Recent Wiltshire Boohs, Pamphlets, and Articles. 



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1901, Jan. 16th, Feb. 13th, March 20th, April 17th, May 22nd, June 12th, 



1902. Miss Dowding disarms criticism at the outset by the statement that 

 her notes are not intended to be read by antiquaries. She discourses in a 

 gossippy way on the market, monastery, churchyard, boundary, and 

 preaching crosses, Maypoles, Druids, Gospel oaks, &c, and in her fourth 

 paper comes to the existing crosses of Wiltshire. Here she appears to 

 include among the Pre-Norman remains of crosses the cross bases at 

 Shrewton and Maddington, as well as that at Purton, all of which are of 

 much later date. Balls as heads of crosses are of 16th or 17th century 

 date, and not mediaeval. Miss Dowding makes some mention of forty-two 

 or forty-three crosses in Wilts. 



Secret Chambers and Hiding-Places. The Historic, 



Eomantic, and Legendary Stories and Traditions about hiding-holes, 

 Secret Chambers, etc., by Allan Fea. 2nd edition. London : Bousfield 

 & Go, [1901.] 



The Wiltshire references are as follows ; — Heale House, the hiding-hole 

 and King Charles' escape ; Salisbury, the " King's Arms " Inn, in St. 

 John's St., and the hiding-hole in a summer-house opposite, in what is 

 now Miss Marion's garden, and their connection with Cavalier doings ; 

 peep-hole in stone mask at Great Chain eld ; hiding-place at Fifield 

 House ; and secret passage at Liddington. 



Wiltshire Illustrations : — Heale House ; Secret Panel in the Salisbury 

 Summer House ; and Old Summer-House, Salisbury. 



Fog and Dew Ponds on the Downs. The Spectator, Nov. 



16th, 1901, had an interesting article on this subject. At Lockinge, 

 Berks, five nights of winter fog in January gave a total rise of 8 inches 

 in one of these ponds, whilst five days of heavy spring dews in April 

 and May gave a total rise of only inches. Where possible it is well 

 to have a tree, even if only a stunted thorn, overhanging the pond, to 

 condense the mists. It is contended that the dew ponds have held out 

 during the recent dry seasons when the ponds of the low ground have all 

 been dry. 



Malmesbtiry. An article by the Bishop of Bristol (G. F. Browne) in 

 the Guardian, July 24th, 1901, dealing with Malmesbury as the last 

 stronghold of the Britons against the advancing Saxons, and as a seat of 

 learning and a monastery under Maildubh and Aldhelm and William of 

 Malmesbury. 



WiltOll HOUSe Gardens. A descriptive article, by W. StrugnelJ, 

 in Wilts County Mirror, May 31st, 1901, reprinted from Journal of 

 Horticulture. 



Blacklands Park, The Great Oak Tree, the largest 



sound oak in the county, was blown down in the gales of March, 1901. 



