated near Great Brak River in the Eden Province of the Western Cape. Reverend Johann Kretzen of the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft in George bought the farm Gonnakraal ...
  • Mossel Bay, Buisplaas, Lutheran Church 

    G. S. Bell Company
    Herbertsdale, Buisplaas. The Lutheran Church in Buisplaas used to be at an outstation from Mossel Bay of the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft and this at least up to 1926. The bell is mounted on a solid stone construction. ...
  • Knysna, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Bochumer (Firm)
    Knysna, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Knysna has a neat appearance with its white tower. The church was built in 1922 by Simpson and Bridgman. In the tower hangs a bell that has been ...
  • Kannaland, Vanwyksdorp, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Vanwyksdorp, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. The current Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in the village Vanwyksdorp was built in 1907 by architect J. Louw. Later, the church received a bell that was given by the sister ...
  • Hessequa, Gouritsmond, Dutch Reformed Church 

    John Taylor & Company (Bellfounders)
    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 ...
  • Hessequa, Albertinia, Lutheran Church 

    C. Voss & Sohn (Firm); Baumgart (Firm)
    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 ...
  • George, Herold, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Herold, Dutch Reformed Church. The foundation stone of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Herold was laid on 31 July 1954. The church has been designed by the architects Louw & Louw. In the tower hangs a large bell that ...
  • George, Hartenbos, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Hartenbos, Dutch Reformed Church. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Hartenbos has a straight concrete tower with an opening halfway in which one can see a bell. The position of the bell made it impossible to make ...
  • George, Great Brakriver, Dutch Reformed Church 

    John Taylor & Company (Bellfounders)
    Groot Brakrivier, Dutch Reformed Church. In the open tower of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Groot Brakrivier hangs a bell of fairly good size. Two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder surround the text * ...
  • Kannaland, Vanwyksdorp, Lutheran Church 

    Barwell, James; Barwell Foundry
    Vanwyksdorp, Lutheran Church. The Lutheran Church of Vanwyksdorp, formerly called Buffelsfontein, is a simple building that was erected before 1914 on grounds provided by the neighbouring Dutch Reformed Church. Originally, ...
  • Oudtshoorn, St. Saviour Catholic Cathedral 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    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 & ...

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