Charles Edwin Ponting, F.S.A., (1850–1932) was a Gothic Revival architect who practised in

Marlborough, Wiltshire Marlborough ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. The town is on the River Kennet, 24 miles (39 km) north of Salisbury and 10 miles (16&n ...

Career

Ponting began his architectural career in 1864 in the office of the architect

Samuel Overton Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

. He was agent for Meux brewing family's estate from 1870 until 1888. After Admiral

Hedworth Meux Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Hedworth Meux (pronounced ''Mews''; ''né'' Lambton; 5 July 1856 – 20 September 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he was present at the bombardment of Alexandria during the Anglo-E ...

inherited

Theobalds House Theobalds House (also known as Theobalds Palace) in the parish of Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a significant stately home and (later) royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Set in extensive parkland, it was ...

in Hertfordshire in 1910, Ponting enlarged the house for him. In 1883 the

Diocese of Salisbury The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of Dorset (excepting the deaneries of Bournemouth and Christchurch, which fall within the ...

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.

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 Martha and Mary. Ponting never remarried, and the twins remained unmarried and lived with him until his death.

Works

*National School, Overton and Fyfield,

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershir ...

, 1875 *St. Michael's parish church, West Overton, Wiltshire, 1878 *St. Peter ad Vincula parish church,

Broad Hinton Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Uffcott and The Weir. Disambiguation This village of Broad Hinton near Swindon should not be confused with Broad ...

, Wiltshire: restoration, 1879 *All Saints' parish church, Liddington, Wiltshire: restoration, 1880s *St. Matthew's parish church, Mere, Wiltshire, 1882 * East Kennett, Wiltshire: village dispensary and parish room, 1884 *All Saints' parish church, Marden, Wiltshire: rebuilding, 1885 *St. Mary, St. Katherine and All Saints' parish church, Edington, Wiltshire: restoration, 1887 *St. Giles' parish church, Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire: rebuilt chancel, 1888 *St. John the Baptist parish church, Yaverland,

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a Counties of England, county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the List of islands of England#Largest islands, largest and List of islands of England#Mo ...

: reredos, 1889 *St. John the Baptist parish church, Pewsey, Wiltshire: restoration, 1889–90 *St. Katherine's parish church, Holt, Wiltshire: rebuilding, 1891 *St. Mary's parish church,

Almondsbury Almondsbury () is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England, and a civil parish which also includes the villages of Hortham, Gaunt's Earthcott, Over, Easter Compton, Compton Greenfield, Hallen a ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) 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. The county town is the city of Gl ...

: oak

reredos A reredos ( , , ) is a large altarpiece, a screen, or decoration placed behind the altar in a church. It often includes religious images. The term ''reredos'' may also be used for similar structures, if elaborate, in secular architecture, for ...

, 1891 *St. Andrew's parish church, Rockbourne,

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

: restoration, 1893 * St. Michael's parish church, Melksham, Wiltshire: oak reredos, 1894 * St. Birinus' parish church, Redlynch, Wiltshire: 1894–96 *

Dauntsey's School Dauntsey's School is a public school (independent boarding and day school) for pupils aged 11–18 in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The school was founded in 1542, in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a maste ...

, West Lavington, Wiltshire, 1895 * All Saints' parish church, Leigh, Wiltshire: relocation & reconstruction, 1896 *St. John's parish church, Bemerton, Wiltshire: restoration, 1896 *St. John the Evangelist parish church, Ford, North Wiltshire, 1897 *St. Michael's parish church,

Beer Hackett Beer Hackett is a small village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated southwest of Sherborne and southeast of Yeovil. The civil parish includes the small settlement of Knighton to the east. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-yea ...

, Dorset: tower, 1897 *Holy Trinity parish church, Bradpole, Dorset: north aisle, 1897 *St. Andrew's parish church, West Stafford, Dorset: chancel, 1898 *All Saints' parish church, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire: oak reredos, 1899 *St. Thomas' parish church,

Southwick, Wiltshire Southwick is a semi-rural village and civil parish southwest of the county town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. It is separated from the southwest fringe of Trowbridge only by the Southwick Country Park, which consists of of open fields. ...

: 1899–1904 * Marlborough Town Hall,

, 1901–02 * St. Mary's parish church,

Fordingbridge Fordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,000 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England, near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest, famed for its late mediev ...

, Hampshire: restoration, 1901–03 *St. George's parish church, Bourton, Dorset: tower, 1903–05 *St. Mary's parish church, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire: restoration, 1904 *Parish church of Christ, Shaw, Wiltshire, 1905 *St. Aldhelm's parish church, Sandleheath, Hampshire, 1907 * St. Stephen's parish church, Kingston Lacy, Dorset, 1907 * Lytes Cary manor house,

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lor ...

: restoration, after 1907 * St. Eustace's parish church, Ibberton, Dorset: restoration, 1907–09 * St. Martin's church, Chickerell Road, Weymouth, 1908 (now redundant) *Gymnasium,

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Founded in 1843 for the sons of Church ...

, Wiltshire, 1908 * St. Mary's parish church,

Gillingham, Dorset Gillingham ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It lies on the B3095 and B3081 roads, approximately south of the A303 trunk road and northwest of Shaftesbury. It is the most northerly town in the coun ...

: tower remodelling, 1908–09 *

, Hertfordshire: additions including tower, after 1910 * St. Mary the Virgin parish church, West Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, 1910–12 * Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire: southeast chapel, 1919 *East Bridgford War Memorial Cross, 1920 * St. George's Church, Langham,

: 1921 * St. John the Evangelist, Boreham,

Warminster Warminster () is an ancient market town with a nearby garrison, and civil parish in south west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of about 17,000 in 2011. The 11th-century Minster Church of S ...

, Wiltshire:

baptistery In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry ( Old French ''baptisterie''; Latin ''baptisterium''; Greek , 'bathing-place, baptistery', from , baptízein, 'to baptize') is the separate centrally planned structure surrounding the baptisma ...

, 1925–26 * St. Peter's parish church, Dorchester, Dorset: reredosNewman & Pevsner, 1972, page 178

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponting, Charles Gothic Revival architects English ecclesiastical architects 1850 births 1932 deaths People from Marlborough, Wiltshire