Bells and bellfounders of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Lewis, Colin A

Title: Bells and bellfounders of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Lewis, Colin A
Date Issued: 1997
Date: 1997
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6179
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012372
Identifier: http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
Description: [From Introduction] Although there is only one ring of bells in the whole of the Eastern Cape almost every church, and many chapels, have one or more bells. No systematic study of these bells had yet been made, but cursory examination suggests that many British founders exported bells to that area in the late 19th century and in the 20th century. American founders of steel bells also peddled their wares with considerable success. The Irish bell founder: Matthew O'Byrne sold at least five bells to clients in the Eastern Cape, the largest of which weighed 16 cwts. In the 1950s the Swiss founder, Ruetschi, of Aarau, cast at least four beautiful bells that are now in the Transkei.
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.
Format: 2 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: The Ringing World
Language: English
Relation: Lewis, C.A. (1997) Bells and bellfounders of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Ringing World (No. 4477 14th February). pp. 161-162. Available: http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
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