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The Thirty -Sixth General Meeting* 



villages still remote from railways and the busier haunts of men. 1 

 Here the five-pinnacled tower and other objects of interest in the 

 Church, ranging in age from the twelfth to the eighteenth century, 

 were well pointed out by Mr. C. E. Pontjng, F.S.A., whose notes 

 on this and the other Churches visited during this Excursion will be 

 found at a later page. 



The next place visited was West Lavington, where the Rev. 

 Canon Baynham — the Vicar — gave an account of the monuments 

 in the Church, and Mr. Ponting called attention to the various 

 changes in style and design which occurred as the fine edifice was 

 gradually brought to completion through a long period of time. 



The study of architecture, combined with the effect of the down 

 air, having by this time greatly predisposed everybody in favour of 

 luncheon, ample justice was done to the refreshments provided by 

 the proprietor of the Lopes Arms, Westbury — after the discussion 

 of which the Members entered the breaks again for the second half 

 of the day's excursion. 



The first stoppage was at Little Cheverell Church, which, with 

 the exception of the tower, was entirely re-built in 1850. A few 

 remains of the old Church have, however, been built into the walls 

 of the new building and these were examined before the party drove 

 on to Great Cheverell, .where the architectural history of the Church 

 was again explained by Mr. Ponting. On arriving at Erlestoke 

 Park the party left the carriages, and, by the kind permission of 

 Mr. Watson Taylor, proceeded through the lovely walks beside the 

 miniature lakes and cascades, and under the splendid trees for which 

 Erlestoke is famous ; the only drawback being that so little time 

 could be spared to dwell on its beauties. After a hasty glance at 

 the beautiful little Church erected in 1880 from the designs of the 

 late Mr. Street, and containing a good east window by Clayton & \ 

 Bel!, the party entered the carriages again and drove on to East t 

 Coulston, stopping there for a look at the little Church, with its , (] 

 Norman doorway, built up in the wall, before passing to Edington. | 



The visit to the magnificent Church of this place, under the a 

 personal guidance of Mr. Ponting, who has so ably and carefully I (] 

 directed its restoration during the last few years, was, perhaps, the I 



