Easton on the Hill a time as Lutine House) and in the church commemorate this and Captain Skynner. The frigate "Lutine" sank during a storm in the West Frisian Islands on 9 October 1799, whilst carrying a large shipment of gold. Lloyd's of London has preserved her salvaged bell - the Lutine Bell - which is used for ceremonial purposes at their headquarters in London. The head office of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is located at Easton House in the village, close to the church. Easton on the Hill Rural District existed from 1894 to 1935. The parish has its
HMS Lutine (1779) ceremonial purposes at their headquarters in London. On 27 September 1793, the royalists in Toulon delivered the city, naval dockyards, arsenal, and French Mediterranean fleet to a British fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Lord Hood. The French vessels included: "Lutine" was one of the ships from the Old Basin. During the siege of Toulon, the British converted "Lutine" to a bomb vessel that fired mortars at the besieging French artillery batteries, which were under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. When they abandoned Toulon on 19 December, the British took "Lutine" with them and commissioned her as HMS "Lutine". The loss