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{{Short description|Small framework and shelter for one or more bells}}
{{see also|bell-gable}}
{{see also|Bell-gable|Bell tower}}
A '''bell-cot''', '''bell-cote''' or '''bellcote''' is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells. Bellcotes are most common in [[church architecture]] but are also seen on institutions such as schools. The bellcote may be carried on [[Bracket (architecture)|brackets]] projecting from a wall or built on the roof of [[chapel]]s or churches that have no towers. The bellcote often holds the [[Church bell#Types|Sanctus bell]] that is rung at the [[Consecration#Eucharist|consecration]] of the [[Eucharist]].
A '''bellcote''', '''bell-cote''' or '''bell-cot''' is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells. Bellcotes are most common in [[church architecture]] but are also seen on institutions such as schools. The bellcote may be carried on [[Bracket (architecture)|brackets]] projecting from a wall or built on the roof of [[chapel]]s or churches that have no towers.<ref name="sturgis284">{{cite book |last1=Sturgis |first1=Russell |title=A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I |date=1901 |publisher=Macmillan |page=284}}</ref> The bellcote often holds the [[Church bell#Types|Sanctus bell]] that is rung at the [[Consecration#Eucharist|consecration]] of the [[Eucharist]].

The bellcote is mentioned throughout history books when referring to older structures and communities. ''Bromsgrove church: its history and antiquities'' is one example which goes into depth about the construction and maintenance of the bellcote. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WAAIAAAAQAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=PA113] Bellcotes are also discussed in The Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Magazine, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vYA_AQAAMAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=PA95 Volume 8] and [https://books.google.com/books?id=k-NAAAAAYAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=RA2-PA49 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural ..., Volume 29].

A [[bell-gable]] is similar, located at the apex of a [[gable]] or building end wall.<ref name="sturgis286">{{cite book |last1=Sturgis |first1=Russell |title=A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I |date=1901 |publisher=Macmillan |page=286}}</ref>


==Etymology ==
==Etymology ==
''Bellcote'' is a compound noun of the words ''bell'' and ''cot'' or ''cote''.<ref>{{cite OED2|bell (IV.11.a)|volume=Vol 2|page=88}}</ref> [[Bell#Etymology|''Bell'']] is self-explanatory. The word ''cot'' or ''cote'' is Old English, from the Germanic. It means a shelter of some kind, especially for birds or animals (see [[dovecote]]), a shed, or stall.<ref>{{cite OED2|cote|volume=Vol 3|page=994}}</ref>
''Bellcote'' is a compound noun of the words ''bell'' and ''cot'' or ''cote''.<ref>{{cite OED2|bell (IV.11.a)|volume=2|page=88}}</ref> [[Bell#Etymology|''Bell'']] is self-explanatory. The word ''cot'' or ''cote'' is Old English, from Germanic. It means a shelter of some kind, especially for birds or animals (see [[dovecote]]), a shed, or stall.<ref>{{cite OED2|cote|volume=3|page=994}}</ref>


{{Gallery|title=Examples of bellcots
{{Gallery|title=Examples of bellcotes
|File:St Edmund's Church, Church Road, Wootton (May 2016) (Bell-cot).JPG|Bellcote at [[St Edmund's Church, Wootton]], Isle of Wight, England
|File:Stanford Road School (former Board School), Prestonville, Brighton (December 2013) (Bell-cot).JPG
|Bell-cot at Stanford Road School, [[Prestonville, Brighton]], England.
|File:Stanford Road School (former Board School), Prestonville, Brighton (December 2013) (Bell-cot).JPG|Bellcote at Stanford Road School, [[Prestonville, Brighton]], England.
|File:StAlbanTheMartyr Oxford bellcot.JPG
|File:StAlbanTheMartyr Oxford bellcot.JPG|Bellcote on the parish church of St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street, [[Cowley, Oxfordshire|Cowley]], Oxford.
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|File:Bellcot on St Thomas's Church, Eaton - geograph.org.uk - 274135.jpg|Bellcote on [[St Thomas' Church, Eaton]], Cheshire.
|Church of England parish church of St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street, Oxford.
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|File:Bellcot on St Thomas's Church, Eaton - geograph.org.uk - 274135.jpg
|Bellcot on St Thomas's Church, Eaton.
|File:St Mary of Bethany's Church, Mount Hermon Road, Woking (June 2015) (Bellcot).JPG
|St Mary of Bethany's Church, Mount Hermon Road, Woking.
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See also: Bell-gable and Bell tower

A bellcote, bell-cote or bell-cot is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells. Bellcotes are most common in church architecture but are also seen on institutions such as schools. The bellcote may be carried on brackets projecting from a wall or built on the roof of chapels or churches that have no towers.[1] The bellcote often holds the Sanctus bell that is rung at the consecration of the Eucharist.

The bellcote is mentioned throughout history books when referring to older structures and communities. Bromsgrove church: its history and antiquities is one example which goes into depth about the construction and maintenance of the bellcote. [1] Bellcotes are also discussed in The Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Magazine, Volume 8 and Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural ..., Volume 29.

A bell-gable is similar, located at the apex of a gable or building end wall.[2]

Etymology

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Bellcote is a compound noun of the words bell and cot or cote.[3] Bell is self-explanatory. The word cot or cote is Old English, from Germanic. It means a shelter of some kind, especially for birds or animals (see dovecote), a shed, or stall.[4]

Examples of bellcotes

References

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  1. ^ Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 284.
  2. ^ Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 286.
  3. ^ "bell (IV.11.a)". Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. p. 88.
  4. ^ "cote". Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. p. 994.


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