Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cath Ch of S Michael & S George
| Place | Makhanda Cath Ch of S Michael & S George or Grahamstown Shown in county lists as Makhanda Cath |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Country | South Africa |
| Dove tower ID | 16186 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 25 cwt in E♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | -33.31018, 26.52671View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Diocese | Grahamstown |
| Church minority | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
| Affiliation | South African Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 16 performances here, of which 9 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 25 cwt in E♭
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 25 cwt (~2800 lb or ~1270 kg) in E♭ (610.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Tue 17:00 | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1994 (major overhaul) 1878 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 10 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–2–19 | 1561.0 | G | 27.60″ | 1996 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–1–3 | 1390.0 | F | 29.30″ | 1996 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | <7–0–14 | 1239.5 | E♭ | 31.50″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 4 | <7–1–17 | 1161.5 | D | 32.00″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 5 | <7–2–24 | 1038.0 | C | 34.00″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 6 | <9–3–10 | 915.5 | B♭ | 36.75″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 7 | <13–2–27 | 820.0 | A♭ | 40.75″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 8 | <15–1–14 | 770.5 | G | 43.20″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 9 | <18–3–19 | 683.5 | F | 47.00″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC | ||
| 10 | <25–2–15 | 610.0 | E♭ | 52.00″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | R | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1993 | Steel | Local firm |
Update log
| 21/05/2025 | URL deleted (URL https://grahamstowncathedral.org/our-building/bells/ gives 404 error (not found)) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. No alternative URL identified at this time] |
| 27/03/2024 | URL amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 17/09/2020 | 3-10: (pre canon removal) wt amended [Martin Smith via e-mail] |
| 01/09/2020 | Revised tenor weight, noting that canons were removed since it was weighed [Martin Smith at al via Email] |
| 29/08/2020 | 1-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013959] |
| 24/08/2020 | Frame Fr1: date amended [Martin Smith via e-mail] |
| 22/04/2019 | PN changed (from Thu) [David Baverstock via e-mail] |
| 13/03/2019 | Placename changed: formerly Grahamstown [TimJ (info: R Roberts, chairman SA Guild) via e-mail] |