The church is very old and large, and stands upon a commanding eminence.

The massive tower supports a tall but suddenly tapering spire of the most puzzling construction to the eye.

It must have been designed by a monk of the olden time, with a Chinese turn of ingenuity.

There is no order known to architecture to furnish a term or likeness for it.

A ridgy, spiral spire are the three most descriptive words, but these are not half enough for stating the shape, style and posture of this strange steeple.