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side until 1805, when it was removed to make room for the cloisters. . . . 

 Henry, 9th Earl, built the Palladian Bridge in 1736. . . . Between 

 the 3'ears 1800 and 1812 Wilton House fell into the hands of James 

 Wyatt, and Earl Thomas's north front was re-modelled to suit the pre- 

 vailing craze for debased Gothic architecture ; the west front, containing 

 the old chapel, was swept away to make room for the present library 

 and its battlemented bookshelves of painted deal, and the artistic des- 

 truction of half the great house was achieved." 



The alteration of the hall front, and the building of the cloisters are 

 also due to "Wyatt. As to the beautiful "Holbein Porch," now in the 

 garden, " Modern authorities agree that the Holbein theory cannot be 

 upheld, having regard to the dates and the known work of that master." 



Wilts, Somerset and Dorset. Wonderful Wessex. 

 Issued by the Great Western Railway Com- 

 pany, Faddington Station, London, W. James c. 



Inglis, General Manager. July, 1908. 



Paper covers, 8 Jin. X 5jin., pp.370. Folding map of the district at 

 the end. Price &d. 



This is really a marvellous sixpennyworth. It is true that the last 90 

 pages are taken up with advertisements, but even so j'ou have 280 pages 

 or so filled with a really well written account of the principal places of 

 interest and of historical incidents connected with them in the three 

 counties, accessible from the Great Western line. The Wiltshire portion 

 fills pp. 1 — 97, and contains about sixty excellent process views from 

 photographs of the most notable buildings and scenery in the county, 

 with many reproductions of old maps and prints of buildings. The book 

 does great credit to writer and publishers alike. 



The Wiltshire illustrations are the following: — Salisbury, General 

 View, Cathedral, Cathedral from Eiver, Close Gate, Cathedral Interior, 

 Cathedral with Belfry (from a print), Poultry Cross, Old Town Hall 

 (from a print), Church House, St. Annes Gate; Old Sarum, the Moat. 

 Old Sarum, Two Views (from prints) ; Stratford-sub-Castle Church, 

 Vicarage ; On the Way to Bemerton, Bemerton Church, Cathedral from 

 Rectory ; Page of Dr. Johnson's Diary ; Stonehenge in 18th Century, 

 Stonehenge To-Day ; Amesbury Church ; Heale House ; Westburj' 

 White Horse ; Edington Church, Fishponds ; Warminster Market Place, 

 Entrance to Grammar School ; Shearwater ; Longleat ; Eiver Wiley 

 from Wishford Bridge ; Wilton House, Avenue with Statue of Earl of 

 Pembroke ; Littlecote ; Grand Avenue, Savernake ; Marlborough (from 

 old print), High Street; G.W.E. Motor Car at Avebury ; Avebury (from 

 old print ; Silbury ; Devizes, 1797 ; Old Swindon High Street ; Swindon 

 G.W.E. Works (two) ; Wootton Bassett Town Hall ; Malmesbury Abbey, 

 18th century print. From the Eailway, and South Side ; Holy Well of St. 

 Aldhelm ; Washington Monument in Garsden Church ; Calne ; Lacock 

 Abbey ; Trowbridge Church ; Corsham Court ; Entrance to Box Tunnel ; 

 Avon at Barton Bridge ; Bradford-on-Avon Saxon Church, Tithe Barn ; 

 Bridge with Chapel ; Limpley Stoke. 



