Norman parts. The chancel and south wall of the nave including the fine south doorway are Norman, the north doorway is also of this date but the north wall is later, the width of the nave having been reduced from its original width, as it cuts into the Norman chancel arch. The tower, of the 15th century, again is smaller than may be expected and not centred on either the original nor revised axis of the nave. This may be due to parsimony or the instability of the ground, this instability may be the reason for moving the north wall, all of which leave a number of unsolved architectural issues. The chancel roof, which appears to be a fine piece of Norman vaulting is really an addition of the 19th century, certainly after 1846, probably in 1869. Much of the stained glass is by Morris & Co. Of the six ringing bells (previously an unringable ring of three bells but restored and augmented in October 2013 by redundant bells from other towers) there are three historic bells: one inscribed "ave maria gratia pelan", another "ihesvs nazsarinvs rex ivdeorvm", both in Lombardic capitals; they date from about 1350. A third is dated 1711, by Joseph Smith of Edgbaston. It is most notable for the ruined Beaudesert Castle. Notable people William Booth, who was hanged for forgery in 1812 was born at Hall End Farm near Beaudesert and baptised there on 21 February 1776. One of eight children of a farmer and church warden, John Booth, and his wife Mary. He is the subject of the song "Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried" by John Raven. He converted the top floor of his farmhouse in Great Barr, Birmingham into a workshop where he produced forgeries of coins and banknotes. He was caught, tried at Stafford Assizes and sentenced to hang. Booth's execution was bungled, and he fell through the scaffold's trap door, to the floor; however, within two hours, he was hung again and died. Richard Jago, the poet, was born in 1715 at Beaudesert Rectory, Henley in Arden where his father Richard was rector. Educated at Solihull School, one of the houses is named after him, where he met another minor poet William Shenstone. From there he went to University College where he took his MA in 1738 having been made curate at Snitterfield the previous year. He became vicar of