146 Ditchridge Church. 



locality, and that time must be the Saxon." We infer therefore 

 that the turret of St. Nicholas is simply a copy of the original 

 Saxon design, which was executed in the old Church of St. Peter. 



To Mr. Pugin's "Examples of Gothic Architecture " I am mainly 

 indebted for the information concerning the destroyed Church of 

 St. Peter. Edward W. Godwin. 



Colerne, August I6th, 1855. 



Biddeston is in the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, Arch- 

 deaconry of Bristol, and Deanery of Malmsbury. 



AN ACCOUNT OF 



5itcl|i%e C|mt|. Milts. 



By E. W. Godwin, Esq., Architect. 



^^^ITCHRIDGE is a small village near Box, in the county of 

 ^j^^ Wilts, diocese of Gloucester and Binstol, and lower division 

 of the Deanery of Malmsbu^3^ 



Comparatively speaking perhaps no Church in the Deanery pre- 

 sents greater attractions to the archaeologist than the little Church 

 at Ditchridge. It consists of a Nave, Chancel, and South Porch, 

 and has a bell gable over the Chancel arch. 



The Nave is "Norman" with the usual complement of later 

 additions and alterations, a square headed " Perpendicular" window 

 at the west end ; a doorway of the same date on the north side, 

 (now partially blocked up;) a two-light "Decorated" square-headed 

 window on the same side with a roll hood-moulding, and a pointed 

 "Decorated " two-light window in very bad repair ; some late but- 

 tresses, a " Decorated" Porch, and a modern two-light window on 

 the south side.' 



The Chancel, Chancel arch, and bell gable were built in the 13th 

 century, but the windows are insertions of the 15th century. 



The inner doorway of the Porch is shown in elevation Plate I. 

 A description would therefore be unnecessary. We may remark, I 

 however, the sculpture on the west impost (the dragon with long 

 intertwined tail, with a pearled line along the whole length), as 

 ^ The buttresses on the north side are modern. 



