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 challenges of making that happen, though, become clear when climbing the confined, 334-step stairwell that winds up to the belfry.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
She made a $1,000 donation to the church in exchange for the bell, which earlier had adorned the belfry of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2022
Jefferson, 48, were responding to a call Tuesday afternoon about a suspicious man near Memorial Hall, the oldest building on campus, known for its belfry and bell.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022
From the belfry to the top of the tower it was another thirty feet of climbing.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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