SOUTHAMPTON, SALISBURY GLASTONBURY, WORCESTER. The Southampton Guide: being a description of the ancient and present state of that neighbourhood; together with the principal roads ... Eighteenth edition, enlarged and improved. [2], ii, 5-114pp Southampton: printed and sold by T. Skelton. [1805]. Dodsworth, William. A Guide to the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, with a particular account of the late great improvements made therein, under the direction of James Wyatt, Esq. The sixth edition. [6], 78pp. [Salisbury. printed for the Author, by B. C. Collins. 1800. The History and Antiquities of Glastonbury, collected from various authors, to which is added an account of the mineral waters, and the Glastonbury Thorn. vi, 7-48pp., half-title. Scarce, WorldCat records 3 copies only (BL, Bristol; Yale). Nichols, printer. 1805 A Brief History of Worcester; or, "Worcester guide" improved : with a description of the neighbouring towns, villages, and seats, that are most worthy of notice. [6], 123, [1]p., half-title., 3 copper engraved plates Birmingham, James Belcher. 1802. Four guides bound together in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, Rebacked retaining the original, but rubbed, spine, original gilt label. Boards rubbed, corner tips worn. Clean copies internally. Armorial book-plate of Nathaniel Ellson, and on the front-end-paper there are two mounted engravings of churches, both signed ‘Matthews, sculpt. £180.00 The second guide in this collection dates from an interesting time in the history of Salisbury Cathedral. Bishop Shute Barrington (1734-1826) employed the architect James Wyatt to remodel the cathedral, resulting in its closure from 1789-92. Wyatt demolished the remains to the bell tower; drained and levelled the churchyard; removed the perpendicular screen, tow medieval wall paintings, and two porches; rearranged the medieval tombs, and whitewashed or removed medieval wall paintings. Wyatt’s remodelling was carried with the aim of creating a simpler interior, and the results were applauded by many of his contemporaries. However his disregard for the historical integrity of the Cathedral appalled the antiquary John Carter (1748- 1817), and subsequent generations of historians. This guide offers a ‘particular account of the great improvements made... under the direction of James Wyatt’, and cites Wyatt’s pre-works survey in Chapter III.