CAPE TOWN - WM : S AFRICA

*Location:

   War Memorial, City Hall 
   Darling Street 
   Cape Town, 
     Province of the Western Cape, 
       South Africa
   LL: S 33.92536, E 18.42382

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*Player:

   Donovan W. Baguley 
   H: 686-4042   W: 650-3085

   Keith Jewell

*Contact:

   City Hall 
   Darling Street 
   Cape Town, Western Cape  8000 
   T: 21 400 2230

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 39 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C G   
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1954
     with bells made by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1925, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is unknown

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

A description of the building (accompanied by a small photo) mentions the carillon.

Another brief description of the building provides more photos of it, two of which are clickable for large versions.

A bit of text about the city hall (in the context of museums).

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all traditional carillons in this region by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all traditional carillons in this region by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all traditional carillons in this region by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in South Africa (ZA).

Index to all tower bell instruments in South Africa (ZA).

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 19-Sep-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/09/14
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/06/06

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