Hemony

Hemony is the name of a Dutch bell foundry family .

François and Pieter Hemony

François (* 1609 in Levécourt ; † 1667 in Amsterdam ) and Pieter (Pierre) (* 1619 in Levécourt; † 1680 in Amsterdam), refugees from Lorraine , ran a foundry in Zutphen from around 1640 to 1657 . They cast a total of about 50 carillons ( carillons , Dutch beiaarden ) of the highest quality, of which about half are wholly or partially preserved.

Bell castings and carillons

Bell in the Oosterkerk Amsterdam

• St. Matthew Melle
• Martinitoren , Groningen
• Oude Kerk , Amsterdam
• Westerkerk , Amsterdam
• Munttoren , Amsterdam
• City Hall Tower Amsterdam (today: Paleis op de Dam )
• Zuiderkerk , Enkhuizen
• Utrecht Cathedral
• Cathedral of Our Lady , Antwerp
• Mechlin Cathedral
• Provost church St. Vitus Meppen , (Salvator Mundi (des`) • Maria Mater Dei (es`) • St. Vitus et St. Margareta (f`))

Web links

• Register of the Archdiocese of Cologne (PDF; 64 kB)
• History of the carillon

Commons : Hemony bells  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ↑ Wim Alings: Kentekens in stad en land . Nefkens, Utrecht 1978, p. 37.