Hero
The Great Bell of Burgh
The rope still pulling.
See it clearly
- What's there
- Church tower and bells
- Legend from
- Burgh le Marsh
- Tone
- Sad
A sexton who rang till death.
Locals once lit a beacon to wreck ships. In a storm in 1629 Sexton Guymer locked himself in the church and rang the bell to warn a ship. He was found dead, still pulling the rope. The captain gave money to keep the curfew bell rung, which went on until the late 20th century.