Index to African & Mideastern sites by maker

Carillons and 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:
  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  non-trad  - carillon with non-traditional mechanism
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)
  ring      - bells hung for change ringing (chime-sized)

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments did not identify their makers. 
MAPUTO                        : MOZAMBIQUE   1??? C  non-trad
   Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição 
     (RC Cathedral of Our Lady of the
     Immaculate Conception)
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

JOHANNESBURG/Y                : S AFRICA     1956 C  non-trad
   St.Aidan Church (Anglican) 
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
JERUSALEM - YMCA              : ISRAEL       1930 C  trad
   Jesus Tower, YMCA 
GERMISTON                     : S AFRICA     1935 C  non-trad?
   City Hall Tower
PORT ELIZABETH - CM           : S AFRICA     1936 C  trad
   Campanile (Colonist Monument)
Complete list of Gillett & Johnston foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

ALGER                         : ALGERIA      1??? C  trad
   Tour Ste.Marcienne
ISMAILIYA                     : EGYPT        1??? C  trad
   Tour St.Francois de Salle
AIN TEMOUCHENT                : ALGERIA      1950 C  non-trad
   Tour de l'Eglise
Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Rüetschi, Aarau, Switzerland

GBADOLITE                     : ZAIRE        1978 C  chime
   Mausoleum of Mobutu Sese Seko

Sergeys, Leuven, Belgium

TENERIFE                      : CANARY IS.   1??? C  non-trad
   Hotel
   Ten Bel Park
Complete list of Sergeys foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

NAIROBI                       : KENYA        1??? C  chime
   Cathedral Tower
DURBAN - STM                  : S AFRICA     1921 C  ring
   St.Mary Anglican Church 
DURBAN - STP                  : S AFRICA     1921 C  ring
   St.Paul Anglican Church 
CAPE TOWN - WM                : S AFRICA     1925 F  trad
   War Memorial, City Hall 
CAPE TOWN - WM                : S AFRICA     1954 E  trad
   War Memorial, City Hall 
Kilifi                        : KENYA        1962 C  ring
   Memorial Church of St.Thomas (Anglican)
Hillandale                    : S AFRICA     2003 E  ring
   Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross
Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

Vanbergen, Heiligerlee, Netherlands [closed]

UNKNOWN LOCATION              : CONGO/ZAIRE  19?? C  non-trad
   (Unknown)
UNKNOWN LOCATION              : RHODESIA     1??? C  non-trad
   (Unknown)
Complete list of Vanbergen 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 
Kwe Kwe                       : ZIMBABWE     1961 F  ring
   St.Luke's Church
Kwe Kwe                       : ZIMBABWE     1975 E  ring
   St.Luke's Church
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

ZANZIBAR                      : TANZANIA     1??? C  (non-trad)
   Cathedral 
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. 
CAPE PALMAS                   : LIBERIA      1??? C  non-trad
   Church Tower
   steel bells by Bochumer Stahlverein
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 of Birmingham
Hillandale                    : S AFRICA     19?? F  ring
   Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross
     cast by Eayre & Lewis
     at Xmeco foundry in Port Elizabeth
Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.

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