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' Suppression of the Monastic Houses of Wiltshire," full of valuable 

 i iterial, which will be found at a later page of the Magazine. The 

 ■itnpany — which numbered thirty-one — then dispersed. 



THUESDAY, AUGUST 1st. 



The central attraction of this day's excursion was CASTLE COMBE, 



• lere the number of Members was larger than at any other point 

 ( the route, between fifty and sixty sitting down to the luncheon, 

 ! generously given by Mr. Lowndes in a tent pitched in his 

 '♦autiful grounds. But, though Castle Combe was the central 



• int, the whole route was full of objects of interest, to a great 



• tent quite unknown to dwellers in other parts of Wiltshire, 

 i arting from the Town Hall at 9.30, the first stoppage was at 

 ; IELDON, now and probably for two centuries past a farm-house, 

 hit once one 1 of the manors of Chippenham and the seat of the 

 iscelyne family. The very remarkable porch of the original 



'. »use, of late thirteenth century date, with its vaulted roof and 

 \rvise over it, still remains intact, though it shows dangerous 

 tapis of decay in the upper part of the walls. It is greatly to be 

 bped that this singularly interesting example of domestic Gothic 

 -in its kind almost unrivalled in the County of Wilts, may receive 

 ; Le attention and care that it certainly merits before its condition 

 Bcomes worse than it is at present. The little private Chapel of 

 te fifteenth century — now degraded to a stable — is also an unusual 

 :ature in Wiltshire. 



From this the carriages proceeded past the remains of Sir Gilbert 

 rynne's house at ALLINGTON, now converted into a barn, and the 

 3ry picturesque front of BULIDGE HOUSE, to YATTON KEYNELL. 

 [ere the CHURCH was first visited, the most notable features of 

 v hich are the tower with its panelled upper story, the west porch, 

 ad the fine stone chancel screen. The party afterwards strolled 

 irough the rectory garden with its quaint little eighteenth century 

 immer-house of brick, similar to others at Bulidge and elsewhere 

 1 this neighbourhood, and then walked down to the MANOR HOUSE, 

 ie front of which — dated 1659, is singularly pleasing in design, 

 rom this point the carriages drove to CASTLE COMBE, where they 



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