Index to African & Mideastern sites by maker

Traditional carillons in Africa and the Mideast contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries. The sites are listed by foundry in the following order:

Gillett & Johnston
Paccard
Taylor

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:

C = Complete instrument (presumed in all cases)
F = Foundation; originally a complete installation, later expanded
E = Final expansion to current state

Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, England

JERUSALEM - YMCA              : ISRAEL       1930 C
   Jesus Tower, YMCA 
PORT ELIZABETH - CM           : S AFRICA     1936 C
   Campanile (Colonist Monument)

Complete list of Gillett & Johnston foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

ALGER                         : ALGERIA      1??? C
   Tour Ste.Marcienne
ISMAILIYA                     : EGYPT        1??? C
   Tour St.Francois de Salle

Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

CAPE TOWN - WM                : S AFRICA     1925 F
   War Memorial, City Hall 
CAPE TOWN - WM                : S AFRICA     1954 E
   War Memorial, City Hall

Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

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This index page was built from the database on 7-Jun-05 and last revised on 9-Jan-08.

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