The nave is dominated by the 12 th century Norman tower. It is one of the largest Romanesque towers in England-each side measures 46 feet in length and is 148 feet tall. On the sides of the lower section are the ridge lines of the original high gabled roofs, taken down in 1593, when the much lower-pitched roofs were substituted. Modern clocks were added to two sides of the tower. The three top stages consist of the upper and lower with shafts and chevroned arches - the upper pierced by double and the lower by single bell-openings - and the middle with a small blind arcade of interlacing arches. The whole of the outer facing of the tower was repaired in 1935-9 by Thomas Overbury and Sir Charles Peers. After the great gale on Easter Day in 1559 when the wooden spire fell ,the pinnacles and battlements of the tower were added. The nave windows are 14th century insertions, as are the clerestory windows, which break the Norman arcade of small round arches irregularly.

View from the north east	View from the west
View from south east showing original ridge line
Detail showing Norman moulding

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