MAD SQUIRE'S SPIRE.
Villagers' of Dallington, in Sussex, have heard that the famous false spire of St, Giles Church, Dallington, is to be pulled down. The spire is not merely a useful landmark; it is the subject of a legend. The story, told by Mr. F. Lovell, a Brightling church sidesman, runs: "A hundred years ago we had a squire", John Fuller, who was known as 'Mad Jacfj.' One night at dinner,'squire bet parson ho could see the spire of. Dallington. Church from his bedroom at Rose Hill, Brightling. I'a rsoii knew this Was impossible, because a high hill intervenes, so he. agreed to make a bet of £500. Next morning squire saw he was wrong, but, summoning sill his workmen, lie built oil top of a hill, in direct line with Dallington Church, a replica of the real spire. He won his bet, but parson would never speak to him again!' 2
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 104, 4 May 1936, Page 10
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153MAD SQUIRE'S SPIRE. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 104, 4 May 1936, Page 10
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