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Hessequa, Stilbaai, Dutch Reformed Church
The congregation started in 1943 and housed in a building in Stilbaai West. In 2020 it built a new church building located in Stilbaai East. The previous building now houses the Baptist church. The church has a remarkably ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, St Matthew Anglican Church
The St Matthew’s Anglican Church of 1849 is a Sophie Gray church. In contrast to most other of these churches, the bell does not hang in a high-up bell-cote but in a neat white bell tower next to the building. In between ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale-West Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Riversdal – Wes dates from 1955. The church has a high tower that contains a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the lip. On ... -
Melkhoutfontein, United Reformed Church
Currently the small bell of the church has been taken into custody. The bell shows a small indent on the crown. Apart from a moulding ring above the sound bow and one on the lip, the bell only shows the emblem of the foundry ... -
Hessequa, Melkhoutfontein St Augustine Anglican Church
As in most Anglican churches in the Western Cape, also here the bell hangs in a niche above the entrance of the church. Moreover, the niche hardly allows light that could help in discovering decorations on the bell. From ... -
Hessequa, Heidelberg, Congregational Church
The Congregational Church in Heidelberg has a very impressive, detached tower. In a niche above a platform hangs a modest but beautiful bell cast by Collier. The crown consists of six carefully crafted angel heads. Immediately ... -
Hessequa, Stilbaai Baptist Church
The Baptist Church building was previously the home of the Stilbaai NGK. After the latter built a new church building, located in Stilbaai Oos, the old building was let to other denominations and was bought in approximately ... -
Hessequa, Gouritsmond, Dutch Reformed Church
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
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 ... -
Hessequa, Witsand, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the Dutch Reformed Church and its bell in Witsand. The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Witsand is rather recent. It is built in 1950 close to the seacoast and has an attractive hall and ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Riversdale has a very impressive tower in which hangs a single bell in an iron frame. The decorations on the bell are the following: Just below the shoulder is a decorative band with ... -
Hessequa, Riversdale, Anglican Church
The Riversdale St Matthew’s Anglican Church of 1849 is a Sophie Gray church. In contrast to most other of these churches, the bell does not hang in a high-up bell-cote but in a neat white bell tower next to the building. ... -
Hessequa, Heidelberg, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Heidelberg has a beautiful and historic bell. The canons consist of 6 angels, similar to the canons of the Gruhl bells. Below the shoulder is a wide band of laurels. Underneath this ...
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