Mossel Bay

 

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  • Mossel Bay South, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Whitechapel Foundry; Mears (Firm)
    The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Mosselbaai-Suid, dating from 1958, has a narrow high tower containing a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the lip. On the ...

  • Mossel Bay, Brandwacht, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Mears & Stainbank (Firm); Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    The current church dates from 1952 and was built next to the old one. The church has two bells, one inside the church, the other in the detached, white tower in front of the new church. The bell in the church was originally ...

  • 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. F. Voss & Sohn
    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. F. Voss & Sohn
    Mission work in Herbertsdale already started in 1863 by the South African Missionary Society but the station was taken over by the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft in 1872. Later on the mission was taken over by the Lutheran ...

  • 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. ...