Norman Tower

Typical of Norman buildings of the era, the tower's construction is substantial, with walls 36 ft long on each side and 8 ft thick. Formed of four stages, the tower is 86 ft high, with two, large, unvaulted arches on the west and east faces. That on the west face is more like a porch in construction, with a gabled and recessed arch, decorated with fish scale-like carvings. To each side of the gateway are two tiers of niches, featuring billet decoration. The eastern arch is plainer, still recessed but without the gable. The eastern face has three, tall blank arches with large windows in all but the centre arch in the second stage, that of the northern and southern faces have only two arches,…