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A selection of south side views of this wonderful old church near the entrance door. A solid structure built over the years with whatever rock stone and brick that was available at the time, giving this building a unique rugged beauty all of its own. This site has been home to a church since the year 960 although this building hails from the 13th century. This church was dedicated to St. George long before he was to become the patron saint of England. The Church of St. George is of great historic importance and is an absolute treasure.
The clock is one of the oldest in the country, being made during the 17th century. It originally only had one hand and six bells, the minute hand and two more bells were added in the early 1700's. Today it is electrically powered, prior to 1968 it had to be wound by hand each day. This nod to the twentieth century was achieved without modifying the original clock mechanism, rather a form of replacing the key with an electric motor to wind it up. It is able to play tunes after striking the hour, these have ranged from hymns to one tune called "The captain with his whiskers took a sly glance at me".
On this tour you can see the church both outside and inside, with views from the clock tower as well as the clock mechanism itself. I am very grateful to the church authorities for their help in making this interesting information available.
OK, we can walk anti-clockwise around the church now. Follow me.
