Notes on Corsham Church. 



Chapol-of-case to Box Church, the fifteenth century heams of the 

 added floor were removed, except the one against the west wall ; 

 they were boldly chamfered with stopped ends. 



The west porch is very simple in design, with small four-centred 

 arched doorway of entrance, with the remains of a holy water stoup 

 on the south side. Above the door is a single-light window. 



The priest's chamber has a good three-light pointed window in the 

 north gable with label mould and tracery little removed in style 

 from Decorated work. In the north-east angle is another circular 

 flue for a lamp, but whether used contemporaneously with the one 

 at the east end is doubtful. There is a large fireplace on the ground- 

 floor next to the arched door of connection with the hospice, also a 

 similar arched door above, to serve the upper story, and both doors 

 and fireplace are of the later fifteenth century alterations. 



Jotes on Cowjjsm Cjjntfj}. 1 



By C. H. Talbot. 



(^^P^HE reason why I have desired to read some notes on Corsham 

 Church is this. I knew the Church, to a certain extent, 

 before the alterations of 1878. I foresaw the mischief that was 

 going to be done, though not the full extent of it, and, to the best 

 of my ability, I endeavoured to avert it, but without effect. Un- 

 fortunately I have mislaid the notes that I made at the time. 



The Church, as I first knew it, was a very interesting one, standing 

 in need, however, of a careful and conservative restoration, which it 

 was not destined to obtain. The principal defect then existing j 

 internally was that, on each side of the Norman nave, a pillar had 

 been removed and one large arch had been substituted for two of 



1 Read on the spot,. July 31st, 1895, 



