TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
JOSEPH
SEWELL BLAKE M.A.
BORN 10 AUGUST 1839
AT REST 4 JULY 1921
VICAR OF THIS PARISH
FOR 40 YEARS
HONORARY CANON OF
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
RURAL DEAN OF PORTSMOUTH
A BELOVED AND FAITHFUL
PASTOR, A DILIGENT WORKER
A TRUE FRIEND
 
He that doeth the will of God
abideth for ever.