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By C. E. Ponting, F.S.A. 



(The greater part of this paper was read at the Salisbury Meeting, August 

 5th, 1887, and is noto reprinted from the Archceological Journal, vol. xlv., 

 p. 43, by hind permission of the Council of the Royal Archceological 

 Institute.) 



N his admirable and exhaustive paper on the History of 

 Edington Monastery, published in the Wiltshire Archceo- 

 logical Magazine, vol. xx., p. 241, Canon Jackson modestly states 

 that " he only pretends to make a little contribution of some details 

 relating principally to the Monastic Establishment ; " and also that 

 " the grand old Church deserves — what it has not yet obtained — a 

 volume to itself, and one that should be rich in illustration." 



When T had the honour of being invited to read a paper on 

 Edington Church it occurred to me that — whilst leaving the writing 

 of a volume on the subject in more able hands — it might not be 

 without interest to some who are not well acquainted with the 

 building if I ventured to supplement what Canon Jackson has said 

 with a few details of the Church itself which have come before my 

 notice in my long acquaintance with it, and in particular during 

 my recent closer study of this and other works of Bishop 

 Edington. 



In illustration of my remarks I venture to make use of the plans 

 which I have prepared for the restoration of the Church — I use 

 the word restoration in its most conservative sense — and of other 

 drawings which I produce for this special purpose. 



To make my remarks the more intelligible I will first state 

 shortly the history of the Monastery and its founder, culled from 

 Canon Jackson's more elaborate details — the main authority for 

 which is the Register of Edington, forming No. 442 of the Lans- 

 downe MSS. in the British Museum, and I here wish to express 

 my obligation to the worthy Canon for so readily placing these 

 results of his researches at my disposal. 



