Charles Ponting
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Charles Edwin Ponting, F.S.A., (1850–1932) was a Gothic Revival architect
who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
family's estate from 1870 until 1888. After Admiral Hedworth Meux
inherited Theobalds House
in Hertfordshire
in 1910, Ponting enlarged the house for him.
In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury
appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations for the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire. Part of the Diocese of Bristol
was added to his responsibilities in 1887 and the Diocese of Salisbury added the Archdeaconry of Dorset to his duties in 1892. He resigned from his post with the Bristol Diocese in 1915 and from that with the Salisbury Diocese in 1923.
and Mary. Ponting never remarried, and the twins remained unmarried and lived with him until his death.
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Career
Ponting began his architectural career in 1864 in the office of the architect Samuel Overton. He was agent for Meux brewingMeux's Brewery
Meux's Brewery Co Ltd was a London brewery owned by Sir Henry Meux. Established in 1764 the company was a major supplier of porter in the area. The company had several breweries around London and was eventually sold off in 1961.-Owners and mergers:...
family's estate from 1870 until 1888. After Admiral Hedworth Meux
Hedworth Meux
Admiral of the Fleet The Hon Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO , formerly The Hon Hedworth Lambton was an English naval officer famous for bringing help to the British forces in the Siege of Ladysmith....
inherited Theobalds House
Theobalds House
Theobalds House , located in Theobalds Park, just outside Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a prominent stately home and royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries.- Early history :...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
in 1910, Ponting enlarged the house for him.
In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury
Diocese of Salisbury
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England. The diocese covers Dorset and most of Wiltshire and is a constituent diocese of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury and the diocesan synod...
appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations for the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire. Part of the Diocese of Bristol
Diocese of Bristol
The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire to Swindon...
was added to his responsibilities in 1887 and the Diocese of Salisbury added the Archdeaconry of Dorset to his duties in 1892. He resigned from his post with the Bristol Diocese in 1915 and from that with the Salisbury Diocese in 1923.
Family
Ponting married Overton's daughter Martha Margaretta in 1872. She died in 1873 at the age of 20 while giving birth to their twin daughters MarthaMartha
Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem...
and Mary. Ponting never remarried, and the twins remained unmarried and lived with him until his death.
Works
- National School, Overton and FyfieldFyfield and West OvertonFyfield and West Overton is a civil parish comprising the adjacent villages of Fyfield, Lockeridge and West Overton, in the English county of Wiltshire.-Local government:Fyfield and West Overton is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, 1875 - St. Michael's parish church, West OvertonWest Overton-Local government:West Overton forms part of the civil parish of Fyfield and West Overton, which has an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of Wiltshire Council. Both councils are responsible for different aspects of local government....
, 1878 - St. Peter ad Vincula parish church, Broad HintonBroad HintonBroad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of The Weir. The village is about southwest of Swindon....
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1879 - All Saints' parish church, LiddingtonLiddingtonLiddington is a village near Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The settlement lies south east of Swindon town, close to the M4 motorway, junction 15 of which is about 1.5 kilometres away via the B4192 - known as Purley Road where it passes through Liddington village.The parish as a whole has been an...
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1880's - St. Matthew's parish church, Mere, WiltshireMere, WiltshireMere is a small town in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the extreme southwestern tip of Salisbury Plain close to the borders of Somerset and Dorset....
, 1882 - East KennettEast KennettEast Kennett is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 105.-Local government:...
, Wiltshire: village dispensary and parish room, 1884 - All Saints' parish church, Marden, WiltshireMarden, WiltshireMarden is a small village in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England.-Location:The village lies on the River Avon some six miles to the south-east of the town of Devizes, near the edge of Salisbury Plain...
: rebuilding, 1885 - St. Mary, St. Katherine and All Saints' parish church, Edington, WiltshireEdington, WiltshireEdington is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about five miles east of Westbury.The parish includes two principal settlements, Edington village and Tinhead, which lies between the main village and Coulston and contains the parish's only surviving public house, The Paulet Arms...
: restoration, 1887 - St. Giles' parish church, Stanton St QuintinStanton St Quintin- External links :...
, Wiltshire: rebuilt chancel, 1888 - St. John the Baptist parish church, YaverlandYaverlandYaverland is a village on the Isle of Wight, just north of Sandown. It has about 200 houses. About 1/3 of a mile away from the village is the Yaverland Manor and Church. Holotype fossils have been discovered here of Yaverlandia and a pterosaur, Caulkicephalus...
, Isle of WightIsle of WightThe Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
: reredos, 1889 - St. John the Baptist parish church, PewseyPewseyPewsey is a large village, often considered a small town, at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire about west of London. It is well connected to London, the West Country and Wales being close to the M4 motorway and the A303. Also, the village is served by Pewsey railway station on the...
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1889-90 - St. Katherine's parish church, Holt, WiltshireHolt, WiltshireHolt is a village and civil parish northeast of Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire, England.The village was served by Holt Junction railway station of GWR Devizes Branch Line, until its closure in 1966.-Parish church:...
: rebuilding, 1891 - St. Mary's parish church, AlmondsburyAlmondsburyAlmondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England.-Description:The village is split by a steep hill, part of the escarpment overlooking the Severn floodplain. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is...
, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
: oak reredosReredosthumb|300px|right|An altar and reredos from [[St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church|St. Josaphat Catholic Church]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. This would be called a [[retable]] in many other languages and countries....
, 1891 - St. Andrew's parish church, RockbourneRockbourneRockbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire, close to Fordingbridge.-Overview:Rockbourne is a village of thatch, brick and timber houses, next to a stream now known as Sweatfords Water. The village consists chiefly of one street almost half a mile long. The church is...
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
: restoration, 1893 - St. Michael's parish church, MelkshamMelkshamMelksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated southeast of the city of Bath, south of Chippenham, west of Devizes and north of Warminster on the A350 national route. The 2001 UK census cited Melksham as having 20,000...
, Wiltshire: oak reredos, 1894 - St. Birinus' parish church, RedlynchRedlynchRedlynch is a hamlet and civil parish about southeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Morgan's Vale immediately west of Redlynch, and Lover southeast of Redlynch...
, Wiltshire: 1894-96 - Dauntsey's SchoolDauntsey's SchoolDauntsey's School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The School was founded in 1542, in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers....
, West Lavington, WiltshireWest Lavington, WiltshireWest Lavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.West Lavington is located on the A360 road between Devizes and Salisbury in Wiltshire, five miles south of Devizes. The village was originally known as Bishops' Lavington....
, 1895 - All Saints' parish church, Leigh, WiltshireLeigh, WiltshireLeigh is a village in north Wiltshire, England. It is located on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park and near to the border with Gloucestershire.-All Saints Church:...
: relocation & reconstruction, 1896 - St. John's parish church, BemertonBemertonBemerton, once a separate village to the west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, is now virtually a suburb of that city. George Herbert was Rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton and is buried at Bemerton....
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1896 - St. John the Evangelist parish church, Ford, WiltshireFord, WiltshireFord is a small village located in the northwest of Wiltshire. It had a population of 580 in the 2001 census. The village is situated along a small stretch of the A420 road, lying 11 miles east of Bristol and 4 miles west of Chippenham....
, 1897 - St. Michael's parish church, Bere Hackett, Dorset: tower, 1897
- Holy Trinity parish church, BradpoleBradpoleBradpole is a village in south west Dorset, England, in the Brit valley, one mile outside Bridport. The village has a population of 2,270 , 38.8% are retired.- External links :***...
, Dorset: north aisle, 1897 - St. Andrew's parish church, West StaffordWest StaffordWest Stafford is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester. The village has a population of 270 . It contains 'The Wise Man Inn', which is the village pub, and St Andrew's Church. The river Winterbourne runs beside the village and 2 miles...
, Dorset: chancel, 1898 - All Saints' parish church, Down AmpneyDown AmpneyDown Ampney is a medium-sized village located in Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, in England.It is off the A417 which runs between Cirencester and Faringdon on the A420, and about 5 km north of Cricklade,...
, Gloucestershire: oak reredos, 1899 - St. Thomas' parish church, Southwick, WiltshireSouthwick, WiltshireSouthwick is a rural village southwest of the county town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, in England. It is separated from Trowbridge only by the Southwick Country Park, which consists of of open fields. The majority of the village lies south of the A361, which runs through the village, linking...
: 1899-1904 - Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire, 1901–02
- St. Mary's parish church, FordingbridgeFordingbridgeFordingbridge is a town and civil parish with a population of 5,700 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England, near to the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. It is south west of London, and south of the city of Salisbury. Fordingbridge is a...
, Hampshire: restoration, 1901-03 - St. George's parish church, Bourton, DorsetBourton, DorsetBourton is a village in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton. The village has a population of 772 and marks the northernmost point in Dorset...
: tower, 1903-05 - St. Mary's parish church, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire: restoration, 1904
- Parish church of Christ, Shaw, WiltshireShaw, WiltshireShaw is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without....
, 1905 - St. Aldhelm's parish church, SandleheathSandleheathSandleheath is a village and civil parish about west of Fordingbridge in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It has a population of 663.-History:Sandle Manor is an Elizabethan manor house that was extended in 1900 and 1936....
, Hampshire, 1907 - St. Stephen's parish church, Kingston LacyKingston LacyKingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, now owned by the National Trust. From the 17th to the late 20th centuries it was the family seat of the Bankes family, who had previously resided nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War...
, Dorset, 1907 - Lytes Cary manor house, SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
: restoration, after 1907 - St. Eustace's parish church, IbbertonIbbertonIbberton is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs hills, five miles south of Sturminster Newton and seven miles west of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 134 ....
, Dorset: restoration, 1907-09 - St. Martin's parish church, Chickerell Road, Weymouth, 1908 (now redundantRedundant churchA redundant church is a church building that is no longer required for regular public worship. The phrase is particularly used to refer to former Anglican buildings in the United Kingdom, but may refer to any disused church building around the world...
) - Gymnasium, Marlborough CollegeMarlborough CollegeMarlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
, Wiltshire, 1908 - St. Mary's parish church, GillinghamGillingham, DorsetGillingham is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. The town is the most northerly in the county. It is 3 miles south of the A303 lying on the B3092 and B3081. It is near to the town of Shaftesbury which lies 7 miles to the south east. Neighbouring hamlets included Peacemarsh, Bay...
, DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
: tower remodelling, 1908-09 - Theobalds HouseTheobalds HouseTheobalds House , located in Theobalds Park, just outside Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a prominent stately home and royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries.- Early history :...
, HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
: additions including tower, after 1910 - St. Mary the Virgin parish church, West Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, 1910-12
- St. George's chapel, Langham, Gillingham, DorsetGillingham, DorsetGillingham is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. The town is the most northerly in the county. It is 3 miles south of the A303 lying on the B3092 and B3081. It is near to the town of Shaftesbury which lies 7 miles to the south east. Neighbouring hamlets included Peacemarsh, Bay...
: 1921 - St. John the Evangelist, Boreham, WarminsterWarminsterWarminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were...
, Wiltshire: baptisteryBaptisteryIn Christian architecture the baptistry or baptistery is the separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistry may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral and be provided with an altar as a chapel...
, 1925-26 - St. Peter's parish church, Dorchester, Dorset: reredos