Bell Tower and John de Narde green plaque

This green commemorative plaque records: The Bell Tower. This unusual 16th Century structure was necessary because the Church tower was not strong enough to hold the bells. John de Narde, a French prisoner from the Napoleonic War, escaped from the building. He was later shot and lies buried in the churchyard.

The Bell Tower is a 16th Century structure built to support church bells when the original tower proved insufficiently sturdy; John de Narde, a French Napoleonic war prisoner, briefly escaped from this building but was recaptured, shot, and buried in the local churchyard.