A bell tower (also belfry) is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. Modern bell towers often contain carillons.

The term Campanile (Italian pronunciation: [kampaˈniːle], English: /ˌkæmpəˈniːliː/) is synonymous with 'bell tower'; in American English it tends to be used to refer to free standing bell towers; the term is Italian, deriving from the word 'campana' meaning bell.

When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in continental Europe, it is often named "belfry". Elsewhere, the term "belfry" refers strictly to the part of the tower which contains the bells. Thus some bell towers have no belfry.

Old bell towers may be kept for their historic or iconic value, though in countries with a strong campanological tradition they often continue to serve their original purposes as well.

Bell towers are common in China and countries of the related cultures, where they may appear both as part of a temple complex and as an independent civic building. The tallest free-standing bell tower in the world is the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, located at the University of Birmingham, UK; it is approximately 110m tall.

Rebecca Ryan (born 27 April 1991) is an English actress from Manchester. She is best known as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Shameless, and as Vicki McDonald in the BBC show Waterloo Road.

Ryan has appeared in various television series, including State of Play, in which she played opposite her brother Charlie Ryan, Holby City and the CBBC show, Stupid!.

In February 2006 she appeared in Emmerdale playing Bob Hope's daughter, Carly Hope.

In 2007, she played the title character in the award-winning radio play Abigail Adams. She made her stage debut in Scarborough by Fiona Evans at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008.

She also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 2009 as part of a task and in a May 2009 episode of Casualty. From 2009 to 2011 she appeared as pupil Vicky McDonald in BBC drama series, Waterloo Road.

In January 2010 she played the part of Ellie McCall in a special five-part storyline in BBC daytime soap Doctors.

On the 28 May 2011, she played Maeve Summers in an episode of Casualty.