“The six trenches revealed layers of archaeological deposits dating to the medieval and Roman periods ... but the wall falls in an area where a former bell tower was believed to be constructed.
Planning and fundraising for the £46,000 project started 10 years ago and included replacing the cupola on top of the bell tower in oak. The new bell has been inscribed with the words "Heacham ...
The records said Alan of Walsingham "grieved vehemently and was overcome with sorrow" at the collapse of the bell tower, yet its successor is considered one of the glories of medieval England.
Medieval bell towers were constantly manned because bells were crucial players in ... In Spain, at noon, bell towers unleashed thunderous ringing believed to ward off storms. "I've been in a bell ...
Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers ... Work on the bell chamber begins about this time.