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Britten's atlonument, 
ae=5HE accompanying illustration of the Grave Stone of the late 
ys John Britton at Norwood Cemetery, is presented to the 
Society by his widow. 
The Royal Institute of British Architects have placed a brass 
in memory of Mr. Britton in Salisbury Cathedral; and shortly after 
his death, a subscription was commenced by the members of the 
Wilts Archeological and Natural History Society to erect a memo- 
rial window in the Church of his native parish, Kington St. Mi- 
chael, and to present a purse to his widow. The window has been 
completed, the sum raised by the Society having been increased by 
the subscriptions of several gentlemen in the neighbourhood. 
Beneath the window, has been placed at the expense of the Rev. 
Canon Jackson, Rector of Leigh Delamere, a Brass plate on which 
is the following inscription :— 
“At the Restoration of this Church A.D. 1857, this. Window was erected by 
public Subscription to commemorate two Natives of this parish, alike distin- 
guished by their writings on the Antiquities of Wiltshire. Jonn Aubrey, F.R.S, 
born at Easton Piers, March 12th 1625; died at Oxford, June 1697; and Jonn 
Britton, F.A.S., born at Kington St. Michael, July 7th 1771; died in London, 
January 1st 1857. 
““TAUS DEO.” 
Mrs. Britton was anxious that the place of her husband’s inter- 
ment should be appropriately marked out, and at the suggestion of 
Professor Hosking a large monolith of Bramley-fall stone, similar 
in form to those at Stonehenge, has been erected as represented in the 
engraving. A suitable foundation having been prepared, upon this 
was laid at the ground level, a 6 inch “York ledger” 5 feet square, 
and upon that a plinth of Bramley-fall stone of the same superficies, 
and 8 or 10 inches thick. This is wrought all round and weathered 
from the base of the monumental block, which stands on the plinth 
and is tenonjoggled 4 inches into it. The monumental block is 
3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 4 inches at the base, and 11 feet high; 
diminishing slightly on all sides, and is about 5 tons in weight. 
It is not wrought, but is as it was rent from the quarry, except- 
