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  • Witzenberg, Wolseley, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Wolseley, Dutch Reformed Church. The founding stone of the attractive Dutch Reformed Church in Wolseley was laid in 1942. The church has no tower but there is a bell that is hidden by the front wall of the church. The bell ...
  • Witzenberg, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Prince Alfred Hamlet, Dutch Reformed Church. The founding stone of the Dutch Reformed Church in Prince Alfred Hamlet has been laid on 25 April 1964. In the thin and elegant tower hangs a large but totally undecorated bell. ...
  • Witzenberg, Ceres, Togryers Museum 

    Barwell Foundry; Barwell, James
    Ceres, Togryers Museum. The Togryers Museum in Ceres has two bells. 1. The first bell on display is small and undocumented. It doesn’t show any indication of its founder or of a founding date. Even when it is clearly made ...
  • Witzenberg, Ceres, Ceresvallei, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Ceres, Dutch Reformed Church Ceresvallei. In the slim and high tower of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ceresvallei hangs a bell that can hardly be approached. The bell hangs above the clock and can only be viewed from ...
  • Stellenbosch, Koelenhof, Hartenberg Wine Estate 

    Unknown author (2023)
    Koelenhof, Hartenberg Wine Estate. The Hartenberg Wine Estate in Koelenhof has an impressive bell tower on its main parking lot. In the tower hangs a bell that is very similar to the bell in the Grande Roche Hotel in Paarl. ...
  • Langeberg, Robertson East, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Robertson, Dutch Reformed Church, East. The slim and high tower of the Dutch Reformed Church in Robertson-East houses a bell that is beautifully decorated and perfectly kept. On top of the bell one finds a first decorative ...
  • Langeberg, McGregor, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    McGregor, Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church in McGregor has its founding stone on 2 November 1909. The church has a rather small bell that hangs high up in the bell room inside the tower. It could not be ...
  • Langeberg, Bonnievale, Weltevrede Estate 

    C. S. Bell (Firm)
    Bonnievale, Weltevrede Estate. On the garden of the wine estate Weltevrede in Bonnievale stands a pole that is meant as holder for a bell. Like the pole, the bell that hangs in it, is rusted all over. The bell is made by ...
  • Langeberg, Bonnievale, Van Der Merwe Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Bonnievale, Van Der Merwe - Dutch Reformed Church. The building of the Dutch Reformed Church - Van Der Merwe in Bonnievale was started on 31 May 1951. In the slim tower hangs a middle-size bell that shows only minor ...
  • Langeberg, Bonnievale, Myrtle Rigg Chapel 

    C. S. Bell (Firm)
    Bonnievale, Myrtle Rigg Chapel. The very attractive Myrtle Rigg Memorial Chapel in Bonnievale is situated a bit outside the main town. It was built in 1921 in a Norman style with large stones from the region. In the garden ...
  • Langeberg, Ashton, Dutch Reformed Church 

    C. S. Bell (Firm)
    Ashton, Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church at Ashton has a bell in a tower, separate from the main church building. The maker's name does not appear on the bell itself, as is usually done with bronze bells, ...
  • Breede Valley, Worcester, Uniting Reformed Church 

    Bochumer (Firm); Mayer & Kuhne
    Worcester, Rynse Kerk, Uniting Reformed Church. Like the neighbouring Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Worcester Rynse Kerk, Uniting Reformed Church has a bell tower with two bells. The two bells are made of steel and are ...
  • Breede Valley, Worcester East, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Fritsen (Firm)
    Worcester, Dutch Reformed Church East. The Dutch Reformed Church of Worcester-East has a thin tower that is totally loose from the main building of the church. In the tower hangs a bell that could not be reached because ...
  • Breede Valley, Rawsonville, Dutch Reformed Church, Goudini 

    Unknown author
    Rawsonville, Goudini Dutch Reformed Church. The Goudini Dutch Reformed Church at Rawsonville dates from 1879 and a memorial plaque, put up in 1979, refers to this fact. The church houses two bells, one in the white and ...
  • Breede Valley, De Doorns, Dutch Reformed Church, Murray 

    Unknown author
    De Doorns, Dutch Reformed Church. The Murray-Dutch Reformed Church in De Doorns was built in 1950, 45 years after the congregation was created. The octagonal tower houses a bell that refers to this date. There are no ...
  • Drakenstein, Simondium, La Motte 

    Mears & Stainbank (Firm); John Warner & Sons
    The wine estate La Motte in Simondium has a very neat bell tower in which hangs a simple and well-kept bell. There are no decorations on the bell, only on the knee we find below two moulding rings the inscription that ...
  • Stellenbosch, Veelgejaagt 

    H. N. Hooper & Co.
    The Veelgejaagt Estate in Stellenbosch has a bell of good seize. Below the shoulder and in between two pairs of moulding wires one reads CAST BY H N HOOPER & CO BOSTON 1856. Above the sound bow are three more moulding wires ...
  • Stellenbosch, Welgelegen, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    Stellenbosch, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - Welgelegen Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - Welgelegen: The church in Welgelegen, a congregation established in 1965, has an impressive tower but unfortunately the bell hangs ...
  • Stellenbosch, Dutch Reformed Church North 

    Unknown author
    Stellenbosch, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - Noord Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - North: As the name suggests, the Church lies a bit on the Northside of the town in a quite area. The congregation dates from 1953. The ...

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