Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Cath Ch of S George
Place | Cape Town Cath Ch of S George Shown in county lists as Cape Town Cath |
Province | Western Cape |
Country | South Africa |
Dove tower ID | 13736 |
Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–0–0 in E♭See below |
Frames | 1See below |
Latitude & longitude | -33.92476, 18.41906View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Diocese | Cape Town |
Church | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
URL | http://sgcathedral.co.za/bells.html |
Affiliation | South African Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 26 performances here, of which 7 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 10, tenor 25–0–0 in E♭
Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
Tenor | 25–0–0 (2800 lb or 1270 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz) | ||||||
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Practices | Tue 19:00 | ||||||
Overhauled | 1979 |
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Peals | View 12 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber | ||||||
Additional information | Detached tower Tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 5–1–2 | 1552.0 | G | 27.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 5–1–15 | 1394.5 | F | 28.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 5–3–16 | 1235.5 | E♭ | 30.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
4 | 6–1–1 | 1158.0 | D | 31.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
5 | 7–1–25 | 1034.0 | C | 33.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
6 | 9–2–3 | 928.5 | B♭ | 36.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
7 | 10–3–5 | 825.0 | A♭ | 39.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
8 | 12–1–16 | 772.5 | G | 41.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
9 | 18–2–9 | 696.0 | F | 46.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
10 | 25–0–0 | 616.0 | E♭ | 52.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
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1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1962 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 10.X |
Update log
16/02/2023 | Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor] |
15/08/2020 | 1-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013942] |
14/08/2020 | fr1: date,material,truss amended,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |