building is much overgrown with ivy, which by a comparison of the
illustration given in the work just quoted with its present condition,
as represented in the photograph here reproduced, has increased
considerably during the last fifty years. It is due to the memory of the
Rev. William Jackson, who was vicar of Christchurch from 1778 to 1802,
that it should be recorded that he saved this valuable relic of Norman
domestic architecture from destruction. He was evidently imbued with a
spirit of love for antiquity by no means common a hundred years ago, and
far too rare even at the present day.

DIMENSIONS OF CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY

Extreme length 311 feet.
Length of Nave 118 " 9 inches.
Width of Nave 58 " 5 "
Height of Nave 58 "
Length of Transept 101 " 2 "
Width of Transept 24 " 4 "
Length of Choir 70 "
Width of Choir with Aisles 60 " 6 "
Height of Choir 63 "
Length of side of Tower, E. to W. 27 " 9 "
" " " N. to S. 22 " 4 "
Height of Tower 120 "
Length of Lady Chapel 36 " 4 "
Width of Lady Chapel 21 " 1 "
Length of St Michael's Loft 58 " 3 "
Width of St Michael's Loft 19 " 7 "

AREA 18,300 sq. feet.

PLANS

[Illustration: PLAN OF WIMBORNE MINSTER]

[Illustration: PLAN OF CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY]

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Transcriber's note:

Page 5: "commemerated" corrected to "commemorated."

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