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Definition of Bell gable
1. Noun. An extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bell Gable
Literary usage of Bell gable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"bell gable A gable having an opening in which a bell is hung ; in particular, an
upward prolongation of a portion of a wall above the roof, terminating in a ..."
2. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association, Donald Moore, Thomas Rowland Powel (1847)
"The western wall of the nave has a single bell-gable; and below it, a plain
square-headed doorway. Originally, there was no window whatever in the nave; ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture by John Henry Parker (1845)
"in small churches and chapels that have no towers, there is very frequently a
bell-gable or turret at the west end in which the bells are hung; ..."
4. The Rutland Magazine and County Historical Record by George Phillips (1908)
"The original intention of the bell gable being, of course, ... The plan of the
whole church is usually primitive, and the bell gable in no way interferes ..."
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