254 The Fifty -Ninth Ge7ieral Meeting. 



of the interesting building. The party tlien walked or drove to 

 THE MANOR HOUSE built by Sir William Pynsent, who was M.R 

 for Devizes 1689—90, and left by him to Pitt, Earl of Chatham. 

 By the kindness of MR. H. DUDLEY SCOTT, the occupier, the 

 Members were allowed to walk through the charming garden and 

 to inspect the exterior of the house, MR. H. E. MEDLICOTT giving 

 particulars as to its history. Thence the route led to the entrance 

 to ERLESTOKE PARK, through which, by the kindness of MR. G. 

 WATSON TAYLOR, Members walked to the front of the house and 

 so out by the lower entrance, MR. MEDLICOTT having road some 

 short notes on the history of the place prepared by MR. J. WATSON 

 TAYLOR, in which it was especially noted that the house was 7iut 

 built of materials brought from Edington Monastery as has been 

 stated. The figures and other carvings built into the cottages in 

 the village are doubtless remnants of the old house destroyed when 

 the present house was built l)y Joshua Smith. The next item on 

 the programme was BRATTON CHURCH, which was reached 

 at the scheduled time, 12.35. Here THE REV. E. H. GODDARD 

 pointed out the features of the charming little building and the party 

 then walked back to the village, got into the motors, and returned to 

 the "Monastery Gardens " at EDINGTON^where in a charming gar- 

 den with many good things in the way of herbaceous plants in full 

 flower, an excellent lunch awaited them. Having done justice to this, 

 the Church was visited, THE REV. E. H. GODDARD again acting as 

 guide. Leaving Edington at 2.30 STEEPLE ASHTON CHURCH 

 was reached at 3.15, the Yicar, THE REV. E. P. KNUBLEY, giving 

 a very interesting discourse on certain points in the history of the 

 building which have been obscure or unnoticed hitherto. It is 

 hoped that these notes may be printed in the Magazine later on. 

 More time could have been spent here with advantage than the 

 twenty minutes allowed by the programme, but it was necessary 

 to adhere strictly to the time table, and Members left at 3.15 for 

 KEEVIL, which was reached half-an-hour later. Here, by kind 

 permission of MR. E. C. LISTER, the interesting wooden-framed 

 house known as "Talboys," built probably by the Fitzalans in the 

 fifteenth century, was first visited, and the Vicar, THE REV. A. T. 

 RICHARDSON, gave some account of the history of the house and 



