Northern Suburbs & Tygerberg
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Northern Suburbs, Ysterplaat South, Dutch Reformed Church
Ysterplaat South, Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church at Ysterplaat-South has recently been incorporated in its sister church in Ysterplaat-North. The church and its surroundings are currently under reconstruction ... -
Northern Suburbs, Ysterplaat North, Dutch Reformed Church
Ysterplaat, Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church in Ysterplaat North has a straight concrete tower with three vertical openings on the four sides. From the ground one can see a bell that is attached to the ... -
Northern Suburbs, Vasco, Dutch Reformed Church
Vasco Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church in Vasco is a flat building with a small turret in the middle of the building. The square tower is on the four sides covered with aluminium layered louvers. On one of ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Bellville, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Bellville hangs a copper bell without a crown or any decoration. According to locally acquired information the bell is a copy ... -
Northern Suburbs, Vrijzee, Dutch Reformed Church
Bellville, Dutch Reformed Church, Vrijzee. The foundation stone of the Dutch Reformed Church in Vrijzee was laid on 29 March 1947. In the top of the elegant tower is an open gallery in which a bell is hanging. However, ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville East, Dutch Reformed Church
Bellville, Dutch Reformed Church, East. There is a very interesting bell in the slim tower of the Dutch Reformed Church in Bellville-East. The bell is beautifully decorated and perfectly kept. On top of the bell one finds ... -
Northern Suburbs, Vasco, Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Vasco was inaugurated in 1954. Next to the church is a nice bell tower in brick stones in which hangs a bell of moderate dimensions. Unfortunately, the bell itself does not challenge the ... -
Northern Suburbs, Philadelphia, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Philadelphia has a bell. Unfortunately, we only could download a picture of the church. In between two pairs of two moulding wires one finds the only inscription 1860 which mimics a ... -
Northern Suburbs, Parow, Tabernacle of Praise
The Tabernacle of Praise Oasis International has a surprising set of 3 bells in a very neat bell tower that sticks out of the building above the main entrance. The original function of the church is still unknown to us. ... -
Northern Suburbs, Parow, City Hall
Currently the City Hall Tower of Parow houses 3 bells that are sitting in a frame that clearly provided room for a much larger chime. According to information on http://www.towerbells.org/data/ZAPARWCH.HTM there was a ... -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Durbanville has a rather recent bell from 1902. In the space between the moulding wires at the top of the bell one finds the information on the founder. BARWELL FOUNDER BIRMINGHAM. ... -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Diemersdal Estate
The beautiful wine estate Diemersdal has a slave bell. The tower is a pretty construction from 1937. However, the bell is cracked. Moreover, there are no decorations on the bell. -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, Altijdgedacht Estate
One of the wine estates in Durbanville is Altijdgedacht. However, the bell does not match the attractiveness of the bell tower. -
Northern Suburbs, Durbanville, All Saints Anglican Church
According to some documents, the All Saints Church Anglican Church used to have a bell from 1812. However, this has later been replaced with a probably much younger bell, very likely a ship’s bell. The bell carries no ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville West, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville West: This Church has a simple made bell that has as only inscriptions the name of the foundry. This bell is among the bells that seemingly has been made by a South African founder. ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Vredelust, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Vredelust has a bell. On the waist of the bell we find 1957 as the founding year. Between the 9 and the 5 sits a founder’s emblem. The bell is definitely founded by Mears as can be seen ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville North, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville North: The rather new church has a recent and beautifully cast bell. The bell hangs in a stylized concrete tower, detached from the church. Below the shoulder one first finds a ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Kenridge, Dutch Reformed Church
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk at Kenridge: There is another Petit & Fritsen bell in the NGK in Kenridge. The bell hangs in a very neat tower made of brick stones and adjacent to the church. The bell has the traditional ... -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Bellville has an impressive tower. The climb to the bell is difficult but not rewarding. There are no indications on founder or founding date. -
Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Lutheran Church
Like many other Lutheran churches, the Lutheran Church in Bellville houses three bells. Unfortunately, the bells hang in an awkward position, vertically, one above the other. Because of the lack of space, it has been ...
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