Thanks Julia for this information its very kind of you to share......... Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: <RBMaine1@aol.com> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 8:04 AM Subject: [Cmn-L] ST. MARTINS CHURCH. LAUGHARNE #2 info by Iola E. Evans. > THE LYCH GATE. Entrance to church yard, > Presented to the church 1913 by Miss WIENHOLT, of well known Laugharne > family. > > FOX-TREE. > The yew tree nearest the church porch, called the "Fox-tree" was used to > hang the heads of > vermin and predatory animals, such as pole-cats and foxes. > A fixed rate was paid for each animal, the heads were attached to the tree > for three successive Sundays, after which the "catcher" was paid. > Entry in the Parish records 1745 states "DAVID HARRIS son for killing an > owl-paid 2 pence" > This practice of payment continued until the latter half of the nineteenth > century. > > THE PORCH. > On the south-west wall is a worn faded stone, a memorial to a SARAH BAILEY > and her eight children > who died of the plague during the seventeenth century > > ONE OF THE OLDEST MEMORIAL STONE. > Set in the East wall of the porch, > It says "here lieth the body of KATTRIN SAER who died 1690." She was > probably > the wife of Sir THOMAS SAER, Portreeve of Laugharne in 1661. > > GREY STONE > On the South wall of the porch is a square, grey stone which says. > "Here lyeth the body of ELIZAB: BYON wife of WILL: BYON and daughter to > HEN: > BAYLY of ye town of Laugharn who dyed Dece; the 13 of June 1679. age 37 > yeares. > > INNER WOOD PORCH. > In memory of E. V. WILLIAMS, organist and choirmaster of St. Martins > 1920-1964 > > WOOD CARVING, DEPICTING ST. MARTIN of TOURS. > The carving was fashioned by one of the LANG family and was brought from > Oberammergau in 1866. > LANG family being of Oberammergau. > > 1873. RESTORATION WORK ON CHURCH. > The work was carried out by local craftsmen, namely JOHN HUGH, THOMAS > DAVID, > and RICHARD BROOKS. > > GREAT WEST WINDOW. > Dedicated to the memory of WILLIAM NORTON. > Restored 1956 in memory of Chancellor S. B. WILLIAMS. > > PALMER'S AISLE > Named after the PALMER family who played a great part in the > administration > of Laugharne during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. > > CHOIR STALLS. > Installed by PHILLIP BROWN of Laugharne 1855 at a cost of 68 pounds 18 > shillings. > The choir stalls were redesigned and restored in 1975 work done by Mr. > PETER > EVANS of Plashett, Laugharne. > > ORGAN. > The present organ was obtained in 1881, the money for its purchase being > provided by > Admiral JOHN LAUGHARNE, the amount of 300 pounds. > > CHOIR, > 1860 MARTHA WINGROVE made a bequest of 666 pound 13 shilling and 4 pence, > to > provide payment for the choristers and to purchase suitable clothing for > them. > > COMMUNION TABLE FIGURES. > Were paid for by CAPTAIN HARRISION in 1901 in memory of his brother, Rev. > WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. > 1974 they were restored by the parents of TUDOR EVELYN WILLIAMS > > THE PULPIT, 1925. > Donated in memory of members of the Wienholt family. > > WINDOWS OF THE SOUTH TRANSEPT. > In memory of Fredrick and John Wienholt. > > MEMORIAL TABLET TO THE FALLEN OF THE WORLD WAR. By transept steps. > Presented by Major and Mrs., Congreve in 1922. > > Julia. > Carlsbad. Ca. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research > http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >