Clocher Collection

View of the market place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernardeni
FLO4621864 View of the market place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernardeni from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
7134919 17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info)

The Kremlin in Moscow, showing the Terem Palace, Assumption Cathedral and Ivan the Great Bell Tower
FLO4722228 The Kremlin in Moscow, showing the Terem Palace, Assumption Cathedral and Ivan the Great Bell Tower. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway

Woman in bell fancy dress costume, la bell, with bell-shaped hat, dress and gloves, and belltowers in the background
FLO4684518 Woman in bell fancy dress costume, la bell, with bell-shaped hat, dress and gloves, and belltowers in the background

17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
7134920 17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info)

View of the Kremlin, the ancient palace of the tsars in Moscow, Russia, with the palace of terems
FLO4576174 View of the Kremlin, the ancient palace of the tsars in Moscow, Russia, with the palace of terems, the cathedral of the Assumption and the bell tower of the tower of Ivan the Great

The Angelus - oil on canvas, 1857-1859
LRI4353970 The Angelus - oil on canvas, 1857-1859 by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 55.5x66 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Angelus - By Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875)

Beaulieu-les-Loches October 1880-89 (oil on canvas)
7312316 Beaulieu-les-Loches October 1880-89 (oil on canvas) by Lansyer, Emmanuel (1835-93); Musee Lansyer, Loches, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel Lansyer, born February 19)

Beaulieu-les-Loches, October 1886 (painting)
7312299 Beaulieu-les-Loches, October 1886 (painting) by Lansyer, Emmanuel (1835-93); Musee Lansyer, Loches, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel Lansyer, born February 19)

Cahiers de doleances
5675106 Cahiers de doleances. by Beuzon, Joseph (1864-1940); (add.info.: Histoire. France. Revolution francaise. Ecriture des cahiers de doleances dans les campagnes francaise, 1789)

Mirepoix, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2804264 Mirepoix, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mirepoix, Clocher de l Eglise)

Carcassonne Ville Basse, Eglise Saint-Vincent, Clocher (colour photo)
2804253 Carcassonne Ville Basse, Eglise Saint-Vincent, Clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carcassonne Ville Basse)

Villemagne, Ancienne Eglise St-Gregoire, Clocher (colour photo)
2804236 Villemagne, Ancienne Eglise St-Gregoire, Clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villemagne, Ancienne Eglise St-Gregoire)

Tarascon, Chateau, Clocher de l eglise Sainte-Marthe et Pont suspendu sur le Rhone (colour photo)
2804141 Tarascon, Chateau, Clocher de l eglise Sainte-Marthe et Pont suspendu sur le Rhone (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarascon)

Limoges, Cathedrale St-Etienne, Clocher et Facades O (Vue prise de la cour interieure de l Eveche) (colour photo)
2804060 Limoges, Cathedrale St-Etienne, Clocher et Facades O (Vue prise de la cour interieure de l Eveche) (colour photo) by French Photographer

Saint-Emilion, Clocher au-dessus de l Eglise monolithe (colour photo)
2804037 Saint-Emilion, Clocher au-dessus de l Eglise monolithe (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint-Emilion)

Guern, Chapelle N D de Quelven, Clocher, cote O (colour photo)
2803753 Guern, Chapelle N D de Quelven, Clocher, cote O (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guern, Chapelle N D de Quelven, Clocher, cote O)

Surgeres, Porte de ville et Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2804080 Surgeres, Porte de ville et Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surgeres, Porte de ville et Clocher de l Eglise)

Livernon, Eglise, Clocher et Abside (colour photo)
2804012 Livernon, Eglise, Clocher et Abside (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Livernon, Eglise, Clocher et Abside)

Nantua, Eglise, Clocher et transept N (colour photo)
2803946 Nantua, Eglise, Clocher et transept N (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nantua, Eglise, Clocher et transept N)

Courcay, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2803695 Courcay, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Courcay, Clocher de l Eglise)

Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Eglise, Clocher fortifie, aujourd hui Beffroi (avant restauration) (colour photo)
2804224 Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Eglise, Clocher fortifie, aujourd hui Beffroi (avant restauration) (colour photo) by French Photographer

Poitiers, Eglise Saint-Porchaire, Clocher (colour photo)
2804113 Poitiers, Eglise Saint-Porchaire, Clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poitiers, Eglise Saint-Porchaire, Clocher)

Melleran, Eglise, Clocher, Cotes E (colour photo)
2804098 Melleran, Eglise, Clocher, Cotes E (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melleran, Eglise, Clocher, Cotes E)

Saint-Estephe, Eglise, Clocher et Abside (colour photo)
2804067 Saint-Estephe, Eglise, Clocher et Abside (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint-Estephe, Eglise, Clocher et Abside)

La Sauve, Ancienne Abbaye, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2804043 La Sauve, Ancienne Abbaye, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Sauve, Ancienne Abbaye, Clocher de l Eglise)

Gennes, Eglise St-Veterin, Ensemble O (avant la restauration du clocher) (colour photo)
2803709 Gennes, Eglise St-Veterin, Ensemble O (avant la restauration du clocher) (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gennes)

Charite Sur Loire, Clocher et Portail de L Ancienne Abbaye (photo)
1094969 Charite Sur Loire, Clocher et Portail de L Ancienne Abbaye (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charite Sur Loire)

Melle, Eglise Saint-Pierre, Abside et clocher (colour photo)
2804101 Melle, Eglise Saint-Pierre, Abside et clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melle, Eglise Saint-Pierre, Abside et clocher)

Saintes, Eglise Saint-Eutrope, Clocher et facade O (colour photo)
2804073 Saintes, Eglise Saint-Eutrope, Clocher et facade O (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saintes, Eglise Saint-Eutrope)

Bassac, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2804064 Bassac, Clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassac, Clocher de l Eglise)

Larchant, Clocher de l eglise, Cote O (colour photo)
2803585 Larchant, Clocher de l eglise, Cote O (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Larchant, Clocher de l eglise, Cote O)

Evening of December 10, 1848. Illumination on the Towers of Notre-Dame on the occasion of
JLJ4583619 Evening of December 10, 1848. Illumination on the Towers of Notre-Dame on the occasion of plebiscite. Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president by universal suffrage

Bell Tower at Saint Tropez, 1896 (oil on canvas)
988899 Bell Tower at Saint Tropez, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 81x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bell Tower at Saint Tropez; Clocher a Saint Tropez)

Bourbonne-les-Bains, Eglise, Clocher et fleche (colour photo)
2803820 Bourbonne-les-Bains, Eglise, Clocher et fleche (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bourbonne-les-Bains, Eglise, Clocher et fleche)

Lencloitre, Eglise, Abside et clocher (colour photo)
2804105 Lencloitre, Eglise, Abside et clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lencloitre, Eglise, Abside et clocher)

Sarlat, Clocher de l ancienne Cathedrale et ancien Eveche (colour photo)
2804020 Sarlat, Clocher de l ancienne Cathedrale et ancien Eveche (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarlat)

Soissons, Cathedrale (clochers O) (colour photo)
2803572 Soissons, Cathedrale (clochers O) (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soissons, Cathedrale (clochers O)

Dublin
AGN48100 Dublin by Nixon, John (1760-1818); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Clocher de la sainte Chapelle, reconstruit sous Louis XIII, Reduction du dessin original appartenant a la bibliotheque
963182 Clocher de la sainte Chapelle, reconstruit sous Louis XIII, Reduction du dessin original appartenant a la bibliotheque de la ville de Paris (engraving) by French School

Woman in a Landscape, c. 1899 (oil on canvas)
BRN160511 Woman in a Landscape, c.1899 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French

Guitres, Ancienne Halle et clocher de l Eglise (colour photo)
2804041 Guitres, Ancienne Halle et clocher de l Eglise (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guitres, Ancienne Halle et clocher de l Eglise)

Elne, Eglise, Facade laterale S, et clocher (colour photo)
2804272 Elne, Eglise, Facade laterale S, et clocher (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elne, Eglise, Facade laterale S, et clocher)

Lisle-D Albi, Eglise, Clocher, Cote E (colour photo)
2804243 Lisle-D Albi, Eglise, Clocher, Cote E (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lisle-D Albi, Eglise, Clocher, Cote E)

Chorges, Eglise, Clocher, cote N (colour photo)
2804166 Chorges, Eglise, Clocher, cote N (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chorges, Eglise, Clocher, cote N)

Tournus, Eglise, clocher et abside (colour photo)
2803842 Tournus, Eglise, clocher et abside (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tournus, Eglise, clocher et abside)

Mezieres, Pont d Arches et clocher de Mohon (colour photo)
2803838 Mezieres, Pont d Arches et clocher de Mohon (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mezieres, Pont d Arches et clocher de Mohon)

Old Marseille, France - Accoules Belltower (Le Clocher des Accoules) Date: circa 1920s

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"Clocher: A Timeless Symbol of French Heritage and Spirit" The captivating artwork "The Angelus" by Jean-François Millet, created between 1857-1859, beautifully portrays the essence of a clocher. This iconic painting depicts two peasants pausing their work in the fields to pray as they hear the distant sound of church bells emanating from a nearby clocher. In Beaulieu-les-Loches, during October 1880-89, an oil on canvas masterpiece captures the serene beauty of a clocher amidst autumnal hues. The artist skillfully brings out the rustic charm and architectural elegance that define this small town's identity. Another stunning painting from Beaulieu-les-Loches in October 1886 showcases a different perspective of a clocher. Its vibrant colors and intricate details transport viewers to an era where these bell towers stood tall as beacons of faith and community gathering places. Throughout history, clochers have played significant roles beyond their religious symbolism. In Cahiers de doléances (listings of grievances) during important historical periods, such as Mirepoix's Clocher de l'Eglise captured in color photography, they served as meeting points for locals to voice their concerns and aspirations. From Carcassonne Ville Basse's Eglise Saint-Vincent to Villemagne's Ancienne Eglise St-Gregoire, colorful photographs showcase diverse styles and designs found within France's numerous churches' bell towers or clock towers known as "clochers. " Each one tells its own story while adding character to its surroundings. Tarascon presents us with another enchanting image - Chateau Clocher de l'église Sainte-Marthe et Pont suspendu sur le Rhône. This photograph highlights how even castles can be enhanced by the presence of a majestic clocher overlooking both land and waterways.