Chapel Plaster, near Box, Wiltshire. By THoMAS BrowneE, Esq., 
Architect. 
(Paper read in the Chapel, October 10th, 1893. ) 
This interesting little building is situated on Corsham Ridge, 
about one-and-half nsles from Box. Aubrey mentions it as 
heretofore a place of entertainment for pilgrims that went from 
Malmesbury to Glastonbury. 
For many years it had been used as a cottage, and as an out- 
house to an inn, that formerly occupied the site of the adjoining 
premises, and latterly it has been used as a lumber shed, and had 
become very much dilapidated. 
The building comprises a nave, chancel, North transept and West 
porch. The total internal length is about 40 feet, and the width 
of nave 10 feet. 
The Rev. Edward Northey, the owner of the property, being 
desirous of having it repaired and restored, put the work in 
the hands of myself and partner, Mr. Wallace Gill. 
We found that large portions of the north and south walls of the 
nave were in a ruinous condition, and required rebuilding, and a 
large amount of repair was necessary to the rest of the walls. 
Several of the original windows had been blocked up with 
masonry, and an outside stone staircase of recent date was built 
up against the South wall for access to an upper floor. 
All these obstructions were removed and the windows re-opened. 
The style of work of the original building seems to be mostly 
early 15th century, but a great many alterations have been made . 
at more recent times, and several windows of 17th century and 
later date inserted to adapt the building for a dwelling-house. 
The earliest alteration seems to have been the formation of an 
upper story over the nave, and the oak beams of this floor now 
remain, but the turret staircase at the South-west angle has long 
since been destroyed with the exception of the upper and lower 
