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Witzenberg, Ceres, Rietfontein
Attached to one of the building of the estate Rietfontein is a stone construction in which hangs a small bell. Above the sound bow are three moulding wires and they make up the decorations on the bell. What is remarkable ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, Op-Die-Berg, Dutch Reformed Church
The attractive church in Op-die-Berg has a thin tower that hides a bell. However, it was impossible to get close to the bell as the shutter could not be moved. We had to be satisfied with a short recording of the sound of ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, Nooitgedacht
The domain Nooitgedacht, a bit North of Ceres, is owned by the Du Toit Company that specializes in fruits. In an attractive structure on its premises hangs a large bell that has its own history. On the crown we find two ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, Kromfontein
On the premises of the fruit estate Kromfontein, owned by the family Du Toit, hangs a very neat bell in a very attractive construction. The bell has quite large dimensions but shows no decorations that could help in ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, De Keur
On the premises of the fruit estate De Keur, owned by Charl Du Toit, hangs a very neat bell in a remarkably pretty horseshoe construction. The bell has quite large dimensions but shows no decorations that could help in ... -
Witzenberg, Wolseley, Dutch Reformed Church
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
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
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
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 ... -
Witzenberg, Tulbagh, Oude Kloof
Photographs and information on a bell on the Oude Kloof farm in Tulbagh. A bit further on the same road as Montpellier outside Tulbagh lies the wine estate Oude Kloof. The farm has a bell-tower in which hangs a bell like ... -
Witzenberg, Tulbagh, Old Church
Photographs and information on the church bell of the Old Church, Tulbagh. An impressive bell hangs at the gate of the Old Church in Tulbagh, between two vertical poles. In a former leaflet about the church it was mentioned ... -
Witzenberg, Tulbagh, Montpellier
Photographs and information on a bell on the Montpellier wine estate in Tulbagh. The wine estate Montpellier outside Tulbagh has a bell that at first sight looks identical to the bells at Uitkijk and at Vredenburg, both ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Photographs and information on the bell of St. Mary's Catholic Curch, Ceres. There is a very interesting bell in a horseshoe construction at the Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Ceres. Installed in a very neat bell tower ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, Matjesrivier Farm
Photographs and information on a bell on the farm Matjesrivier near Ceres. Matjesrivier Farm has one of the most intriguing bells that we have encountered during our investigation. The farm itself lies some 40 kilometres ... -
Witzenberg, Ceres, Market
Photographs and information on the bell in the Ceres marketplace. There is a very large and impressive bell on the Marketplace in Ceres. Below a pair of moulding wires at the top we find JAMES BARWELL FOUNDER BIRMINGHAM ...
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