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are enriched with saw-tooth ornament, and it is prohable that the remainder were 

 intended for tliis, but it was never carried out. A similar ornament is carried 

 round the lower edge of the bowl. Above the arcade arc spandrel carvings of 

 conventionalised leaves with their stems terminating in scrolls over them. 

 Around the top is carried a border of conventionalised leaf ornament. One 

 side of the font has the indications of fire (? was Whaddon Church ever 

 burnt). The font now stands on a new stone base and shaft, set on a step of 

 Pennant stone. The font which this has displaced was a modern one, put 

 in at the restoration of the Church in 1854. It has now been removed to 

 the iVlission Church at Hilperton Marsh. 



c. e. pontihg. 



Lead Dowelled Chimneys at Lacock. 



At the beginning of last year the chimneys in the back yard of Lacock 

 Abbey having become insecure, it was decided to have them carefully repaired. 

 This has been done under my professional superintendence. 



In taking down the two large chimneys the top capping course was found 

 to be cramped with iron in the usual way ; but when we came to the next 

 course we found that, instead of iron, lead had been used, and each stone 

 was dowelled to its neighbour by a dovetailed dowel 3fin. long, by fin. deep. 

 These continued throughout the two chimneys. The other chimney taken 

 in hand was smaller and had every indication of having been re-built at some 

 more recent date. It was found to be cramjjed with iron as far down as the 

 plinth, where lead commenced again. The whole of the work containing these 

 dowel Is has by all appearances been untouched since it was built by Sir 

 William Sharington, between the years 1540 and 1553. 



H. Bkakspeae. 



"Wilts Seventeenth Century Token. 

 We have lately added to our collection a token hitherto unpublished : — 

 O. Un struck. 

 B. IN . WARMINSTER . 59=:W.B 



The carelessness of the striker is to be regretted, but possibly some day a 

 more perfect specimen may turn up. 



F. M. Willis. 



Ancient Leaden Coffin — found near Devizes. 



In the spring of 1852 some workmen employed in draining a field on the 

 left-hand side of the road from Devizes to Marlborough (nearly opposite the 

 site of the present Barracks) met with a leaden cist or coflin, lying about 3ft. 

 oelow the surface. Expecting to find treasure in it, they broke it up, but 

 were disappointed. With the exception of a deposit of a white substance, 



