Thomas Paty

He and his family were involved in the parish life of St Augustine's Church and contributed to various charities.

It seems to have been successful at a time when other firms collapsed after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and many builders went out of business.

They were also involved in the carving of monuments, some as far away as Bury St Edmunds and the West Indies, which allowed them to keep working throughout the winter.

Both these men were described as surveyors, but they played no part in valuing the structures that were taken down, this being the responsibility of a group of master builders who often made use of the salvaged materials.

The trustees had set aside £1400 for this but the parish wanted a larger building, the wooden tower was discovered to be rotten and costs increased, the final sum being about £7000.