EDITORIAL NOTE
The present volume, the third in the Wiltshire series to be published, has
been prepared under the superintendence of the Wiltshire Victoria County
History Committee. The origin and constitution of that Committee are
described in the Editorial Note prefixed to the Victoria History of Wiltshire,
Volume VII, and it is sufficient here to say that the Committee have been
good enough to continue their valuable grants for the support of a local
editor, and have thus enabled the University of London to play their part
as publishers.
Users of the History will be familiar with the original scheme of arrangement under which the general history of a county was broken into single
chapters on ecclesiastical, political, and economic history, each covering
the whole period of time. In the case of Wiltshire this plan has not been
followed, and a substantial modification is to be found in this volume, where,
in place of a single chapter on ecclesiastical history, there will be found
three chapters on the Church of England, one on Roman Catholicism, and
one on Protestant Nonconformity. In these general sections it has been
the aim to bring out the spiritual life of the religious communities no less
than their institutional development. The articles on religious houses are
of conventional design but are longer than those in preceding county series.
At many stages of editing most valuable services were performed by
Mr. J. L. Kirby, F.S.A. Thanks are also due to the Diocesan Registrar
(Mr. A. M. Barker), the County Archivist (Mr. M. G. Rathbone), and
their staffs, to the late Canon W. J. Barton (sometime Custos Munimentorum
to the Chapter), and to the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College,
all of whom, by their kindness, facilitated access to documents in their
charge.
WILTSHIRE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY COMMITTEE
Where not otherwise stated members have served on the Committee from 1947 until December 1955.
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Alderman W. R. Robins, O.B.E., Chairman |
Representing the Wiltshire County Council
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| Mr. J. A. Arnold-Forster, O.B.E. (resigned 1952) |
| Colonel R. W. Awdry, C.B.E. (died 1949) |
| Alderman J. L. Calderwood |
| Mr. E. C. Elwell (died 1948) |
| The Marchioness of Northampton (resigned 1950) |
| Dr. A. Shaw Mellor (since 1955) |
| Alderman W. E. Stevens (since 1949) |
| Dr. T. R. Thomson (since 1949) |
| Councillor A. J. Bown (since 1954) |
Representing the Swindon Borough Council
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| Councillor A. M. Bennett (resigned 1954) |
| Alderman H. Diment (resigned 1955) |
| Alderman W. H. Gardner (resigned 1952) |
| Alderman H. G. Lewis (since 1955) |
| Councillor R. G. Gordon (since 1948) |
Representing the Salisbury City Council
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| Councillor H. E. Randall (since 1948) |
| Mr. H. C. Brentnall (died 1955) |
Representing the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
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| Dr. G. M. Young, C.B. |
| Mr. E. G. H. Kempson (since 1955) |
| Mr. R. B. Pugh |
Representing the Records Branch of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, and after 1949 also the Central Committee of the Victoria County History
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| Canon W. J. Barton (died 1955) |
Representing the Bishop of Salisbury
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| Canon C. F. Harman (resigned 1955) |
Representing the Bishop of Bristol
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| Canon W. J. Cratchley (since 1955) |
| Mr. A. Taylor Milne (resigned 1949) |
Representing the Central Committee of the Victoria County History
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Co-opted Members
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Professor T. S. Ashton, F.B.A.
Professor D. C. Douglas, F.B.A.
Mr. G. E. Fussell
Professor H. J. Habakkuk (co-opted 1950)
Professor C. F. C. Hawkes, F.B.A.
Dr. W. G. Hoskins (co-opted 1952) |
Mr. R. V. Lennard
Mr. J. H. P. Pafford (since 1948)
Professor S. Piggott, F.B.A.
Dr.G.D.Ramsay
Professor R. B. Wernham (co-opted 1950) |
| Mr. D. Murray John, O.B.E., Hon, Secretary |
| Mr. M. G. Rathbone, Deputy Hon. Secretary |
| Mr. E. Eckersley, Hon. Treasurer |