Bell Tower, South East Of Church Of St Giles

The bell tower, located south-east of the Church of St Giles, dates from the late 13th century, with the bell-stage added in the 16th or 17th century. It is constructed from Barnack limestone for the first two stages, while the bell-stage is made of red brick with stone quoins. The tower is embattled and consists of three stages, featuring a hipped roof, three-stage set-back buttressing, and a newel staircase located in the south-east corner. The open-sided ground stage has two sides that were blocked in the 17th century. Each side of the tower has a two-centred arch made up of three chamfered orders, supported by half-round columns with moulded capitals and bases. In each wall of the first stage, there is a now-blocked window with three pointed lights topped by a quatrefoil, set within a two-centred arch of two moulded orders, each supported by an attached shaft.