Truss type 9
Means of hanging bells other than in frames
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Sub-types
- Truss type 9.A: Bellcote: a structure of masonry extending above the roofline of a building and usually carried up from a wall or arch (e.g. chancel arch or western gable of a church); single and double bellcotes are common, and examples designed to carry three or more bells are occasionally found
- Truss type 9.B: Bell turret: a stone turret with a conical cap supported on four pillars, with the bells hung on masonry corbels within the structure
- Truss type 9.C: Four-poster bell turret with bells hung from horizontal members of stone or concrete between the corner posts, e.g. Scottish
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belfries - Truss type 9.D: Apertures in the gabled end of a building, with the bells hung on corbels or sockets within the structure; single and double examples are common, sometimes protected by corbelled arches
- Truss type 9.E: Covered shelter formed by extending the roofline beyond the gable end, with the bell hung between horizontal beams projecting from the building and forming part of the structure; variant: similar gable on the side of a wall
- Truss type 9.F: Wall-mounted wrought iron bracket fixed to the wall of a building, with bell bearings set in the upright members