Heritage Matters

ANGELUS BELL

The Angelus Bell was donated to the sisters in 1880, by Mr. William Rudd. Initially, it stood on a wooden stand at ground level, and it rang the Angelus at 6 am, 12 noon, and at 6 pm. This of course was done by hand. In the 1950s the bell was raised onto its new steel tower. Some years later, the bell itself was enclosed in a steel cage (to prevent it from being rung in the middle of the night and awakening sleeping boarders). In the 1990s, through the generosity of the late Mr. P.E. Power, it was electrified.

Today, the electrification process has been made even easier with a new digital timer installed in 2021 by the Heritage Centre, which ensures that even when daylight saving commences and concludes, the Angelus Bell rings every day right on midday. 

(2023 - 11.58 am Apple Time)

1948 

Spot what is no longer there and what progress has been made between then and now - amazing!(Courtesy of Mt Erin Heritage Centre)