From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.
A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church
A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile
The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are. belfries a tower for a bell, especially on a church. Bell tower, either freestanding or attached to another structure. More particularly it refers to the room, usually at the top of such a tower, where the bells and their supporting timberwork are hung. The belfry is a prominent feature of Belgian Gothic architecture, especially in Flanders. The Halles (Market Hall) and belfry in Brugge (late 13th century) is a typical example. The term derives from the medieval siege tower (berfrei), a tall wooden structure that could be rolled up to a fortification wall so that the warriors hidden inside could storm the battlements
The chamber or tower where the bell is hung, whether free-standing or attached to the church