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The first steeple in
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at a cost of £1,460, and was completed in June 1814. The design involved a five-stage tower facing west down the High Street. There were round headed windows in the first stage, tall square headed windows in the second stage, rounded headed windows flanked by
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facing west down the High Street. There was a forestair and pedimented doorway in the first stage, small square openings in the second stage, and clock faces in the third stage, all surmounted by a double
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in 1973 and was then converted again, into a box office, selling theatre and concert tickets, in the 1980s. An extensive programme of refurbishment works was financed by
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in the form of a cockerel. The tower was 140 feet (43 m) high. The bell, which was recovered from the old steeple, was supplemented by a larger bell, cast at the
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were opened in 1879. The spire was badly damaged when it was hit by lightning in June 1927. Masonry fell on a horse and cart operated by
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first adopted a silhouette of the steeple for the club in 1970.
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