clocher
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But down south, in French rugby's heartlands l'esprit de clocher - literally 'the spirit of the belltower' - is a thing.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023
The clocher or belfry of St. Front is accredited as being one of the most remarkable eleventh-century erections of its kind in any land.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
Finally, if for no other reason, at least for interest in Arlette, the tanner's daughter, one must go to Falaise, and look at the superb clocher of Saint-Gervais, which was finished and consecrated by 1135.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry
Its chief feature—and one of real distinction—is its octagonal clocher, in brick, dating from the fourteenth century.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
From a distance, this feature has the suggestion of the development of what may perhaps be a local type of clocher.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
