Mural Tablets in the Tower The Clock
in the tower of the church was
originally in the Virginia House
of Burgesses. After a silence of
many years, it was restored in 1905
by the Society of Colonial Dames
of America in Virginia.
The Bell
in the tower is engraved: "The Gift of
James Tarpley to Bruton Parish, 1761."
In 1766 it celebrated the repeal of the
Stamp Act.
On May the 15th 1776, it celebrated the
passing of a resolution by the House of
Burgesses to establish a State Constitution
and Declaration of Rights, and to instruct
the Virginia Delegates in Congress to
offer a resolution to declare the United
Colonies free and independent states.
In 1783 it celebrated the ratification of
the Treaty of Peace between the United
States and Great Britian
On the Gallery
Lord Dunmore's Gallery
This gallery was occupied by
Lord Dunmore
Who removed from his accustomed seat among
the Burgesses just prior to the outbreak
