Belfry Collection

Church Bell Ringers
Ringing the changes in the belfry of an English parish church at Christmas time

Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

Bats in the Belfry 19C
Bats in one of their typical homes, a belfry

Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia
View of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905

Bruges from the Air
Aerial view showing the famous Belfroi (belfry)

Belfry Tower, Bruges, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century, with later additions. Seen here in the distance, with a waterway in the foreground. Date: circa 1880s

Torre dos Clerigos - Porto, Portugal. The belltower of the Baroque Clerigos Church. Date: 1909

Renovated church at Suzdal, Russia
View of the old belfry and towers of a small renovated church in Suzdal, Russia

Cafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or - Bruges, Belgium
Cafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or at 31 Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium - facing the Belfrey (Beffroi). It is still open to this day. Date: circa 1920s

Como, Italy - The Cathedral and Belfry. Date: 1898

Spain, Galicia, Cambre. Romanesque Church of Santa Maria
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. View of the main facade. Date: 2021

Spain, Galicia, Cambre
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. General view. Date: 2021

Spain, Valencia. Santa Catalina Tower. It was built in the 17th century in Baroque style. Engraving, 19th century. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias

Spain. Belchite. Belfry in ruins
Spain. Belchite. Ruins of the belfry of a church, destroyed in the Battle of the Ebro (1937), during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Comic postcard, Little boys and vicar. Please sir, we re forming a cricket club. Will you let us have one of the bats the verger says you have in your belfry? Date: 20th century

Pavisors and a moveable tower besieging a castle
Pavisors and a moveable tower. Medieval siege warfare. Soldiers storming a parapet from a drawbridge on a moveable tower, while pavisors protect archers using large pavaises

Belfry House with tirailleurs, Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
Belfry House with tirailleurs (riflemen), and trenches on the right, Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War, 5 November 1854. 1854

Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Cathedral Belfry
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Cathedral Bell Tower (Belfry) - Torres de la Catedral Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Belltower, Orthodox Cathedral of Agia Fotini
The bell tower of the former Orthodox Cathedral of Agia Fotini in Izmir, Turkey - built 1856. Demolished, but re-constructed at Nea Smyrni, a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens

Dunkirk, France - Belfry and Church of St Eloi, WW2
Dunkirk, France - Belfry and Church of St Eloi, and the north side of the Place Jean Bart, showing damage suffered during WW2. Date: 1940-1945

The Convent, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
The Convent, Lydenburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Town Hall, Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium
Town Hall (originally Cloth Hall) and Belfry, Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, dating back to the 14th century. Date: circa 1910

Large Bell at Daibutsu, Nara, Japan
The huge bell housed in a decorative belfry at Todai-ji, a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. The Diabutsen (or Great Buddha Hall)

Siena, Italy - the Arch of S. Giuseppe (St. Joseph)
Siena, Italy - Arch of S. Giuseppe (St. Joseph) and view of Via Giovanni Dupre toward the Campanile. Date: circa 1902

Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - The Belfry Date: circa 1910

Belfry in Bergues, northern France, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1910s

Valencia, Spain - Torre del Miguelete. Bell Tower of the Cathedral of Santa Maric de Valencia. Date: circa 1910s

Bruges, Belfry of Le Carillon St - Belgium
The belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the historical centre of Bruges. This image is of the interior of the bell tower showing the bells and striking hammers in position

Nantes, France - Holy Cross Church (Eglise Ste-Croix)
Nantes, France - Roman Catholic Holy Cross church (Eglise Ste-Croix), in the Pays de la Loire region. View of the Belfry. Date: circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Belfry
The 15th century belfry in the French town of Dunkirk (Dunkerque). It was once attached to the Saint Eloi Church, but was left free-standing after the church burnt down in 1558

Dunkirk, France - Town Hall
Dunkirk, France - the Town Hall, with the belfry in the far distance, a tram passing down the street, and a few pedestrians. circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Saint Eloi Church nave and belfry, WW1
The interior of the nave of the Saint Eloi Church in Dunkirk (Dunkerque), showing the belfry tower, and damage from WW1 bombing. 1914-1918

Bourbourg, France, with church and houses
Grand Place, Bourbourg, France, with Saint Jean-Baptiste church and the Horse Market. circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - view over harbour
Dunkirk, France - a view out over the harbour, showing tethered fishing boats in the foreground and the town hall a a church belfry in the distance. circa 1910s

Vigo, Spain - Old town with Cathedral Belfry Date: 1933

Arles, France - Belfry of the Church of St Trophime
Arles, France - The belfry, or bell tower, and cloister of the Eglise St-Trophime (Church of St Trophime). circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Panorama
Dunkirk, France - Panoramic view of Northern French city of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) showing the Dunkirk Town Hall and Belfry. Date: circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Place Jean-Bart and the Belfry, one end (northerly) of meridianal survey undertaken between 1792 and 1799 which used trigonometry to calculate the distance between the Royal

Grand Place - Bruges, Belgium, dominated by the Belfry. circa 1960s

Bruges, Belgium - The Rosary Dock (Rozenhoedkaal) and view toward the Belfry. circa 1950s

Ghent, Belgium - Saint Nicholas church, Belfry, St Bavo s
(from left) Saint Nicholas church, the Belfry of Ghent and St Bavos Cathedral - Ghent, Belgium. circa 1960s

Dunkirk, France - Saint ɬoi Belfry
Dunkirk, France - The St Eloi Belfry (Beffroi Saint ɬ oi), which has been a freestanding bell tower ever since the St Eloi church to which it was attached burnt down in 1558. Date: circa 1910s

Round Tower and Belfry, Swords, Co Dublin. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Dublin: Swords). Date: circa early 1900s

Netherlands. Utrecht. St. Catherines Cathedral. Campanile. Detail

Tower of the Cathedral of Saint Martin. 14th century. Utrech
Netherlands. Utrecht. Tower of the Cathedral of Saint Martin. 1321-1382. Built by John of Hainaut

Spain. Avila. Section of the medieval walls, 12th century. In the background, the belfry of Carmens Gate (Puerta del Carmen), 17th century

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