*Location:

   Mariya uMama we Thembe Monastery
     (Order of the Holy Cross,
        Anglican Benedictine)
   Highlands Road
   Hillandale,
     Grahamstown, South Africa
   LL: S 33.33595, E 26.47151

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*Contact:

      Find current ringers' contact(s) at the Webpage of The South African Guild of Church Bell Ringers

   Mariya uMama we Thembe Monastery
   PO Box 6013
   Grahamstown 6141
   T: 46 622 6465   F: 46 622 6424
   E: guesthouse@umaria.co.za

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Back three cast by Eayre & Lewis at
   the foundry of Xmeco Engineers,
   Port Elizabeth, in 1998; trebles cast by
   Taylor, #1&2 in
   2001 and #3 in 2003.

   F#, diam?, 3-2-0, 1998, Eayre & Lewis

*Technical data:

   Ring of  6 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   Transposition is not applicable
   There are no added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2001 and 2003
     with bells made by Taylor 
   Prior history:
     In 1998, the instrument was begun with  3 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2009

The monastery Website says nothing about these bells.

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   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/12/22