. Wiltshire notes and queries . use. 1822 ... ... — ^12 House-In>cription at Chalford ... ... .•• •• 321 House-Inscription at Bratton ... ... ••• ••• ^21 Signature of Robert Nicholas ... ... ... ••• ^ Interior of Purton Church ... ••• ••• ••• ^? I?9«ft8(WTO?.£! T<tWit(»TI oar t I^! hu. List of lllitstratious. Arms of Periton of Purton„ Keynes „Paynel „Bell-turret of St. Peters Church, BiddestoneSignature of Townscnd AndrewsOld House in Wine Street Alley, DevizesPostern Door of Lord Clarendons at PurtonNewmans Mill, formerly the Ridgeway Mill, PurtonArms of BlakeSignature of Edward Hea
. Wiltshire notes and queries . use. 1822 ... ... — ^12 House-In>cription at Chalford ... ... .•• •• 321 House-Inscription at Bratton ... ... ••• ••• ^21 Signature of Robert Nicholas ... ... ... ••• ^ Interior of Purton Church ... ••• ••• ••• ^? I?9«ft8(WTO?.£! T<tWit(»TI oar t I^! hu. List of lllitstratious. Arms of Periton of Purton„ Keynes „Paynel „Bell-turret of St. Peters Church, BiddestoneSignature of Townscnd AndrewsOld House in Wine Street Alley, DevizesPostern Door of Lord Clarendons at PurtonNewmans Mill, formerly the Ridgeway Mill, PurtonArms of BlakeSignature of Edward HearstGeorge Herberts Seal RingOld Cottage in Purton, with Corner of the ChurchyardBiddestone Manor HouseOld View of Kington St. MichaelThe Ponds Farm, Purton StokeThe Buthaye, Purton Ml34234337137G387405435449452480483510523531537 «^r- / / A 1 ??i ?i :< UJ ?i CO i 3 . 1 o DC o f •V I < ? D o_J ^UJ LL _J< o __ _ __ _ ii £2ailt^i)irt i^ott^ antJ (autrit^.. HISTORIC HOUSES—No. Chalfield Manor House, Holt. F this very beautiful house but httle remainsbeyond the north front, of which we give anillustration. It was built at the latter end ofthe reign of Henry the Sixth, by Thos. Tro-penell, and formed then one of the mostperfect and interesting examples of domesticGothic architecture. Mr. T. L. Walker, in Pugins Examples of Gothic Architecture^ says that since thennothing has been added to its beauties. The long range ofoffices to the right, and the barn, seem to have been built inQueen Elizabeths time, and in the Guest Chamber a very elabo-rate fireplace was inserted, by which the hand of destruction firstwent to work, in cutting up into the oak-ribbed roof, to admit ofthe singular design of meretricious taste. The Banqueting Hall was a room 40 feet by 20 feet, and 20feet high, entered from the richly groined Porch. The Screenwas similar to that at Haddon Hall. Unfortunately, this Hall hasbeen cut up into ro
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