bell tower

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The six-storey mill building, which has a bell tower, dates back to 1860 according to its Historic England listing, and is one of the earliest mill buildings of its scale in the town.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Its 12th-century cathedral, with a 13th-century bell tower, is built right on the water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Start at the edge of the Ballard Locks in Magnolia, wander through a garden and see an Indigenous sculpture and a giant troll en route to a bell tower.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

It clothes the statue of the archangel Gabriel atop the bell tower on St. Mark’s Square and glistens in the mosaics on the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica, aptly nicknamed “the Golden Church.”

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The schoolhouse bell tower was a shape against the starry sky before I knew where we were.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck