Did you know? : While the bells were out of action for restoration, the ringers rang handbells for weddings.

Tower roof

The stairs lead directly to the roof, which provides a popular viewpoint when we have tower open days. The roof is leaded - flat round the edges, with a shallow slope leading to a small central platform that provides the anchor points for the flag pole.

The clock bell is on the west side, just behind the parapet. This is unusual for a tower with bells, where the clock would normally strike on the Tenor (biggest) bell. This clock bell is far smaller than the Tenor, with a rather harsh sound. It has no founders marks.

Prior to the work on the tower exterior stonework in 2005, there were test patches (in various colours) of render material on the inside of the parapet walls. They are still present, as a historical record, now that the whole walls are rendered with the final colour. (The pictures below show the roof before restoration.)

Pictures

Stairs door	Roof	Platform	Clock bell
Clock bell wreathed in snow	Test patches (before final rendering)	Lichen (and snow) on stonework

Views from the tower

There are fine views over the town and surrounding country. The map below shows the direction of general views and items of interest, from the tower (the circle in the corner is the stair turret). Click on each to see the picture, or see them below.

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South West	West	North West	North West 2
North	North hills	North East	East
East to Bracknell	Churchyard and south gate	The Ship	Rose Street
Rose Street 2	Tudor Corner	Town Hall	Police Station
St Paul's church Spire	Church Cottages	Cornerstone	Churchyard
London Road	Churchyard in snow	Gathering space in snow	Yew splayed open by snow

For pictures of snow damage to the Cedar tree in 2010, see here .