Majorman
Well-known Member
- Location
- Scarning, Norfolk, England
Try again, the site deleted my first attempt because it did not like the name of the village.
This is another tower which holds part of my family history on my fathers side. Beeston-come-Mileham in Norfolk. The short tower is topped with a wooden spire with the weather vane on top. Many of my fathers family are buried in the churchyard including my grandmother and great grandmother.
The village was the birthplace of the famous bare-knuckle fighter, Jem Mace and there is a memorial to him near the entrance to the churchyard.
The church was used by men from the USAAF who flew from Beeston and Wendling aerodrome, during WW2, which was close by and the village contains many of their living quarters adorned by their paintings. There is a large memorial stone and garden to those who lost their lives.
A large John Deere dealer now operates from a much modified control tower and buildings on the site.
Beeston Church
