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    <td><p><font color="#CC0033" size="7" face="Brush Script MT"><strong><a name="chosmarys"></a></strong></font><font color="#CC0033" size="6"><strong><em>Chronological 
        History of St. Mary's</em></strong></font></p>
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          <td width="20%"><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1086 to 1145</font></div></td>
          <td width="80%"><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Sowe Chapel 
              built. Masons carved font.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1221</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">First mention of chapel 
              on document of Pope Honorius III.<br>
              William of the cemetery (possibly priest) had a house in the churchyard. 
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1260</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Sowe Chapel taken possession 
              of by Coventry Priory. </font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1279</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Chapel and tithes in the 
              hands of the Prior of Coventry. Sowe Chapel demolished.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1300+</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">The nave of the present 
              church built. Original south aisle built.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1349</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">The Peytos of Chesterton 
              inherited the manor.<br>
              Coventry glass carrying their arms inserted in the south aisle of 
              the church.<br>
              Oak studded door installed in south aisle.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1350+</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Black death halts building 
              work.<br>
              Chancel built on nave. Piscina, Rood loft and scratch dial added.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1450+</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Tower built in two stages.<br>
              Archers used the stone of the tower to sharpen their arrows.<br>
              Cup hollows on tower believed to cure sickness.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1535</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">John Aston, priest, held 
              Sowe and Wyken.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1550</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">North aisle built.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1551</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Inventory made of church 
              goods.<br>
              Bell sold to help finance re-building of the south aisle.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1558 to 1603</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Silver chalice and paten 
              acquired.<br>
              Rood Loft removed. New chancel arch inserted.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1608</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">John Aston died. <br>
              George Dale becomes new chaplain of Sowe.<br>
              Dale's dispute with Francis Peyto over vicarage.<br>
              Trees planted around churchyard to mark boundary.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1623</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church restored and re-seated.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1624</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Brick south porch built.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1629</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Bell installed carrying 
              inscription 'God have mercy upon me'.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1635</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Vicarage extended.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1641</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Dale fines at Epiphany 
              Sessions.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1642</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Dale ridiculed in Coventry 
              by Parliamentarian soldiers. </font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1644</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">George Dale died.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1645</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">William Malin new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1669</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Livings of Sowe and Stoke 
              held as joint benefices by Malin.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1678</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">William Malin died.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1679</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Robert Marriott new chaplain.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1680</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Clock installed in tower.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1686</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">All burials made in wool 
              to help the wool trade.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1695</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Robert Marriott died.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1696</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Richard Adrian first vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1697</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Everyone getting married, 
              paid 2/6d to the King.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1702</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church wardens' chest 
              and two of the largest bells made.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1715</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Death of Richard Adrian.<br>
              Richard Marsden new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1718</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">First Wale family memorial 
              erected.<br>
              Marsden holds the post of Headmaster of Coventry Free School.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1720</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Richard Marsden died.<br>
              Samuel Presland new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1726</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">A marble memorial installed 
              to the memory of William and Margery Wale.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1740</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Walsgrave appears in the 
              church records for the first time.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1750</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Samuel Presland buried 
              in Shropshire.<br>
              Richard Lowe new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1756</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">During enclosure award, 
              Lowe received an allotment of 37 acres to replace tithe land lost, 
              plus 2 acres to replace tithes worth &pound;2.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1762</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Richard Lowe died, was 
              buried at Berkswell.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1763</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">David Williams new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1767</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">David Williams died.<br>
              Mathew Thomas new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1772</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Richard Kilsha new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1775</font></div></td>
          <td><p align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Inventory made of church 
              goods. Tithe payments consisted of apples, pigs, eggs, turkeys, 
              geese, honey, flax, milk and hay.<br>
              Vicar was paid for straying animals, 1d per cow and calf, and 2d 
              for every mare or foal.<br>
              </font><font face="Verdana">The vicar was paid 9d per funeral and 
              christening. </font></p></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1777</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Richard Kilsha resigned.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1778</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">George Champagne new vicar.<br>
              Both Sowe and Stoke held as united benefices.<br>
              Bell ringers call-change post made<br>
              Sowe benefice worth an annual income of &pound;80.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1781</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Memorial erected to the 
              memory of William and Elizabeth Wale.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1794</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">South aisle re-roofed 
              and the lead embossed.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1797</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">St Mary's under repair, 
              services held at Stoke.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1805</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Gallery erected.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1817</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">George Champagne died.<br>
              Frederick D. Perkins new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1822</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Gallery enlarged, vestry 
              built onto north aisle.<br>
              The Pemberton Window installed in the chancel.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1828</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins becomes a magistrate.<br>
              Church closed for repairs.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1829</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church re-pewed, seating 
              increased from 130 to 296.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1830</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins has hymn book 
              for children published.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1834</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins in court facing 
              charges of corruption and conspiracy, case dismissed.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1836</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins becomes active 
              member of the Foleshill Board of Guardians and occasionally, Presiding 
              Guardian.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1837</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins became a founder 
              member of Walsgrave Church of England School.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1841</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Memorial erected in chancel 
              to George Curtis .</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1845</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Perkins health in decline.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1850</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Tablet erected in chancel 
              to the memory of John Brown M.A.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1855</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Memorial erected to Rev 
              John Perkins and Bridget, his wife.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1856</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">John Perkins died. Inquest 
              held at 'The Shoulder of Mutton' in Hall Lane.<br>
              Robert Arrowsmith new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1860</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Arrowsmith opened Hawkesbury 
              School and Iron Church for mining families.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1863</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Brass memorial to William 
              Wale Brown and Charlotte Brown installed</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1864 - 1866</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church restored under 
              the direction of G.E.Street.<br>
              New organ installed; cost &pound;60.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1877</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Bell ringing chime barrel 
              installed in the tower .</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1884</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Robert Arrowsmith retires 
              due to ill health.<br>
              Separation of benefices of Sowe and Stoke.<br>
              Phillip Ellis new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1890</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Nativity Window inserted 
              in chancel.<br>
              Walsgrave burial scandal, the law regarding the burial of unbaptised 
              children changed in Parliament.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1900</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">George Fisher new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1907</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">A brass eagle lectern 
              installed in the memory of Maria and Francis Campion.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1908</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">George Fisher dies while 
              away from his benefice.<br>
              Frank Taylor new vicar.<br>
              Norman capital of Sowe Chapel found in the churchyard and placed 
              in church.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1913</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Watson Window and Madonna 
              and Child Window inserted in north aisle.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1925</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Frank Taylor died.<br>
              W.S.Bowden new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1936</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">L.E.Comley new vicar.<br>
              Pemberton Window removed for safe-keeping from war damage, the window 
              is lost.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1945</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">R.S.Watson new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1947</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">S.Strading new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1950</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">W.J.Moxon new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1951</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Gravestones re-sited and 
              churchyard leveled.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1953</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">War memorial plaque placed 
              in north aisle. <br>
              Altar, made from stone taken from Magpie Hall (now demolished), 
              placed in South Aisle.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1957</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">H.Jones new vicar.<br>
              Memorial tablet to Albert Orton set into chancel floor.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1958</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">New east chancel window 
              inserted in memory of Albert William Orton.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1964</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">C.W.Danes new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1965</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">E.S.Sketchley new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1973</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">A.V.Longworth new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1975</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">G.Botting, his period 
              as vicar of Walsgrave was sadly cut short as a result of a tree 
              felling accident. Memorial in the north aisle.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1976</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Andrew K.Tuck new vicar.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1980</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">New heating installed.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1981</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">New Church Centre opened 
              by the Bishop of Coventry.<br>
              Lighting re-furbished.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1982</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church interior modernised. 
              New floors laid; redecorated and re-furbished under Y.O.P. scheme.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1983</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Organ gallery installed 
              by members of Y.T.S.scheme.<br>
              Hill organ of 1850 installed after being rebuilt.<br>
              Old Altar removed from Lady Chapel (south aisle).<br>
              New Altar and aumbry, designed by John Skelton, installed.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1984</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Bells, re-cast and re-hung 
              in steel frame, rang for the first time for 40 years.<br>
              Wood carving of Mary and Jesus carved by the Reverend Roger Paul, 
              presented to the church.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1985 - 1986</font></div></td>
          <td><div align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Church tower restored, 
              time capsule placed in the base. 17th century clock mechanism restored 
              and new clock face placed on the tower. North aisle restored.<br>
              A village fair known as 'Sowe Wake' held in the churchyard for, 
              possibly, the first time since the beginning of the 19th century.</font></div></td>
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          <td><div align="center"><font face="Verdana">1987</font></div></td>
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