Skip to main content

Bell Collection (page 2)

The resonating sound of the bell echoes through the church as the dedicated bell ringers pull on the ropes, creating a melodious symphony that fills the air

Background imageBell Collection: Hunchback of Notredame

Hunchback of Notredame
Quasimodo swings from the bell

Background imageBell Collection: Bell Picnics in Iraq

Bell Picnics in Iraq
GERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller picnicking with King Faisal of Iraq, (seated, second right) in 1922

Background imageBell Collection: Bell H-13D Sioux, 51-2447

Bell H-13D Sioux, 51-2447

Background imageBell Collection: Duomo (Cathedral) in Piazza del Duomo, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Duomo (Cathedral) in Piazza del Duomo, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Background imageBell Collection: Ysleta Mission on the Tigua Indian Reservation, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

Ysleta Mission on the Tigua Indian Reservation, El Paso, Texas, United States of America, North America

Background imageBell Collection: Carnival, Venice

Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageBell Collection: Carnival, Venice

Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageBell Collection: Convolvulus & C. Bell

Convolvulus & C. Bell
Pink CONVOLVULUS (Bindweed) & blue & white CAMPANULA MEDIUM Canterbury Bell) depicted with bees

Background imageBell Collection: View towards Shandon from Bell's Field at dusk, Patrick's Hill, Cork, County Cork, Ireland

View towards Shandon from Bell's Field at dusk, Patrick's Hill, Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Background imageBell Collection: Captain E N Frankland Bell, VC

Captain E N Frankland Bell, VC
Captain E.N. Frankland Bell, V.C. 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Thiepval, 1st July 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageBell Collection: Cartoon, cuckoo clock with hands pointing to nine o clock

Cartoon, cuckoo clock with hands pointing to nine o clock

Background imageBell Collection: Frank Bell Body Builder from Darlington

Frank Bell Body Builder from Darlington
Frank Bell of Darlington UK. Frank was a finalist in the 1937 Mr.Britain at the age of 20. He was a Mr. North Britain finalist in 1940 and subsequently became the 2nd Superman of Great Britain

Background imageBell Collection: The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham

The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham
The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off

Background imageBell Collection: Arthur Godfrey music hall coster act

Arthur Godfrey music hall coster act
Arthur Godfrey of the music hall coster double act Duncan and Godfrey with Minnie Duncan. Wearing coster costume of suit with long jacket and bell bottomed trousers trimmed with pearly buttons

Background imageBell Collection: The Bell of Huesca, oil Painting, 1880

The Bell of Huesca, oil Painting, 1880

Background imageBell Collection: Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)

Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Spanish missionary, through the streets of the Portuguese colony of Goa (India) in 1542. French engraving, 1850. Colored

Background imageBell Collection: Chinese musical instruments

Chinese musical instruments
A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)

Background imageBell Collection: The headache, from the series L Imagination, c. 1830 (litho) (b / w photo)

The headache, from the series L Imagination, c. 1830 (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR287002 The headache, from the series L Imagination, c.1830 (litho) (b/w photo) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Serie L Imagination)

Background imageBell Collection: Bell foundry DP130590

Bell foundry DP130590
Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London. Exterior showing bells in the courtyard. The foundry has been operating on these premises since 1739

Background imageBell Collection: San Gabriel Mission, California

San Gabriel Mission, California
Mission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBell Collection: Perugia, Italy, he capital city of Umbria, at dawn

Perugia, Italy, he capital city of Umbria, at dawn

Background imageBell Collection: The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra, 1857. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra, 1857. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra, 1857. Painting held by the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

Background imageBell Collection: Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Background imageBell Collection: A bell ringer in a church, 1866

A bell ringer in a church, 1866
A bell ringer in a church chimes the bell with his foot. The scene is frames by vignettes from a young womans life. Date: 1866

Background imageBell Collection: Auda abu Tayi, Sheikh of the Howaitat

Auda abu Tayi, Sheikh of the Howaitat - Gertrude Bell

Background imageBell Collection: Bue dome and bell tower of Greek church Panagia Platsani, Oia, Santorini (Thira)

Bue dome and bell tower of Greek church Panagia Platsani, Oia, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageBell Collection: A Buddhist monk rings a prayer bell during the full moon celebrations, Bodhnath stupa, Bodhnath

A Buddhist monk rings a prayer bell during the full moon celebrations, Bodhnath stupa, Bodhnath, Nepal, Asia

Background imageBell Collection: Glenfinnan Church Bell

Glenfinnan Church Bell
Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Background imageBell Collection: Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia

Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia
Miss Gertrude Bell pictured in the Illustrated London News - described as a Staff Political Officer in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the eve of the Cairo Conference to discuss the future of Mesopotamia

Background imageBell Collection: Gretna Green Certificate

Gretna Green Certificate
Certificate issued by the Kingdom of Scotland, confirming the marriage of William Scott and Frances Bell at Allisons Bank Toll-House, Gretna Green, Dumfries

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving Bell

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving Bell
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater

Background imageBell Collection: Motor cycle by the harbour and St Nicholas Church, Halki, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Motor cycle by the harbour and St Nicholas Church, Halki, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Background imageBell Collection: St Nicholas Church and the harbour, Halki, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

St Nicholas Church and the harbour, Halki, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Background imageBell Collection: Town Criers - Town Crier Championships Llandovery. Graeme Smith

Town Criers - Town Crier Championships Llandovery. Graeme Smith, Town Crier for Llandovery practising his cry. 29th April 1995

Background imageBell Collection: Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell

Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell
Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879

Background imageBell Collection: Bell 47

Bell 47 Sioux Helicopter Date: 1960s

Background imageBell Collection: Bell 209 AH-1 Huey Cobra

Bell 209 AH-1 Huey Cobra
Two Early Bell 209 AH-1 Huey Cobras flying in formation During Test-Flights Date: 1966

Background imageBell Collection: The River Thames - Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Bell Weir Lock

The River Thames - Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Bell Weir Lock. Close by is the The Ankerwycke Yew, an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Marys Priory

Background imageBell Collection: Italy. Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore by Palladio bu

Italy. Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore by Palladio built between 1565 and 1568. The facade is made of white marble from Istria

Background imageBell Collection: Winter scene with Tower of London on a Christmas card

Winter scene with Tower of London on a Christmas card
Winter scene with the River Thames and the Tower of London on a Christmas card, with a decorative border of white lace and pink bells. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBell Collection: Rounton Grange, East Rounton, Yorkshire

Rounton Grange, East Rounton, Yorkshire
Rounton Grange was designed in 1870 for Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell and his wife by the leading Arts&Crafts architect Philip Webb. Sadly demolished in 1953

Background imageBell Collection: Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle

Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle. Date: 19th century

Background imageBell Collection: Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis

Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis
The latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954

Background imageBell Collection: Palazzo Ducale San Marco Torre dellOrologio Clock Tower Venice Italy

Palazzo Ducale San Marco Torre dellOrologio Clock Tower Venice Italy

Background imageBell Collection: US army Air Force Bell Airacobra P 39

US army Air Force Bell Airacobra P 39
circa 1940: The US army Air Force Bell Airacobra P 39. The fighters were flown by the RAF under the name Airacobra 1 P-400. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBell Collection: Robins nesting on a bell-shaped Christmas card

Robins nesting on a bell-shaped Christmas card
Robins nesting in the snow on a bell-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBell Collection: Victorian ornithopter with James Bell Pettigrew

Victorian ornithopter with James Bell Pettigrew, Professor at the University of St Andrews. c.late 1800s

Background imageBell Collection: Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter F2211 flown by Lt Col R Bell Davies

Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter F2211 flown by Lt Col R Bell Davies
Sopwith 1 Strutter, F2211, flown by Lt Col R. Bell Davies, VC, DSO, during his first take-off from HMS Argus on 1 October 1918. Date: 1918




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

The resonating sound of the bell echoes through the church as the dedicated bell ringers pull on the ropes, creating a melodious symphony that fills the air. Their synchronized movements and skillful technique bring life to this ancient tradition. In "The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss, " H. M. Bateman humorously portrays a moment of oversight, where an underwriter fails to recognize a disastrous situation unfolding before his eyes - perhaps he was too engrossed in listening to the enchanting chimes of bells nearby. Charles Chuck Yeager, an American pilot known for breaking barriers and pushing boundaries, soared through the skies with unparalleled bravery and determination. As he flew at incredible speeds, one can only imagine how his heart raced when hearing the distant tolls of bells below. "The Angelus, " painted between 1857-1859, captures a serene scene where people pause their daily activities upon hearing the Angelus bell from a nearby church. They bow their heads in prayer or reflection, acknowledging something greater than themselves. Pembroke College stands tall since its establishment in 1675; its historic walls have witnessed countless generations passing by. The ringing bells mark important moments within this esteemed institution's history - celebrations, graduations, and gatherings that resonate throughout time. Underneath an orange harvest moon's glow lies a picturesque landscape adorned with two cows wearing delicate bells around their necks. In Alpine scenery like this, these musical accessories serve both practical purposes and add charm to nature's harmonious composition. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's artwork "Teasing the Cat" depicts mischievous playfulness as children swing on a ringing bell rope while teasing an unsuspecting feline companion nearby. Laughter fills the air as they revel in innocent joy amidst such simple pleasures. George Morris is celebrated for his exceptional talent as a bell ringer during 1863 when eight majestic bells resounded under his skilled hands.