The Project Gutenberg eBook, Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory, by Thomas Perkins

Title: Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory

A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings

Author: Thomas Perkins

Release Date: October 9, 2006 [eBook #19511]

Language: English

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WIMBORNE MINSTER
AND
CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY

A SHORT HISTORY OF THEIR
FOUNDATION AND DESCRIPTION
OF THEIR BUILDINGS

BY THE

REV. THOMAS PERKINS

M.A., F.R.A.S.
RECTOR OF TURNWORTH, DORSET

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE
AUTHOR

LONDON GEORGE BELL & SONS 1902

First Edition 1899
Second Edition, Revised, 1902

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

When writing the chapters of the present volume which treat of Wimborne Minster, the author consulted the last edition of Hutchins' "History of Dorset," which contains a considerable amount of somewhat ill-arranged information on the subject, verifying all the descriptions by actual examination of the building; similarly, when preparing the part of this volume dealing with Christchurch Priory, he made some use of "The Memorials of Christchurch Twynham," written originally by the Rev. Mackenzie Walcott, F.S.A., and revised after his death in 1880 by Mr B. Edmund Ferrey, F.S.A. He also consulted papers on the subject that have appeared 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.

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