George
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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 ... -
George, Wilderness Heights, Dutch Reformed Church
A few miles north of Wilderness stands a modest church that was built by D.A. Gerber and inaugurated on 3 October 1953 by the minister of the NG-church in Hoekwil, Dr. W.J.C. Lubbe. Behind the church stands a solid iron ... -
George, Outeniqualand, Dutch Reformed Church
The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Outeniqualand, dating from 1950, close to George has a rather high tower containing a bell. There are two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder, three above the knee and two on the ... -
George, Hoekwil, Die Vleie, Dutch Reformed Church
The small church of Die Vleie dates from 1946. In the middle of the roof stands a lantern tower that is completely closed off on the outside. Moreover, it was impossible to reach the small bell that hangs in the tower. The ... -
George, South, Dutch Reformed Church
This Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk dates from 1950. The tower however is very narrow and all kinds of appliances for telecommunication make it physically impossible to see the outside of the bell. Thanks to pictures, we ... -
George, Denneoord, Dutch Reformed Church
The NGK in Denneoord dates from 1980. The very neat bell hangs in a large open niche on the side of the building. The bell has the traditional beautiful decorations found on bells of the foundry. Below the shoulder one ... -
George, Blanco, Dutch Reformed Church
The bell at the NGK in Blanco has a prehistory. Before the current bell, there was a predecessor that was hanging in the church hall. That bell was cast in London in 1842 and installed in 1843 in the Mother church of George. ... -
George, Bergsig, Dutch Reformed Church
The church, dating from 1972, has a detached tower that is completely filled with appliances for telecommunication. After a strenuous climb one can only have a dim view of a bell that shows signs of a Petit & Fritsen ... -
George, Herold, Dutch Reformed Church
Herold, Dutch Reformed Church. The foundation stone of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Herold was laid on 31 July 1954. The church has been designed by the architects Louw & Louw. In the tower hangs a large bell that ... -
George, Hartenbos, Dutch Reformed Church
Hartenbos, Dutch Reformed Church. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Hartenbos has a straight concrete tower with an opening halfway in which one can see a bell. The position of the bell made it impossible to make ... -
George, Great Brakriver, Dutch Reformed Church
Groot Brakrivier, Dutch Reformed Church. In the open tower of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Groot Brakrivier hangs a bell of fairly good size. Two pairs of moulding wires below the shoulder surround the text * ... -
George, Dutch Reformed Church
Photographs and information on the bells of the Dutch Reformed Church in George, South Africa. The Nederduits Gereformeerde Moederkerk George had an outside bell that was cast in London in 1842 and installed in 1843. There ...
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