IN JULY 1989 THE PARISH CHURCH OF SS PETER AND PAUL WAS VISITED AND FOUND TO BE UNDERGOING REPAIR. THE RENOVATION WORK AT THAT TIME INVOLOVED REPLACING DECAYED STONEWORK AROUND THE TOWER, ESPECIALLY THE BADLY ERODED QUOINS. AMONGST THE DISCARDED DEBRIS AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER WAS A MUCH DAMAGED FRAGMENT, 28 BY 18 BY 17 CMS OF A QUOIN STONE WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY FORMED PART OF A DECORATED LATE SAXON GRAVE COVER. IT HAD BEEN REDRESSED TO A SUITABLE SIZE AND SHAPE AND WITH THE DECORATED FACE TURNED INWARDS HAD BEEN BUILT INTO THE MEDIEVAL TOWER. {1}