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Kington St. Michael. 



{^Johii Britton. 



strangely with the coldness which he frequently complains of 

 having met with when labouring to attract attention in earlier days. 



He was twice married but had no family. His residence during 

 the latter part of his life was in Burton street, Tavistock square. 

 When Mr. Disraeli was Chancellor of the Exchequer his literary 

 services were recognized by the grant of an annual pension of £75 : 

 not excessive when compared with other bounties of the kind, but 

 still an acceptable addition to the limited circumstances under 

 which he closed his life. This he did, on Thursday the Ist January 

 1857, in his eighty-sixth year, and was buried at the Norwood 

 Cemetery on the Thui'sday following: a Deputation from the 

 Institute of British Architects, with many other friends, attending 

 his remains to the grave. 



By economy in other things he had formed a very extensive 

 collection of books, prints, and other articles in the class of topo- 

 graphical literature. So inconveniently large at one time had this 

 become that closets and shelves became crowded whilst his purse 

 collapsed. In 1832 he disposed of a large quantity, sufficient to 

 make a sixteen days sale. The rest have been sold by auction since 

 his decease : that portion of them which related to his native county 

 having been previously secured by the "Wiltshire Archaeological 

 Society." J. E. J. 



