By W. Jerome Harrison, F.G.S. 



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Britton, John [1771 — 1857] : Publisher and author. 

 1801. Beauties of Wiltshire ; two vols., 8vo. ; xxxi., 312, with 

 six plates ; and xii., 311, with eight plates : London. 

 Vol. I. has vignette of Stonehenge from the east, on title-page ; Vol. II., 

 Plate IV., Stonehenge Ground Plans, etc. ; and Plate V., Stonehenge 

 from the W. The plates were all drawn by the author ; and most of them 

 engraved by Jas. Storer. 



1814. Beauties of England and Wales: Vol. XV., 



Wiltshire; 8vo., viii., 718, and 26; illustrated: London. 



For Stonehenge see pp. 356—380 (no cuts). This work is quite distinct 

 from the set of three vols., bearing a similar title, published in 1801—25. 



1825. The Beauties of Wiltshire: Vol. III.: 8vo., 



lxi., 443 ; illustrated : London. 



This volume deals mainly with North Wilts. Avebury is described in 

 Section XII., 269 — 314. Mr. Britton thinks that sufficient facts are not 

 known on which to formulate any accurate theory as to the temple. 



[See Anon.] 1842. Stonehenge. Penny Cyclopaedia, XXIII., 



86 — 89, with four plans. 



[Fifty copies of this article were reprinted in pamphlet form ; 1842.] 



1845. Memoir of Aubrey : 4to., x., 131 : London. 



"Aubrey was the first who pronounced . . . Stonehenge and similar 

 stone circles to be religious temples raised by the British Druids " (p. 4). 

 He was familiar with Stonehenge as early as his eighth year (p. 26). 

 Aubrey found fault with Inigo Jones' plans of Stonehenge, which he 

 declared Jones had drawn to suit his own views (p. 32). The frontispiece 

 is a portrait of Aubrey, from a drawing by Faithorne. For Stonehenge 

 see pp. 4, 26, 32, 71. 



1847. Memoirs of Hen. Hatcher (pamphlet): 8vo., 



iv., 36 : London. 



Gives some account of the work of Coxe, Hatcher, Cunnington, and Hoare. 

 About the year 1800, Mr. Hatcher " suggested that a sum of £50 which 

 had been subscribed to raise the lately (1797) fallen trilithon at Stonehenge, 

 might be advantageously employed in exploring some of the numerous 

 barrows on Salisbury Plain. This was agreed to, and the work was begun 

 in 1802. It was then taken up by Sir R. O. Hoare." 



1849 — 50. Autobiography : two vols., 8vo., xiv., 502 ; and 



xxii, 216 ; with appendix, iv., 206 ; illustrated : London. 

 Britton was born at Kington, near Chippenham. In 1802 he made two 

 drawings of Stonehenge, showing its appearance both before and after 



