Spot The Difference

On one of my Sunday wanders around the Cathedral and grounds, I was up the back and spotted something just below the big window that was glinting in the sun... and there was this tiny plaque (just a couple of inches long, and maybe just over an inch high) stuck in at a slightly recessed stone.

I couldn't really read what was written on it, but I zoomed in with my camera (in the days before I upgraded to my current camera), and posted the photo on the Orkney Communities Photo Library to see if anyone else could make it out:

OC Photo Library: 11752

The question was answered, and I thought no more about it until I got my new camera.

I thought I would try it out by going back and taking another photo of the plaque, and see how good the detail was... But, imagine my shock when I discovered the plaque was gone!

So I took a photo, posted it on the OC Photo Library, and asked "Where's it gone!?"

OC Photo Library: Number 13177

Well, as you can see by the comment I posted after, it appears that the powers-that-be at the Cathedral hadn't known the poor little plaque was there, and they took umbrage at its existence... and took it down!

It wasn't hurting anyone, and I now feel guilty that me bringing it to their attention might have been the cause of its demise!