Eden District
Collections in this community
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Bitou [3]
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George [19]
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Hessequa [15]
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Kannaland [11]
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Knysna [6]
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Mossel Bay [12]
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Oudtshoorn [12]
Recent Submissions
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Hessequa, Riversdale, Lutheran Church
Riversdale used to be the main mission of the Berlin Missionary Society in the Eden district. It served a large number of outstations. The church was transferred to the Lutheran Church and also in this new setup, Riverdale ... -
Hessequa, Albertinia, Dutch Reformed Church
The first Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Albertinia was built in 1904 and was later rebuilt in 1952. In the high tower hangs a bell that carries some decorations but no information on the founder nor on the founding date. ... -
George, Wilderness, St Aidan's Anglican Chapel
This small and round Anglican Chapelry of St Aidan in Wilderness with a thatched roof lies most attractively on a slope overlooking the surroundings. Above the entrance is a turret in which hangs a ship’s bell. Notwithstanding ... -
George, Uniondale, Dutch Reformed Church
The first Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in Uniondale was built in 1886. It had a tower in which three bells of Dutch making were installed. However, the tower could not hold the weight and the swinging of the bells and ... -
George, Uniondale, All Saints Anglican Church
In the middle of the town lies the very attractive white Anglican Church of All Saints. The church has a thatched roof. In a niche on the right side of the church hangs a very small bell that, from the street side at least, ... -
George, Haarlem, Lutheran Church
Former names of the village Haarlem are Langkloof, Anhalt and Anhalt-Schmidt. Sachsen-Anhalt is one of the German districts while Schmidt was a missionary of the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft. The Lutheran Church, formerly ... -
George, Pacaltsdorp, St Vincent Palotti Catholic Church
The St Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church in Pacaltsdorp is a rather new building. Behind the yellowish church building stands an impressive bell tower built in yellow brick stones. In the tower hangs an impressive bell ... -
George, St Peter & Paul Catholic Church
The St Peter & Paul Catholic Church in George has been inaugurated in 1841, making it the oldest Roman Catholic Church within South Africa. The church is painted in an attractive yellow paint. High up in a niche on the ... -
George, St Mark's Anglican Church
The Anglican Cathedral of St Mark in George is among the most photographed sites in the Western Cape. The Sophie Gray church dates from 1850 and is surrounded by a lovely garden that enhances the beauty of the front side ... -
George, Molenrivier, Church
This farm place Molenrivier has a small church out in the fields. In front of the church stands a remarkably large bell tower. The bell is of good making but lacks any form of decoration that could help us in retrieving ... -
Bitou, Wittedrif, Dutch Reformed Church
On the right side of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Wittedrif stands a detached bell tower with a fairly sized bell in it. Two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder surround the text ҉ TAYLOR ҉ FOUNDERS ҉ ... -
Bitou, Plettenberg Bay, St Peter's Anglican Church
The Sophie Gray St Peter’s Anglican Church from 1881 in Plettenberg Bay is a popular tourist attraction because of its pretty setting in a secluded garden. On top of the entrance is a turret that might have been intended ... -
Bitou, Plettenberg Bay, Dutch Reformed Church
The modern Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk of Plettenberg Bay has a tall concrete tower on its front side. There is an hour clock up in the tower. It is surprising that the tower does not carry a bell. Above the entrance ... -
Oudtshoorn West, Dutch Reformed Church
The NG-Wes congregation in Oudtshoorn was created in 1948. The building of the church started on 3 March 1961 under architect Hendrik Vermooten. In the tower of the church hangs a simple made bell that has as only inscriptions ... -
Oudtshoorn South, Dutch Reformed Church
The congregation in NG-Suid was started in 1953. The first stone of the church was laid on 30 November 1968. Architects were Simpson & Bridgman. In the tower hangs a simple bell that carries no decorations. Just above the ... -
Oudtshoorn Park, Dutch Reformed Church
The congregation started in 1982. The building of the church started on 23 May 1976 under the architects Simpson & Bridgman. The church has a remarkably light tower. The bell in the tower is very well conserved and shows ... -
Oudtshoorn North, Dutch Reformed Church
The foundation stone of the church informs us that the building of the church was started on 17 September 1960, some ten years after the foundation of the congregation in 1951. The bell does not carry any decorations. On ... -
Mossel Bay South, Dutch Reformed Church
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
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 ... -
Knysna, St Boniface Catholic Church
On the left of the elegant church building with its soft yellow colours, stands a square tower. On a single beam in the bell chamber hang two bells of modest dimensions. The smaller of the two bells hangs on the left when ...
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