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 church is scarred by rockets and shells, but the golden dome above its blasted belfry still gleams in the fading autumn light.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

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

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

This was at Thanksgiving, so my head still rang like a belfry from the exploding stove.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck