Opening the South Porch...
exposing the Tudor fireplace and providing easier disabled access to the church. Note the damp and widespread algal growth, now thankfully gone.
Renovating the Coat of Arms
Restoring the Robert Moyle memorial.
It had lain in pieces for decades and is now in the South transept
ON THE DEATH OF CAPT ROBERT MOYLE
QVALE ROSETVM HORTO DECVS EST AVROQ LAPIL
TALES FVIT CHARIS DVM FVIT ALLE SVIS
AVVLSA FRAGRANTE ROSA FIT DECOLOR HORTV
ET GEMA ELAPSA LAMINA PALLETY INOPS
CVM SORTEM HIC SVBIIT IVVENIS MISERABILIS VRNÆ
EXSVLAT INSIGNIS MISTA PVDORE FI
OBIIT ANNO DOM: 1693 FEB 22
ÆTAT: SVÆ 43
WISHT ASHES WERE IT PIETY TO PRAY
THY SOVLE MIGHT ONCE AGAINE INFORME THY CLAY
EACH HOLY TONGVE A PRAYER BOOKE WOVLD PENN
AND FORCE THE HEAVENS TO SEND THEE BACKE AGEN
I BLAME THY GOODNESSE SINCE ‘TIS VNDERSTOOD
THOV DYEDST SO SOONE BECAVSE THOV LIVEDST SO GOOD
SAY HEAVENS, WHEN YEE DID WANT A S° SVPPLY
DID WEE NOT SEND A ROYALL SVBSIDY,
THIS MOYLE MORE TREASVRE TO THEIR GLORY BRINGS
THEN THE PROVD CAMELLS OF THE ARABIAN KINGS
