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joints, pouring grout into 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. 



