NOTES ON DORSET " RESTORED " CHURCHES. 107 



font. The pillars on each side of the East window were 

 carefully preserved and are considered to be interesting 

 specimens of late fifteenth century work. 



WlNTERBOURNE MONKTON. ( HutcMnS, Vol. II. p. 530 ; 



D. F.C. Vol. XII. p. 60). 



A restoration took place in 1870, under the superintendence 

 of Mr. Euan Christian. The old altar slab is now in the 

 vestry. 



WOODSFORD. (Hutchins, Vol. I. p. 446; D.F.C. Vol. 

 XII. pp. 4850). 



The church was restored and enlarged in 1863. The old 

 altar slab was found in the pavement and was buried under 

 the north pier of the new chancel arch. 



BLANDFORD DEANERY. 

 (19 churches. 6 returns.) 



ASHMORE. (Hutchins, III. p. 369). 



The church was rebuilt in 1874 (the Architect being Mr. 

 C. Edwards, of Exeter), when the chancel arch was re-erected 

 as the entrance to the vestry. The following were some of 

 the special features of the old church (they have all now 

 disappeared) : 



(1). The W. end, which was an unaltered example of Early 

 English work ; central and side buttresses and two narrow 

 lancet windows. 



(2). Solid projecting piers of chancel arch with plain 

 abaci, probably of early Norman date. 



(3). A solitary nave window, probably dating from the 

 rebuilding done in 1423. 



