Unfortunately
the problems with St Giles's structure were not solved by the rebuilding
and restoration in 1762, and by 1900 the tower was in such a poor
state that the parishioners feared to attend church, as large lumps
of masonry were liable to fall at any time.
To add
to the church's distress, during the 1900-1 winter a severe storm
blew in the east window and great snow drifts partially filled the
church. A great deal of the church was again rebuilt and the tower
removed. The cost this time was £1,400.
Three
bells from the original tower, one of which is badly cracked, stand
at the back of the church and on the wall, behind the Norman font,
is a picture of the church as it was with its tower. As late as 1990,
just outside the door of the church were the remains of the village
stocks.
