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† spire-steeple Obs. Also spire steeple. [spire n.1] A steeple surmounted by a spire; a church spire; = spire n.1 8. (Common from c 1610 to c 1725.)1559 Morwyng Evonym. 78 Upon this necke standeth the head of brasse with a top like a spire steple. 1610 Holland Camden's Brit. 700 A very faire Church ...
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Crown steeple
A crown steeple, or crown spire, is a traditional form of church steeple in which curved stone flying buttresses form the open shape of a rounded crown The open spire of Faversham Parish Church, Kent was built in 1797, and a crown steeple was added to Tillington Parish Church, Sussex, in 1807.
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Steeple
In architecture, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. For example, the Old North Church's steeple was toppled by a "great gale" in 1804, and again by Hurricane Carol in 1954.
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Girvan Steeple
The Girvan Steeple is a steeple and the site of a former townhouse in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The steeple was steeply battered and incorporated bands between the stages; it was surmounted by a smaller clock stage, an octagonal belfy, a spire and
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Steeple (disambiguation)
A steeple is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeple may also refer to:
Types of steeple
Comtois steeple, a church bell tower with Imperial dome, typical of Franche-Comté, France
Crown steeple
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Falkirk Steeple
The Falkirk Steeple is protected as a category A listed building. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club. The steeple was damaged in 1927 when it was struck by lightning, causing the spire to be destroyed. It was subsequently replaced.
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Sturton le Steeple
Although it is called 'le-Steeple' the parish church does not have a steeple. simply a tall tower, rather than a spire.
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Steeple Ashton
Two men working on it were killed, and the body of the church severely damaged, so that no attempt to rebuild the spire was made. The spire was struck by lightning in July 1670, repaired, then struck again in October, damaging the nave and aisles as it fell; it was not replaced.
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Steeple Langford
Cobbett) that the first element of this name refers to an architectural steeple. Religious sites
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of All Saints, in limestone and flint with a short lead-covered spire on its west
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Saint Patrick's, Newry
The church is notable for its unusual spire – consisting of a small steeple at each corner of the clock tower. This may have prompted Jonathan Swift, on his first visit to the town, to issue the following comment on Newry: 'High Church, Low Steeple; Dirty Streets
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Pittenweem Parish Church and Tolbooth Steeple
Pittenweem Parish Church and Tolbooth Steeple is an ecclesiastical and municipal complex in the High Street, Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. A fifth stage, built in ashlar stone, with a corbelled and balustraded parapet and a spire was added in 1630.
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Hospital Point Range Rear Light
It is located in the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Beverly. This beacon was set in the steeple of the First Baptist Church, the tallest spire in town; it projects a very narrow beam, only 2° either side of the range
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Holy Trinity Church, Leeds
It was built in 1722–7, though its steeple dates from 1839. Holy Trinity is in the evangelical church tradition of the Church of England. When the spire blew down in 1839, it was replaced by a taller stone steeple of three diminishing stages (architect: Robert Dennis Chantrell).
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Beloit, Wisconsin)
Other elements of that style are the buttresses and the emphasis on the vertical in the openings, the finials, and the spire on the steeple - all pointing Above the steeple rises an graceful octagonal spire topped with a cross 100 feet above the ground.
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St Mary's Church, Nash
Newman describes the 15th-century steeple as "unique in South East Wales". It has a three-story 15th-century steeple with an octagonal spire, but provides no access to the body of the church.
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