bell-gable

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noun architecture An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

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In the north of England, however, in Scotland, and in Wales among the mountains the bell-gable took the place of a spire, for the thinly populated parishes made it necessary to keep the bells uncovered, so that they might be more widely heard.

Standing tall Fr Timothy Matkin 2005
In the north of England, however, in Scotland, and in Wales among the mountains the bell-gable took the place of a spire, for the thinly populated parishes made it necessary to keep the bells uncovered, so that they might be more widely heard.

Archive 2005-07-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2005
In the north of England, however, in Scotland, and in Wales among the mountains the bell-gable takes the place of a spire, no doubt because the large area of the thinly populated parishes made it necessary to keep the bells uncovered, so that they might be more widely heard.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
Sinclair Road, is very similar, but has a bell-gable instead of a steeple.

Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London John Cunningham Geikie 1865
The traveller coming along the road from Mayenne, the most likely point of approach, will hardly notice anything remarkable till he reaches the parish church, a building of no special importance, but which has a bell-gable of a type more familiar in Britain than in Gaul.

Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Edward Augustus Freeman 1857