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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
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Diocese Grahamstown
Church Anglican Church of Southern Africa
URL https://grahamstowncathedral.org/our-building/bells/
Affiliation South African Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 8 were peals and none were in the last two years
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)
All rings
1025 cwt in E♭10 as tenor
69¾ cwt in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Tue 17:00
Overhauled
1994
Peals View 10 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–191561.0G27.60″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
26–1–31390.0F29.30″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
3<7–0–141239.5E♭31.50″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
4<7–1–171161.5D32.00″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
5<7–2–241038.0C34.00″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
6<9–3–10915.5B♭36.75″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
7<13–2–27820.0A♭40.75″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
8<15–1–14770.5G43.20″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
9<18–3–19683.5F47.00″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
10<25–2–15610.0E♭52.00″1878John Warner & SonsRNFC
Source: C Lewis; JCB(RW1997/817); D Kelly; M Smith; J Hedgcock
Contributed by: Colin Lewis
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101993SteelLocally manufactured
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Update log
27/03/2024URL amended [Tim Jackson]
17/09/20203-10: (pre canon removal) wt amended [Martin Smith via e-mail]
01/09/2020Revised tenor weight, noting that canons were removed since it was weighed [Martin Smith at al via Email]
29/08/20201-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013959]
24/08/2020fr1: date amended [Martin Smith via e-mail]
22/04/2019PN changed (from Thu) [David Baverstock via e-mail]
13/03/2019Placename changed: formerly Grahamstown [TimJ (info: R Roberts, chairman SA Guild) via e-mail]
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