8 The Thirty-Sixth General Meeting. 
villages still remote from railways and the busier haunts of men. 
Here the five-pinnacled tower and other objects of interest in the 
Church, ranging in age from the twelfth to the eighteenth century, 
were well pointed out by Mr. C. E. Pontsna, F.S.A., whose notes 
on this and the other Churches visited during this Excursion will be 
found at a later page. 
The next place visited was West Lavington, where the Rev. 
Canon Baynham—the Vicar—gave an account of the monuments 
in the Chureh, and Mr. Ponting called attention to the various 
changes in style and design which occurred as the fine edifice was 
gradually brought to completion through a long period of time. 
The study of architecture, combined with the effect of the down 
air, having by this time greatly predisposed everybody in favour of 
luncheon, ample justice was done to the refreshments provided by 
the proprietor of the Lopes Arms, Westbury—after the discussion 
of which the Members entered the breaks again for the seeond half 
of the day’s excursion. 
The first stoppage was at Little Cheverell Church, which, with 
the exception of the tower, was entirely re-built in 1850. A few 
remains of the old Church have, however, been built into the walls 
of the new building and these were examined before the party drove 
on to Great Cheverell, where the architectural history of the Chureh 
was again explained by Mr. Pontina. On arriving at Erlestoke 
Park the party left the carriages, and, by the kind permission of 
Mr. Watson Taylor, proceeded through the lovely walks beside the 
miniature lakes and cascades, and under the splendid trees for which 
Erlestoke is famous; the only drawback being that so little time 
could be spared to dwell on its beauties. After a hasty glance at 
the beautiful little Church erected in 1880 from the designs of the 
late Mr. Street, and containing a good east window by Clayton & 
Bell, the party entered the carriages again and drove on to East 
Coulston, stopping there for a look at the little Church, with its 
Norman doorway, built up in the wall, before passing to Edington. 
The visit to the magnificent Church of this place, under the 
personal guidance of Mr. Pontine, who has so ably and carefully 
directed its restoration during the last few years, was, perhaps, the 
