Recent Submissions

  • Overstrand, Stanford, St. Thomas Anglican Church 

    Unknown author
    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 ...
  • Overstrand, Hermanus, St. Peter Anglican Church 

    Unknown author
    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, Hermanus, Our Lady of Light Catholic Church 

    Unknown author
    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, Hemel-en-Aarde, Hermanus, Camphill Farm Centre 

    Eayre & Lewis (Bellfounders); Lewis, Colin; Eayre, Ray
    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, Hemel-en-Aarde, Ataraxia Estate 

    Unknown author
    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, Gansbaai, United Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    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, Gansbaai, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Petit & Gebruder Edelbrock (Firm)
    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, Baardskeerdersbos, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Barwell, James
    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, Hermanus, Dutch Reformed Church 

    John Taylor & Company (Bellfounders)
    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, Stanford, Dutch Reformed Church 

    Unknown author
    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 ...