Index to African & Mideastern sites by maker

Chimes in Africa and the Mideast contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  The sites are listed by foundry in the following order: Within each foundry group, sites are listed in order by year of installation (unknown first).
Following the year is an indication of the founder's contribution to the instrument: Finally, there is an indication of the type of instrument:
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)
  ring      - bells hung for change ringing (chime-sized)
  [...]     - instrument is defunct; link is to "sites that are no more"

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments did not identify their makers. 
BETHLEHEM                     : ISRAEL       1??? C  chime
   Museum

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

JOHANNESBURG/R                : S AFRICA     19?? C  chime
   Easter Exhibition Grounds 
PRETORIA/T                    : S AFRICA     1??? C  chime
   Reformed Church

DURBAN - CD                   : S AFRICA     1968 C  chime
   Clover Dairies 
PRETORIA - CH                 : S AFRICA     1991 C  chime
   City Hall Tower
Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, England

PIETERMARITZBURG              : S AFRICA     1??? C  chime
   City Hall Tower
Complete list of Gillett & Johnston foundry output.

Rüetschi, Aarau, Switzerland

GBADOLITE                     : ZAIRE        1978 C  chime
   Mausoleum of Mobutu Sese Seko

Taylor, Loughborough, England

NAIROBI                       : KENYA        1??? C  chime
   Cathedral Tower
Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank 
LIKOMA ISLAND                 : MALAWI       1906 C  chimola
   St.Peter's Cathedral
KHARTOUM                      : SUDAN        1931 C  [chime]
   All Saints' Anglican Cathedral (old) 
HARARE                        : ZIMBABWE     1961 C  ring
   Cathedral Church of St.Mary & All Saints 
CAPE TOWN - STG               : S AFRICA     1979 C  ring
   St.George's Cathedral 
JOHANNESBURG/P                : S AFRICA     1980 C  ring
   St.George Anglican Church 
GRAHAMSTOWN                   : S AFRICA     1996 E  ring
   Cathedral Church of SS.Michael & George
Complete list of Whitechapel foundry output.

Warner, England

GRAHAMSTOWN                   : S AFRICA     1879 F  ring
   Cathedral Church of SS.Michael & George
Complete list of Warner foundry output.

Petit & Edelbrock, Gescher, Westphalia, Germany

PAROW                         : S AFRICA     1??? C  chime
   City Hall Tower
Complete list of Petit & Edelbrock foundry output.

Miscellaneous founders, not listed above

One instance each; in order by year. 
JERUSALEM - HGC               : ISRAEL       1??? C  chime
   Holy Sepulchre Church 
   steel bells by Bochumer Stahlverein
CAPE TOWN - W                 : S AFRICA     1902 C  ring
   St.Mary's Church 
   cast by Barwell, Birmingham, England
Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.

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This index page was built from the database on 3-Jun-05 and last updated on 17-Apr-08.

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