PLATE V., NO. i. 



Bloxworth House (Bloca's Weorth) Dorset. — The Manor 

 has been held by Richard Savage (and his descendants), Sir John 

 Trenchard, and the Pickards (and the Pickard Cambridges), of 

 whom Mrs. F. Lane, the present owner, is a direct descendant. 

 The present Manor House dates, as to the front and greater part, 

 from 1608, when it was built by George Savage. 



Woodsford Castle. — The building stands near a ford on 

 the River Frome some 3J miles below Dorchester, and was built 

 in the reign of Edward III. The original roofing has been 

 replaced by thatch. When this fortified dwelling-house was built 

 it included four massive towers at the corners, and of these three 

 have vanished. It will be observed that five doorways are included 

 in this view of the South front. What is at present the principal 

 doorway (the left in the illustration) was the entrance into the 

 Chapel ; a piscina and hagioscope still form part of the building. 

 Towards the right of the photograph the semi-circular stair turret 

 with its original stone roof is shown. 



PLATE V., NO. 2. 



