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CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN & Co.:
LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK.
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CONTENTS.
SALISBURY PLAIN AND STONEHENGE.
Character of the Plain-Old Sarum-Turner and Salisbury Plain-Stonehenge-Etymology-The Great
Circle and the Triliths-The Avenue and the Cursus-Traditions and Speculations-Uncertainty of
Date and of Purpose-Sepulchral Barrows-Amesbury-Convent and Church
LEEDS.
Origin and Early History-Cloth-making-First Factories-Increase in Population-Old Leeds-The
Modern Town-Churches-Church of St John-The Parish Church-The Town Hall-Development of
the Woollen Trade in Leeds during the Present Century-The Cloth-mills-Messrs. Marshall's Flax-mill
-Great Benefactors of Leeds-Edward Baines and the Leeds Mercury
THE CINQUE PORTS.
Views from the Castle Hill of Dover-The "Saxon Shore"-The Cinque Ports, their Duties and
Privileges Sandwich-Ebbsfleet-Richborough-The Goodwins-Dover-Hythe-Courts of the Cinque
Ports-Rye-Winchelsea-Hastings-Pevensey-Seals of the Cinque Ports.
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DUNFERMLINE.
Journey to Dunfermline from Edinburgh-History of Dunfermline-Malcolm Canmore and St. Margaret
-Anglo-Saxon Scotland-The Abbey Church-Comparison with Durham-Date of Nave-Traditions of
St. Margaret The Palace-The Town.
THE PLYM, FROM THE SOURCE TO PLYMOUTH.
The Rivers of Devonshire-Sources of the Plym-Old English Names-Sheepstor-The Dewerstone-
Shaugh Bridge The Slannings-Bickleigh Vale-Plympton-Old Remains and Memories-Sir Joshua
Reynolds-Approach to Plymouth-The Catwater
CROWLAND.
The Monasteries of the Fenland-" Courteous Crowland "-Approach to Crowland-Peakirk and St.
Pega-The Dykes and Drains of Fenland-Character of the Scenery-The Village of Crowland-The
Triangular Bridge—The Remains of the Abbey-Its History—The Cell of St. Guthlac-Abbot Ingulf—
Ordericus Vitalis-Waltheof Buried at Crowland-Dissolution of the Abbey-A Warlike Cleric.
LUDLOW.
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Ludlow Castle in its Greatness and its Decay-View of the Town from Whitcliffe-The Welsh Marshes—
Early Strongholds-Richard's Castle-Position of Ludlow-Ludford-The Old Bridge-Early History of
the Castle-Joyce de Dinan-Fulke Fitz-Warine-The De Lacys and Mortimers-Ludlow a Royal Castle
-Prince Arthur--The Earl of Bridgewater Lord President-Description of the Castle-The Great Hall
the Scene of "Comus"-Mary Knoll Valley-Ludlow Church-Old Inns-The "Feathers "The
"Angel"-A Dark Story . 93
WEST CORNWALL AND THE LAND'S END.
An Ancient Dinner-table, and a Modern One-General Character of West Cornwall-W. Borlase, the
Cornish Antiquary-The Hundred of Penwith-Early Accounts-St. Michael's Mount, and its History—
St. Michael's Chair-The Tin Traffic-Primitive Hut-villages -Chysoister-Penzance, and its Trade-The
Pilchard Fishery-Dolly Pentreath-The Land's End-The Logan-A Lonely Church and its Legend-Cliff
Scenery of the Land's End-Old Cornish Churches-St. Sennen- St. Just-Primitive Stone Circles-
Zennor and Chywoone
EDGEHILL AND NASEBY.
Two Great Battle-fields-Character of the Scenery of Central England-The Ancient Roads - The Battle of
Edgehill-March of the King-Edgecot House-The Battle-field-Memorials of the Fight-Position of
Naseby-March of Fairfax-The King Warned-Fairfax Forces a Battle-The Battle-field of Naseby-The
Battle-Defeat of the Royalists-The Slaughter at Marston Trussell-Naseby at the Present Day-Sulby
Hedges The Church
THE CLYDE, FROM ITS SOURCE TO DUMBARTON.
The Sources of the Clyde and the Tweed-Romance of the Upper Clyde-Drochil Castle-Wild Scenery-
The First Tributary, the Daer Water-Reminiscences of Wallace-Biggar Water and the " Cadger's
Brig "-Bothwell Castle and its Relics-Glasgow and its Industries-Alcluyd-Wallace's Sword-Dum-
barton Rock and Castle-The Firth of Clyde
BURGHLEY.
Lord Bacon on Building-Burghley his evident Ideal-Grandeurs of the House-The Approach and
Entrance-gate-The Interior-The Chapel-The Billiard-room-Portraits-The "Lord of Burghley "-
Tennyson's Poem-The Real Facts-The Old Ball-room and its Decorations-Queen Elizabeth's Chamber
-The Pagoda-room-A Grand Collection of Portraits-The George IV. Rooms-Royal Visitors at
Burghley-The Carlo Dolce Picture-The Gardens-" Capability Brown "-The Town of Stamford-Its
Great Antiquity-Once a Resort of Learning-Its Churches-St. Martin's and the Cecil Monuments-The
"George" Inn
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THE WEALD OF KENT.
The "Wealden Formation-General Character of the Country-The Oaks-Goudhurst and the
"Smugglers ❞—Bedgebury and the Beresfords-Cranbrook and its Industries-Sissinghurst—Sir R. Baker
-The Painter's Retreat-Bayham Abbey and its History-The Modern House-Tunbridge-The Castle-
Churches and Grammar School-Tunbridge Wells-Penshurst and Sir Philip Sidney-Penshurst Place-
The Pictures-The Sidney Family-Hever Castle and the Boleyns-Leeds Castle-Tenterden Steeple and
the Goodwin Sands
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THE DEE.
Beauty of the Dee-Its Course-Derivation of the Name-Deva-Bala Lake-Upper Waters of the Dee-
Corwen-The Vale of Llangollen-Plas Newydd and the "Ladies of Llangollen "-Valle Crucis Abbey-
Dinas Brân-Viaduct over the Dee-The Hills round Llangollen-Wynnstay-The House and Grounds—
Chirk Castle-Ruabon-Wrexham-Bangor-Holt and its Castle-Chester-The "Sands of Dee"
WOBURN.
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The Town and the Abbey-Origin of the Name-The Old Abbey and its History-Its Dissolution-Building
of the New House-Description of the Building-The Portraits-Horace Walpole's Criticisms-Lord
William and Lady Rachel-The "Lion's Head" from "Button's "-The Library-Statue-gallery and
Green-house-The Park and Gardens-Farms on the Estate-Royal Visits-The Town of Woburn and the
Churches-Pedigree of the Russells-Earl Russell-Agricultural Improvements-The Bedford Level . 207