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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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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)
All rings
1025–0–0 in E♭10 as tenor
69–2–3 in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Tue 19:00
Overhauled
1979
Peals View 12 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Detached tower
Tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–21552.0G27.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
25–1–151394.5F28.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
35–3–161235.5E♭30.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
46–1–11158.0D31.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
57–1–251034.0C33.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
69–2–3928.5B♭36.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
710–3–5825.0A♭39.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
812–1–16772.5G41.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
918–2–9696.0F46.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
1025–0–0616.0E♭52.00″1962Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: WBF info per C Lewis; G Elderkin; C Pickford; D Kelly; JCB; TimJ(#298); J Hedgcock
Contributed by: Colin Lewis
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101962Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h10.X7
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
22/10/2024Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor via REMRKS491]
16/02/2023Frame Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor]
15/08/20201-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013942]
14/08/2020Frame Fr1: date,material,truss amended,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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