There are six bells and a Sanctus Bell. The earliest mention of these is in 1515 when there were only five bells. In that year Thomas Awyke directed in his Well "I bequeth to the reparecion of the bellis of Bekeley aforesaid V11Jd" In 1686 they were reported in good repair, but in 1708 they were recast and rehung by Richard Phelps who had cast the tenor bell of Chichester Cathedral, the 5-ton tenor of St. Pauls Cathedral as well as the tenors for Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.

The Treble Bell was apparently added in 1748 and was paid for by a 6d on "all lands within ye sd Parish for and toward a Sixth Bell which is this day agreed upon, provided the residue of ye money can be rais'd by subscription, without any further charge of Taxing ye Parish upon ye sd account of ye sd bells" This bell was recast in 1825.





The Church has many beautiful old stained glass windows. This one is modern and is a memorial to Mary wife of Sir Alec Bishop who actively assisted Mother Theresa of Calcutta. The window was dedicated in 1980.
   A History of the Church of All Saints. Beckley. Sussex.
                                      C. 1100A.D.
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The Parish of Beckley was mentioned in the Will of King Alfred the Great -: "I Alfred, King of the West Saxons, by the grace of God and with this witness, say what I wish about my inheritance after my day.............and (I bequeath) to Osferthe, my Kinsman, the manor of Beccanleah (Anglo Saxon for Beckley), and at Rotherfields and at Ditchling and at Sutton and at ............and the lands thereunto belonging.....................

From this we can assume that the herring-bone stonework on the outside of the Tower may be of Saxon origin, whilst, presumably, there may have been a wood and wattle Church on the present site.

It is supposed that the mighty oak beams within the lower portion of the tower were set in position as framework for an older structure, but the main portion of the stonework was put into position about 1100 A.D.

The upper stage, dated about 14th century is roughcast, except for the quoins, and the whole is surmounted by an octagonal shingled spire and weather-vane. The deep diagonal north west-west buttress is 14th century while that at the south-west is 18th. or 19th. century.

The West Doorway, with its pointed head, continuous moulding and splayed jambs, is a 14th. century insertion.

Upon the remodelling of the Nave with Gothic arches between 1250 and 1350A.D.; the tower arch was also remodelled to its present form.
This is one of two green men in the Church carved in the stonework at the base of the arches.
This is a picture of the Church taken in the 1950's before the pulpit was removed. I wonder what happened to the lights?