This book is a regional study of the archaeological survivals of chantry chapels in Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Opening with a brief discussion of the origins of chantry chapel foundation, the central section of the book is an interesting exploration of what can be discovered about chantries from an archaeological perspective. The book concludes with an analysis of the social and religious context of chantry foundation, and the impact of the Reformation. A selective gazetteer, and limited index, follow. Roffey's argument is that recent studies of chantries have been overly reliant on historical records, neglecting the potential of the physical survivals of the chapels. However, the emphasis on the physical survivals skews the discussion towards the smaller number of perpetual chantries, and ignores the much larger number of temporary chantries, which seldom required the construction of a chapel. This limits the value of this study for the wider historiography of chantries. It is because of the phenomenon of temporary chantries that the terms ‘chantry’ and ‘chapel’ cannot be used interchangeably, as Roffey does here, without causing confusion. It also means that the opportunity to discuss the different nature of public/private space between temporary and permanent chantries, is missed. Although well illustrated, some of the pictures are not clear, and the significance of them may be lost on the general reader.