The tower is constructed of Kentish ragstone and the soft stone known as 'hassock'. The core of the thick walls is of rubble, mainly composed of chalk and flint.

The height of the tower is eighty-four feet to the string course below the parapet, and from this to the top of the spires is another twenty-five feet.

The tower has four stories marked by weathering courses and is supported by four diagonal buttresses. The second storey has a double light cusped window on all four sides of the tower. The next storey has double light windows, the north and south windows concealed by the clock faces. The belfry storey has four grand windows with deeply recessed jambs.

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