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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| 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 14 performances here, of which 7 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 ~1280 kg) in E♭ (610.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Tue 17:00 | ||||||
| Overhauled | 1994 |
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| Peals | View 10 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | 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 | Locally manufactured |
Update log
| 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 | 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] |