Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 101

Bell Tower
Ukrainian Catholic Church of St.Michael the Archangel
W 12-13-6 EPM
Tyndall

Bell Tower - Ukrainian Catholic Church of St.Michael the Archangel
Designation Date: October 26, 1993
Designation Authority: Brokenhead (R.M.)
Present Owner: Brokenhead (R.M.)

The Bell Tower of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel is a singular example – in design and material composition – of a type of structure commonly found on the grounds of historic Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox churches in southern Manitoba. Most of these stand-alone towers are three-dimensional wooden structures that reflect the architectural style and detail of their churches. This one, in contrast, bears little resemblance to traditional models or to the modest onion-domed church it once stood near. It instead is a two-dimensional object transpierced by three round-arched openings, and its limestone construction displays the quarried material that made the Tyndall area famous in the early twentieth century. The two churches that the bell tower served were demolished.