St Margaret's Tower - Staveley

I had to research the history of this as I pass it each day on the school run:

Medieval St. Margaret's Church at Staveley dates from 1388, and was built by Sir William Thwengonly, Baron of Kendal and lord of the manor of Staveley. Prior to the church's construction, villagers had to travel the distance of seven miles to Kendal in order to worship. A later addition was the belfry which dates from 1589, a clock was placed above it in 1744.

As the site on which the church was built was damp, a new Parish Church of St. James was built on higher ground in 1865. The nave of St. Margaret's was later demolished and some of its windows inserted in the tower. In 1887 the tower was restored and heightened and a new clock installed by public subscription to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Only the tower of the building now remains. A plaque on the tower commemorates Staveley men of the F Company, Second V B Border Regiment, who served in the South Africa Campaign 1900-01. Taken from this website

I have photographed the replacement church here