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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

cella campanaria

English translation:

bell-chamber

Added to glossary by Marco Solinas
Oct 20, 2010 15:38
13 yrs ago
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Italian term

cella campanaria

Italian to English Art/Literary Architecture
Does anyone know whether there is a word or expression in English to designate the space in a bell tower where the bells are located? The Italian "cella campanaria"? I do not want to use bell tower or belfry, if I can help it.

Thanks to all
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 bell chamber
3 +1 belfry

Proposed translations

+6
14 mins
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bell chamber

You can see pics at the link below, also if you search Google images.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-10-21 09:47:39 GMT)
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I have the Penguin Dictionary of Architecture at home; prompted by Oliver's comment, I checked it. It doesn't have bell(-)chamber, but it has bell gable / bellcote "a framework on a roof to hang bells from".

Britannica online: A bell cote, or cot, is a bell gable, or turret, a framework for hanging bells when there is no belfry [my highlight]. It may be attached to a roof ridge, as an extension ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/59654/bell-cote


bell cote - definition of bell cote by the Free Online Dictionary ...
Noun, 1. bell cote - a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof. bell cot · shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/bell cote - Cached - Similar

So, different choices for you Marco, after checking out details to make sure you pick the best one.

Example sentence:

Inside the ringing chamber another straight wooden 15 rung ladder leads up to a trap door in the ceiling. This is the access to the next level in the tower, the <b>bell chamber </b>or belfry. The bell chamber floor is approximately 17 feet

Reference:

http://www.ecclesfieldtower.org.uk/Tower-Tour.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Michael McCann : Yes, agree.
36 mins
Thanks, InfoMarex :-)
agree cynthiatesser
1 hr
Thanks, Cynthia :-)
agree ARS54 : ...sure, :-))
3 hrs
Thanks, ARS54 :-))
agree Mr Murray (X)
9 hrs
Thank you.
agree Barbara Carrara
15 hrs
Grazie Barbara! :-)
agree Oliver Lawrence : "bell-chamber" (with hyphen), according to Oxford dictionary of architecture
15 hrs
Thanks, Oliver! Your comment has led me to some interesting finds that I hadn't thought of... (see above). :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Ernestine and all others. I should have thought of it, but it was a profitable exercise. I learned a lot."
+1
11 mins

belfry

Sorry if you don't like it, but that's the word.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Or bell chamber, but not bell tower.
2 hrs
Thanks!
neutral ARS54 : ...but the asker would avoid this term, :)
3 hrs
Yes... if he can avoid it. Now I see "bell chamber", that might be a way I had not thought of.
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