110 NOTES ON DORSET "RESTORED" CHURCHES. 



TARRANT RUSHTON. (Hutchins, Vol. III. p. 462, D.F.C. 

 Vol. XVIII. pp. 5565, and XXX. p. lii.). 



The many ancient features of the church which came to 

 light between the years 1877 and 1886 were most carefully 

 preserved under the direction of the late Rev. J. Penny, and 

 will be found recorded in Vol. XVIII. of the Proceedings 

 (especially on pages 5658). There seems to be no lost 

 feature to record. 



MILTON DEANERY. 

 (16 churches, 5 returns.) 



BLANDFORD ST. MARY. (Hutchins, I. p. 163). 



In 1837 the S. wall of the nave and the S. porch were 

 removed, and a new aisle was built, with brickwork windows 

 and hideous iron pillars. Good stone work and stained glass 

 have since been inserted in all the windows, and recently in 

 1919 the pillars have been removed and nice arcade erected. 



In 1863 the N. transept and aisle were added and arcade 

 erected, replacing an excrescence on the N. side of the nave 

 which contained the Squire's pew and was probably erected 

 by Governor Pitt in 1712. The singers' gallery at the west, 

 which projected far into the church, was also then removed. 



In 1883, the chancel roof was restored and panelled, and a 

 new font was placed in the church ; but of this no actual 

 record seems to be obtainable. 



In 1886 a one-light window was inserted in the S.E. wall 

 of the chancel and filled with stained glass ; and in 1908 the 

 organ chamber was added and the organ given by an anony- 

 mous donor. The window in the N. wall of the chancel was 

 placed in the N. wall of the new chamber. 



During the changes made in 1863 the Pitt vault in the 

 N.W. external corner of the nave was taken for the new 



