It is the stateliest cellar in
Wiltshire. The Hall is spatious, and within that the priour's parlour,
wherein is good carving. In the middle of the south side of the hall
is a large chimney, over which is a great window, so that the draught
of the smoake runnes on each side of the chimney. Above the cellars
the hall and parlours are one moietie; the church or, chapell stood on
the south side of the hall, under which was a vault, as at St. Faithes
under Paules. The very fundations of this fair church are now, 1666,
digged up, where I saw severall freestone coffins, having two holes
bored in the bottome, and severall capitalls and bases of handsome
Gothique pillars. On the west end of the hall was the King's
lodgeings, which they say were very noble, and standing about 1588.
[Aubrey records some further particulars of Bradenstoke Priory; a
short account of which edifice will be found in the third volume of
the Beauties of Wiltshire. The Gentleman's Magazine, Nov. 1833,
contains a wood-cut and account of this old religious house. See also
Bowles's History of Lacock Abbey.-J. B.]
The church of Broad Chalke was dedicated to All-Hallowes, as appeares
by the ancient parish booke. The tradition is that it was built by a
lawyer, whose picture is in severall of the glasse-windowes yet
remaining, kneeling, in a purple gowne or robe, and at the bottome of
the windowes this subscription: "Orate pro felici statu Magistri
Sieardi Lenot".
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