. Wiltshire notes and queries . Chapel in Mere Church, mentioned above,has just been restored under the direction of Mr. Charles , , of Lockeridge, Marlborough, and at the expenseof the late Miss Chafyn-(jrove. It may be interesting to recordthe work carried out in this restoration. The following is fromMr, Pontings report:— The chapel dates from the last quarter of the fourteenthcentury, and was doubtless built by John IJettesthorne, whofounded the chantry, and who died in 139S. His brass, in almostperfect condition, is in the pavement of the chapel facing thealtar. The chapel
. Wiltshire notes and queries . Chapel in Mere Church, mentioned above,has just been restored under the direction of Mr. Charles , , of Lockeridge, Marlborough, and at the expenseof the late Miss Chafyn-(jrove. It may be interesting to recordthe work carried out in this restoration. The following is fromMr, Pontings report:— The chapel dates from the last quarter of the fourteenthcentury, and was doubtless built by John IJettesthorne, whofounded the chantry, and who died in 139S. His brass, in almostperfect condition, is in the pavement of the chapel facing thealtar. The chapel is divided from the chancel by two magnificentoak screens of the late fifteenth century date, and a similar screenseparates it from the south aisle. Up to the time of the restora-tion, a roof constructed of deal, overlaid with slate, and builtwithin the last fifty years, covered the chapel, the gable wall at thecast end had been cut down, and its cross abolished. In restor- y>. i>- fJ^riSfWf^swyjv ;»._r,-p«:-«?j;t;,. vftv^P/ :^:4 # -i(|,»>tRii««iS«HS A List of WiitsJiire Patentees. 65 ing the chapel to something like its former dignity the deal roofhas been supplanted by one of oak, as originally, and lead hastaken the place of the slates. The east gable, with its cross, hasbeen reinstated, and, for the purpose of preserving the building,the ground outside, which hid the base of the wall from view, hasbeen lowered, and a surface-gutter formed to carry off the necessity of continuing this latter work around the entirechurcli has now been recognised, and it is being undertaken bythe Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Inside, the walls of the chapelhave been cleaned off and replastered, and the whole of thewrought stonework very carefully cleaned with brushes, so as toavoid removing the ancient tool-marks. The paving of thesanctuary has been re-laid and the steps re-formed, reusing all the-ancient tiles and inscribed stones ; a
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