CHRONOLOGY
| 1086 | Saxon church metioned in the Domesday book |
| 1140-50 | Oldest parts of existing church built; Saxon church enlarged; pillars arches, nave, north and south aisles built |
| 1190-1210 | Tower arch and tower built |
| 1300's | Chancel including probable apse, fell into decay |
| 1307-27 | Lady Chapel built on south side of chancel |
| 1396-1401 | Work started on new
chancel and start of church restoration Clerestory walls to nave raised; west window of Lady Chapel infilled; aisle walls rebuilt and raised; two arches built to link chancel to chapel; new roofs to chancel, nave and aisles; tower buttresses added |
| 1402 | Font installed |
| 1498 | Top of tower rebuilt and raised; 10 loads of free stone left at quarry |
| 1500’s | Chancel arch and chapel
walls removed; skew arch inserted Chancel becomes mortuary; Lady Chapel converted to Chancel |
| 1538 | Parochial Register started - in the 30th year of Henry VIII’s reign |
| 1607 | False chancel arch added |
| 1700 | Spire in position |
| 1700’s | Porch added or rebuilt |
| 1734 | Five bells cast at Whitechapel foundry |
| 1757-60 | Top of spire straightened |
| 1809 | Tenor bell cast at Whitechapel foundry |
| 1838 | Porch structure rebuilt |
| 1844 | Mortuary Chapel reverted to Chancel |
| 1845 | Leaded light into Chancel East window |
| 1853 | Spire removed |
| 1866 | Major restoration work started; vestry added North of Chancel window |
| 1867 | Church reseated and stone pulpit added |
| 1886 | Choir stalls installed |
| 1890 | East window to Chancel renewed |
| 1891 | Ringers gallery added in tower; bells re-hung |
| 1907 | New vestry screen added below ringers gallery |
| 1911 | Internal alterations; extension to form organ bay north of chancel; new east window to north aisle; new south east door to Lady Chapel |
| 1924 | Oak choir stalls added in chancel |
| 1926 | South aisle lead roof recovered with copper |
| 1931 | Death watch beetle discovered in roof timbers |
| 1932 | Barrel vaulted ceilings
removed and roof timbers exposed External plaster to nave walls was removed False plasterwork removed from chancel arch; principle rood beam timbers exposed and details added Wall paintings uncovered in Lady Chapel |
| 1935 | Battlements removed from tower and porch; faculty for new spire |
| 1937 | Proposal for new Spire cancelled due to previous objections |
| 1969 | Fire destroyed roof, organ, screens and choir stalls |
| 1971 | Church rehallowed after fire |
| 1973 | Structural support work for tower bell frame |
| 1975 | Central support added to skew arch |