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Agulhas, Le Centaur
Photographs and information on a bell found in a private house in Agulhas. The bell was salvaged from a the French ship Le Centaur which stranded in 1750 in the False Bay area. In a private house we found another very ... -
Bredasdorp, All Saints Anglican Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the All Saints Anglican Church, Bredasdorp. This Sophie Gray church was consecrated by Bishop Gray in 1863 after the cornerstone was laid in 1859 and the first service held in it ... -
Bredasdorp, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on set of bells in the Dutch Reformed Church, Bredasdorp. The Dutch Reformed Church has an interesting set of five bell from the same founder and donated to the congregation by J.G. Giliomee. ... -
Bredasdorp, Shipwreck Museum
Photographs and information on four bells salvaged from ships. The items are in the Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum. There is a Shipwreck Museum in the Rectory of the church where ship bells are on display. The museum is unique ... -
Caledon, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the Dutch Reformed Church in Caledon. The Caledon Dutch Reformed congregation dates from 1811 and is the 8th oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Its ... -
Caledon, Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Caledon. Efforts to build this Sophie Gray church were started in 1848 during Bishop Gray’s first visit to Caledon. In 1849 Sophie Gray visited ... -
Elim, Moravian Church
Photographs and information on the church bell of the Moravian Church in Elim, Overberg District. Outside the Moravian Church of Elim in a horseshoe construction we find another important bell. For its religious inhabitants, ... -
Genadendal, Moravian Church
Photographs and information on the Moravian Church in Genadendal and its bells. The bell on the square has an interesting history. It was delivered at the mission by a farmer Theunis from Zoetenmelksvlei who bought it at ... -
Napier, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the Dutch Reformed Church, Napier. The Napier Dutch Reformed congregation was founded in 1848 as its 36th oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church. The church has a badly ... -
Napier, St. Saviour's Anglican Church
Photographs and information of the bell of St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Napier. The St Saviour’s Church is a small Anglican church in Napier that forms part of the Parish of Bredasdorp. In a bell frame in front of the ... -
Overstrand, Baardskeerdersbos, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk of Baardskeerdersbos is a church from 1922 with one nave that lies in an open area. Away from the church stands a neat bell tower in an ogive shape. The bell comes from the Barwell-foundry ... -
Overstrand, Gansbaai, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Gansbaai has a bell from the same foundry as the church bells from the same denomination in Gamka East, Witsand and Simondium. The decorations on the bell are rather minimal but ... -
Overstrand, Gansbaai, United Reformed Church
A bit separated from the main village of Gansbaai lies the United Reformed Church. It has been constructed in 1973 in dark brick stones. On the left hand side of the church stands a square bell tower made of brown brick ... -
Overstrand, Hemel-en-Aarde, Hermanus, Camphill Farm Centre
Hemel-en-Aarde, Camphill Farm Centre. The Camphill Farm Centre is situated on the magnificent Hemel & Aarde road to the North of Hermanus. The centre is developed for handicapped people. In the central building at the far ... -
Overstrand, Hermanus, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the bell of the Dutch Reformed Church in Hermanus. The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Hermanus is by Wynand H Louw and dates from 1926. In a detached bell tower hangs a rather recent bell made ... -
Overstrand, Hermanus, Hemel-en-Aarde, Ataraxia Estate
Hemel-en-Aarde, Ataraxia. On the beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde road from Hermanus to Caledon lie a number of well-known wineries. One of them is the Ataraxia Estate. The main building on the estate is the tasting room that has ... -
Overstrand, Hermanus, Our Lady of Light Catholic Church
Hermanus, Catholic Church. On the outskirts of Hermanus lie a number of churches, one of them the Catholic Church of The Lady of Light. In the garden in front of the church stands a horseshoe type construction in which ... -
Overstrand, Hermanus, St. Peter Anglican Church
Hermanus, Anglican Church. In the centre of Hermanus lies the Anglican Church of Saint Peter the Fisherman. The foundation stone of this church was laid on 26 February 1933. When one stands on the street side before the ... -
Overstrand, Stanford, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the church bell of the Dutch Reformed Church in Stanford. The main church has one large bell in the church tower. The bell is covered with dirt. There are no decorations on the bell apart ... -
Overstrand, Stanford, St. Thomas Anglican Church
Stanford, Anglican Church. The Saint Thomas Anglican Church of Stanford, is a very neat building erected in grey stones. In a niche above the entrance hangs a small bell whose only decorations are two moulding rings just ...
