peared from time to time in various periodicals and MSS. that were
kindly placed at his disposal by the Secretary of the Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings.

He desires to express his thanks to the Vicars of the two churches
for permission to thoroughly examine every part of the buildings,
and to photograph them without let or hindrance; he also wishes to bear
testimony to the readiness shown by the clerks and vergers in imparting
local information and in facilitating his photographic work.

T. P.

_October_ 1899.

CONTENTS

WIMBORNE MINSTER

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CHAPTER I.--History of the Building 3
Date of Foundation 5
The Norman Church 8, 9
Alterations in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries 10, 11
Alterations in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries 11, 12
Modern Restorations 14

CHAPTER II.--The Exterior 16
The Central Tower 16
The North Porch 22
The East Window 24
The Sundial 25
The South Porch 25
The Western Tower 26

CHAPTER III.--The Interior 29
The North Porch 29
The Aisles 29, 38
The Clerestory 33
The Central Tower 34
The Transepts 38
The East End, Choir and Presbytery 42
Sedilia and Piscina 44
The Beaufort and Courtenay Tombs and Brass of Aethelred 42, 47
The South Choir Aisle and Etricke Tomb 48
The North Choir Aisle and Uvedale Monument 50, 51
The Crypt, Vestry, and Library 52
Deans of Wimborne