belfry
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The chapel, whose unusual design includes three spires, two steeples, a belfry and separate sanctuaries for Catholics and Protestants, has been locked and left to decay since being damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The enormous bell was pulled by 16 horses to Westminster, where it took 18 hours to haul it nearly 200 feet to the belfry before it could first ring out.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
Its 20,000 square feet housed all six of the university’s colleges and included 10 classrooms, a 6,000-volume library, faculty and administration offices, and a 736-seat auditorium, all crowned by a belfry.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022
The congregation was founded in 1840 and the church building, with its roofed belfry and tall windows, was dedicated in 1871.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2021
In his church, Little Richard raced to the belfry and began to toll the bell in celebration.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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