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Bells as memorials in South Africa to the Great (1914-18) War

- Lewis, Colin A, De Wet, Tertius, Teugels, Jet L, Van Deventer, Pieta J U

Authors: Lewis, Colin A , De Wet, Tertius , Teugels, Jet L , Van Deventer, Pieta J U
Date: 2014
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:6192 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013418
Description: The contribution of South Africa to the allied cause in the Great War, and the sacrifice of so many lives of the White and Coloured populations, is memorialised on bells of the Cape Town carillon, on ringing, and on clock and other bells. The contribution of the Black population awaits recognition. Restoration of the Cape Town carillon so that it can again be played effectively, would be a fitting memorial to those who lost their lives in the non-combative roles that were open to the majority population of South Africa. Completion of the ring at what is now Queenstown cathedral would also be a fitting tribute to the bravery and unstinting service of so many South Africans during the Great War. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2014

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Obituary: John Mayne English 1922-2013

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:6162 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004782
Description: In 1962 John moved south to Johannesburg, but that bustling city held few attractions for him and he moved further south, to the cathedral city of Grahamstown. Grahamstown, with its nineteenth century Gothic cathedral, elegant Georgian buildings, and distinctive grandeur of Rhodes University, St Andrew's College and other buildings designed by Herbert Baker and his colleagues, suited John. He particularly enjoyed the academic, social, artistic and dramatic life of the community, where many older members of society were distinguished old-Africa hands. John thoroughly enjoyed Grahamstown where, in the partnership of Hoskins and English, he made his mark in the restoration and extension of many significant buildings. His addition to the Anglican chapel at Hog's Back is a masterpiece, as is his incorporation of the old fayade into the rebuilding and extension of the Magistrates' Court.
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Date Issued: 2013

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Swansea & Brecon Guild : prelude, the Bevan family, and the first and anniversary peals

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6193 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013420 , http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: [From Conclusion] The Swansea & Brecon Guild owes its foundation largely to the interest of the first Bishop of the Diocese: Edward Bevan, in bells, ringers and ringing. The first peal for the Guild was rung at Talgarth by members of that tower, conducted by Louis Griffiths. The anniversary peal was also rung at Talgarth and consisted of the methods and variations that were probably rung in the original peal. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2013

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Book Review: See how they ring: travelling bell ringers on the Australasian popular stage by Doggett, A. and Gillard, G., 2011

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2012
Language: English
Type: Book review
Identifier: vital:6161 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004781
Description: Convicts, Coon Songs, Fairy bells, coach and four grey horses, bubonic plague, ' dirty' Boers, Sarie Marais, Ballarat, Melbourne, Colombo, harem skirt, and handbells. All feature in this wonderful, fascinating, and meticulously researched book by Anne Doggett and Gwyn Gillard.The book starts with a chapter entitled Handbells in History. We learn a little of ancient handbells before the authors discuss nineteenth century English handbell founders, such as those based at Whitechapel; Warners; Taylors; Gillett and Johnston; Shaw of Bradford; and the Rudhalls of Gloucester. Rapid industrialisation, the authors argue, led to immense social changes in Europe and increased demand for entertainment, some of which was provided by touring companies and family groups who played handbells.
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Date Issued: 2012

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Jimmy Riadore: organ-builder, bell-ringer and hanger of the bells at St George's Cathedral, Cape Town

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2009
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6190 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012396
Description: Born in Lewes, Sussex, Jimmy Riadore came to South Africa in 1958. Organs, bells and clocks have been the focus of his life, and he has tuned, built, repaired and restored them all over southern Africa. Recently he has extended his careful ministrations to St Helena. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2009

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Oxbridge clerics and early ringing in South Africa

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2008
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6186 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012384
Description: During the early Twentieth Century, many gifted British clergy came to South Africa. They must have felt optimistic that many rings of bells would soon be installed in their adopted country. South Africa had survived the Boer Wars, the economy was reasonably healthy, new churches were being built and many others were being planned. The Union of South Africa was only a few years old and the political stability of this great part of the British Empire seemed assured. Sadly, their optimism was misplaced and in 2008 only eight rings exist in South Africa. Had it not been for the efforts of the Oxbridge trio: J.R. Vincent, G.H. Ridout and C.E.E. Bulwer, and other British immigrants, however, these rings would not exist. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2008

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The Guild comes of age! Peals and quarters at South African Guild meetings, 1988-2008. Part 1

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2008
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6187 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012386
Description: The founding meeting of the South African Guild was held in Grahamstown during the first weekend of July 1988. Dedication of the bells and new frame at Grahamstown cathedral marked the completion of the first Guild project to ensure that all rings of bells in South Africa were in good condition. This first part of the article takes us up to the completion of the Grahamstown restoration. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2008

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A Herefordshire life : the life and times of Leslie Evans, bell ringer, musician, craftsman and countryman : book review

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2006
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6171 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012362 , http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2006

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Bells in the Province of Southern Africa

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2006
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6168 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012356 , http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa. , The (Anglican) Church of the Province of Southern Africa encompasses South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, the islands of St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and other ·South Atlantic groups and extends into Mozambique and Angola. This is the area, with the exception of Angola and Namibia, covered by this exploratory article. Further research will, no doubt, add much information on the bells of the Province. The first bells known to have existed in the area now covered by the Province were reported from St. Helena in 1588, when captain Thomas Cavendish wrote that on the land there was "a church ... [and] a frame ... whereon hang two bells." At that time St. Helena was used by Portuguese seamen and the bells were probably imported from Portugal. They apparently hung outside a church .in the valley in which Jamestown is now sited. No trace of them now exists (Lewis, 2004a).
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Date Issued: 2006

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The bells of north western Transkei, South Africa

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2004
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6183 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012379 , http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: [From Introduction] Few of the many visitors to South Africa journey into the isolated country east of Queenstown and south of Elliot, in the rugged basin and range country of that part of the Transkei. That is largely a forgotten land, hidden south of the Mount Arthur range from the rolling grasslands of the Drakensburg foothills and their commercial farms. , Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Date Issued: 2004

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Dublin founders of ringing bells

- Lewis, Colin A

Authors: Lewis, Colin A
Date: 2002
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6174 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012366 , http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: Colin Lewis was Professor of Geography at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1989 until his retirement at the end of 2007. In 1990, with the strong support of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr Derek Henderson, he instigated the Certificate in Change Ringing (Church Bell Ringing) in the Rhodes University Department of Music and Musicology - the first such course to be offered in Africa. Since that date he has lectured in the basic theory, and taught the practice of change ringing. He is the Ringing Master of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, South Africa. , The refurbishment and rehanging in a new frame in 1989 of the eight bells of St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia, was an indirect compliment to the quality of Irish workmanship. The bells, with a tenor of 13½ cwt, were cast in Dublin by Murphy's Bell Foundry to the order of Bishop Goold. They arrived in Melbourne in 1853. The bells were intended for St Francis' Church in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, which had no tower! Eventually, in 1868, they were hung in the south tower of the cathedral. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there were at least four founders in Dublin who cast ringing bells: John Murphy, James Sheridan, Thomas Hodges and Matthew O'Byrne.
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Date Issued: 2002

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