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joints, pouring grout ito the interstices formed by settlements ; 
securing the old roughcast where loose, and patching it where 
fallen off; renewing the roof of the tower and stripping and re-laying 
the tiles on the nave, repairing the roof timbers and supplementing 
them by a counter roof placed above them ; laying a bed of concrete 
under the paving and re-laying the latter, substituting wood blocks 
for the decayed boards under the seats; repairing and replacing 
in their former positions the seating, pulpit, and reading pew; 
re-constructing the gallery, preserving its original dimensions and 
using old 18th century panelling for the front, peeling off the 
whitewash from the sound old internal plastering and renewing 
where this was impossible; re-leading the glazing of the windows ; 
re-hanging the bells ; cleaning and repairing the old doors ; lowering 
the ground around the outside of the walls, and constructing surface 
drains to carry off the water. Much of the ivy has been removed 
from the tower, bnt—in deference to strong local affection for it— 
the roots and main trunk have been left: it is to be hoped that 
the development of the ivy will be carefully watched and further 
injury to the structure prevented. 
