The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed

Houses of Lackham 2 nd ed 9
at the western end of the building to the south of the curtilage wall. In the
article the engraver missed an entire roof ridge. This omission has serious
implications for anyone trying to work out the house floor plan from the
published illustration.
There is also a watercolour by Canon Jackson (in his papers at the Society
of Antiquaries) but this follows the published article, not Kite‟s or Dingley‟s
originals.
The only other illustration of the early house is an engraving by Kite that
reproduces an illustration made in August 1790 by Grimm. This is a sketch
in one of the many volumes of superb illustrations compiled by him in the
late eighteenth century. They are now held in the British library 14 .
It is clear from this, and the earlier illustration, that the porch formed a
major feature, the “shield on the gable is…carved with the arms of Bluet
and Baynard ” 15 . The Bluet arms are on the front (western) side
Fig. 2 Arms of the Bluet family **
After Buckeridge (1995) 16
and the Baynard arms are clearly visible facing south.
14 British Library Additional MSS no. 15,547, dated August 1790
15 Kite EJ (1899) Old Lackham House and its owners Wilts Notes & Queries, III,
16 Buckeridge, D (1995) Church Heraldry in Wiltshire
Or, an eagle displayed gules, armed or