Chapter 2

Alton Towers _Frontispiece._ The Old Mill, Selborne _Title-Page._ Market-place, Peterborough _After Contents._ The Pottergate, Alnwick 16 Perch Rock Light 17 St. George's Hall, Liverpool 19 Chester Cathedral, Exterior 21 Chester Cathedral, Interior 21 Julius Cæsar's Tower, Chester 22 Ancient Front, Chester 22 God's Providence House, Chester 23 Bishop Lloyd's Palace, Chester 23 Old Lamb Row, Chester 23 Stanley House, Front, Chester 24 Stanley House, Rear, Chester 24 Phoenix Tower, Chester 25 Water Tower, Chester 25 Abbey Gale, Chester 26 Ruins of St. John's Chapel, Chester 26 Plas Newydd, Llangollen 28 Ruins of Valle-Crucis Abbey 29 Wynnstay 30 Pont Cysylltau 30 Wrexham Tower 31 The Roodee, from the Railway-bridge, Chester 32 The "Sands o' Dee" 33 Menai Strait 36 Beaumaris Castle 37 Bangor Cathedral 37 Caernarvon Castle 39 Conway Castle, from the Road to Llanrwst 40 Falls of the Conway 41 Swallow Falls 42 Llanrwst Bridge 43 Barmouth 44 Barmouth Estuary 45 Cader Idris, on the Taly-slyn Ascent 46 Rhayadr-y-Mawddach 46 Dolgelly 47 Owen Glendower's Parliament House, Dolgelly 47 Lower Bridge, Torrent Walk, Dolgelly 48 Bala Lake 48 Aberystwith 49 Harlech Castle 50 Old Market, Warrington 51 Manchester Cathedral, from the South-east 53 Assize Courts, Manchester 54 Royal Exchange, Manchester 55 Furness Abbey 56 Castle Square, Lancaster 58 Bradda Head, Isle of Man 59 Kirk Bradden, Isle of Man 59 Rhenass Waterfall, Isle of Man 60 Castle Rushen, Isle of Man 61 Peele Castle, Isle of Man 63 Glimpse of Derwentwater, from Scafell 64 Falls of Lodore, Derwentwater 65 Road through the Cathedral Close, Carlisle 68 View on the Torrent Walk, Dolgelly 69 Peveril Castle, Castleton 71 Hardwicke Hall 72 Hardwicke Hall, Elizabethan Staircase 73 Bolsover Castle 74 The Crescent, Buxton 75 Bakewell Church 76 Haddon Hall, from the Wye 77 Haddon Hall, Entrance to Banquet-hall 78 Haddon Hall, the Terrace 79 The Peacock Inn from the Road 81 Chatsworth House, from the South-west 81 Chatsworth House, Door to State Drawing-room 82 Chatsworth House, State Drawing-room 82 Chatsworth House, State Bedroom 83 Chatsworth House, the Sculpture-gallery 84 Chatsworth House, Gateway to Stable 85 High Tor, Matlock 85 The Straits, Dovedale 86 Banks of the Dove 86 Tissington Spires, Dovedale 87 Trentham Hall 89 Trentham Hall--on the Terrace 90 Shrewsbury Castle, from the Railway-station 93 Head-quarters of Henry VII. on his Way to Bosworth Field, Shrewsbury 94 On Battlefield Road, Shrewsbury 94 Bridgenorth, from near Oldbury 95 Bridgenorth, Keep of the Castle 95 Bridgenorth, House where Bishop Percy was born 96 Lodge of Much Wenlock Abbey 96 Wenlock 97 Ludlow Castle 98 Ludlow Castle, Entrance to the Council-chamber 99 The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow 100 Lichfield Cathedral, West Front 101 Lichfield Cathedral, Interior, looking West 101 Lichfield Cathedral, Rear View 102 Dr. Johnson's Birthplace, Lichfield 103 Coventry Gateway 105 Coventry 106 Ruins of Bradgate House 108 Ruins of Ulverscroft Priory 109 Ruins of Grace Dieu Abbey 110 Leicester Abbey 111 Gateway, Newgate Street, Leicester 112 Edgehill 113 Edgehill, Mill at 115 Church and Market-hall, Market Harborough 117 Shakespeare's House, Stratford 118 Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery 119 Warwick Castle 120 Leicester's Hospital, Warwick 122 Oblique Gables in Warwick 122 Kenilworth Castle 123 St. Martin's Church, Birmingham 124 Aston Hall, Birmingham 125 Aston Hall, the "Gallery of the Presence" 126 The Town-hall, Birmingham 127 Elstow, Bedford 130 Elstow Church 130 Elstow Church, North Door 131 Woburn Abbey, West Front 132 Woburn Abbey, the Sculpture-gallery 133 Woburn Abbey, Entrance to the Puzzle garden 134 Thames Head 138 Dovecote, Stanton Harcourt 140 Cumnor Churchyard 141 Godstow Nunnery 142 Magdalen College, Oxford, from the Cherwell 143 Magdalen College, Stone Pulpit 144 Magdalen College, Bow Window 144 Gable at St. Aldate's College, Oxford 144 Dormer Window, Merton College, Oxford 144 Gateway of Christ Church College, Oxford 145 Merton College Chapel, Oxford 146 Merton College Gateway 146 Oriel College, Oxford 147 Magdalen College Cloisters, Oxford 148 Magdalen College, Founders' Tower 149 Magdalen College 150 New College, Oxford, from the Garden 151 New College 152 The Radcliffe Library, from the Quadrangle of Brasenose, Oxford 152 Dining-hall, Exeter College, Oxford 153 Trinity College Chapel, Oxford 153 Window in St. John's College, Garden Front, Oxford 154 Tower St. John's College, Oxford 154 St. Mary the Virgin, from High Street, Oxford 155 All Saints, from High Street, Oxford 156 Carfax Conduit 157 Iffley Mill 157 Iffley Church 158 Cromwell's Parliament-house, Banbury 159 Berks and Wilts Canal 160 Chaucer's House, Woodstock 161 Old Remains at Woodstock 162 Blenheim Palace, from the Lake 163 Bicester Priory 165 Bicester Market 166 Cross at Eynsham 166 Entrance to Abingdon Abbey 167 Radley Church 168 The Thames at Clifton-Hampden 170 Bray Church 171 Eton College, from the Playing Fields 173 Eton College, from the Cricket-ground 173 Windsor Castle, from the Brocas 174 Windsor Castle Round Tower, West End 175 Windsor Castle, Queen's Rooms in South-east Tower 176 Windsor Castle, Interior of St. George's Chapel 177 Magna Charta Island 178 The Monument, London 180 St. Paul's Cathedral, London 182 St. Paul's Cathedral, South Side 183 St. Paul's Cathedral, the Choir 183 St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington Monument 184 Westminster Abbey, London 185 Westminster Abbey, Cloisters of 186 Westminster Abbey, Interior of Choir 187 Westminster Abbey, King Henry VII.'s Chapel 188 The Tower of London, Views in 191 The Church of St. Peter, on Tower Green 193 The Lollards' Tower, Lambeth Palace, London 194 St. Mary-le-Bow, London 195 St. Bride's, Fleet Street, London. 195 Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London 196 Chapel Royal, Interior of (Banqueting-hall) 197 The Horse Guards, from the Parade-ground, London 198 Gateway of St. James Palace, London 199 Buckingham Palace, Garden Front, London 200 Kensington Palace, West Front, London 201 Victoria Tower, Houses of Parliament, London 203 Interior of the House of Commons 204 The Marble Arch, Hyde Park, London 205 The Albert Memorial, Hyde Park 206 Principal Entrance New Museum of Natural History, South Kensington, London 207 Royal Exchange, London 208 Bank of England, London 208 Mansion House, London 209 The Law Courts, London 210 Sir Paul Finder's House, London 211 Waterloo Bridge, London 212 Schomberg House, London 213 Statue of Sidney Herbert, Pall Mall, London 213 Doorway, Beaconsfield Club, London 214 Cavendish Square, London 214 The "Bell Inn" at Edmonton 215 The "Old Tabard Inn," London. 216 Holland House, South Side 217 Holland House, Dining-Room 218 Holland House, the Dutch Garden 218 Holland House, the Library 219 Holland House, Rogers's Seat in the Dutch Garden 219 Greenwich Hospital, from the River 221 London, from Greenwich Park 222 St. Albans, from Verulam 225 Old Wall at Verulam 226 Monastery Gate, St. Albans 226 The Tower of the Abbey, St. Albans 227 Staircase to Watching Gallery, St. Albans 227 Shrine and Watching Gallery, St. Albans 228 Clock Tower, St. Albans 229 Barnard's Heath 229 St. Michael's, Verulam 230 Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Hatfield 231 Hatfield House 232 Hatfield House, the Corridor 233 View through Old Gateway, Hatfield 234 Audley End, Western Front 235 Views in Saffron Walden 237 Town-hall. Church. Entrance to the Town. Jetties at Harwich 238 Bridge, St. John's College, Cambridge 239 Hall of Trinity College, Cambridge 241 St. John's Chapel, Cambridge 242 Back of Clare College, Cambridge 244 King's College Chapel--Interior--Cambridge 245 King's College Chapel, Doorway of 246 Scenes in Cambridge 247 The Senate House. The Pitt Press. Great St. Mary's. The Fitzwilliam Museum. The Round Church. Gateway, Jesus College, Cambridge 249 Hengrave Hall 250 Road leading to Ely Close 250 Ely Cathedral, from the Railway Bridge 251 Old Bits in Ely 252 Old Passage from Ely Street to Cathedral Ford. Entrance to Prior Crawdon's Chapel. Old Houses In High Street. Peterborough Cathedral 253 Peterborough Cathedral, Aisle and Choir 254 East End of Crowland Abbey 255 Norwich Castle 257 Norwich Cathedral 258 Norwich Cathedral--the Choir, looking East 259 Norwich Market-place 260 Burghley House 261 Lincoln Cathedral, from the South-west 264 "Bits" from Lincoln 265 The Cloisters. The Angel Choir. The High Bridge. Nottingham Castle 267 Southwell Minster and Ruins of the Archbishop's Palace 268 Southwell Minster, the Nave 269 Clumber Hall 271 Welbeck Abbey 272 Newark Castle, Front 274 Newark Castle and Dungeon 275 Newark Market-square 276 Newark Church, looking from the North 276 The Humber at Hull 277 House where Wilberforce was born, Hull 278 Beverley, Entrance-Gate 278 Beverley, Market-square 279 Manor House, Sheffield 280 Entrance to the Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield 281 Edward IV.'s Chapel, Wakefield Bridge 282 Wakefield 283 Briggate, Leeds, looking North 283 St. John's Church, Leeds 284 Bolton Abbey, Gateway in the Priory 286 Bolton Abbey, the Churchyard 286 The Strid 287 Ripon Minster 288 Studley Royal Park 289 Fountains Abbey, the Transept 290 Fountains Abbey, Tower and Crypt 291 Fountains Hall 292 Richmond Castle 293 The Multangular Tower and Ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, York 294 Micklegate Bar and the Red Tower, York 297 York Minster 298 York Minster, the Choir 299 York Minster, Tomb of Archbishop DeGrey 300 Clifford's Tower, York 301 The Shambles, York 302 Castle Howard, South Front 303 Castle Howard, the Obelisk 304 Castle Howard, the Temple, with the Mausoleum in the distance 305 Gateway, Kirkham Priory 306 Scarborough Spa and Esplanade 308 Scarborough, from the Sea 309 Whitby Abbey 311 Durham, General View of the Cathedral and Castle 312 Durham Castle, Norman Doorway 313 Durham Cathedral, from an old Homestead on the Wear 315 Durham Cathedral, the Nave 316 Durham Cathedral, the Choir, looking West 317 Durham Cathedral, the Galilee and Tomb of Bede 318 Lumley Castle 320 Lumley Castle, Gateway from the Walk 321 Hexham 322 Alnwick Castle, from the Lion bridge 323 Alnwick Castle, the Barbican Gate 323 Alnwick Castle, the Barbican 324 Alnwick Castle, the Barbican, Eastern Angle 325 Alnwick Castle, the Percy Bedstead 326 Alnwick Castle, the Percy Cross 326 Alnwick Castle, Constable's Tower 327 Alnwick Castle, Earl Hugh's Tower 328 Alnwick Castle, Draw-Well and Norman Gateway 329 Alnwick Castle, Gravestone in the Churchyard of St. Michael's and All Angels 329 Alnwick Castle, Font Lectern, St. Michael's Church 330 Hulne Priory, Porter's Lodge 331 Ford Tower, overlooking Flodden 331 The Cheviots, from Ford Castle 332 Flodden, from the King's Bedchamber, Ford Castle 333 Ford Castle, the Crypt 335 Grace Darling's Monument, Bamborough 336 Gloucester Cathedral, from the South-east 338 Gloucester, the New Inn 340 Gloucester Cathedral, the Monks' Lavatory 342 Tewkesbury 343 Tewkesbury Abbey 344 Tewkesbury Abbey, Choir 345 Worcester Cathedral, from the Severn 346 Worcester Cathedral, Choir 348 Ruins of the Guesten Hall, Worcester 349 Close in Worcester 350 St. Anne's Well, Malvern 352 Butchers' Row, Hereford 353 Out-house where Nell Gwynne was born, Hereford 353 Hereford Cathedral 354 Hereford Cathedral, Old Nave 355 Ross Bridge 355 Ross, House of the "Man of Ross" 356 Ross Market-place 357 Ross Church 358 Ross Church, the Tree, in 358 Ruins of Goodrich Castle 359 Bend in the Wye 360 Symond's Yat, the Wye 361 Monmouth Bridge 363 Monmouth Bridge, Gate on 363 Raglan Castle 364 Tintern Abbey, from the Highroad 365 Chepstow Castle 368 Pontrilas Court 370 The Scyrrid Vawr 371 Llanthony Priory, looking down the Nave 373 Llanthony Priory, the South Transept 374 Swansea, North Dock 377 Swansea Castle 378 The Mumbles 379 Oystermouth Castle 380 Neath Abbey, ruins 381 Bearwood, Berkshire, Residence of John Walter, Esq., proprietor of _London Times_ 385 Salisbury Cathedral 387 Salisbury Market 388 Stonehenge 390 Wilton House 392 Wilton House, Fireplace in Double Cube Room 393 Wilton House, the Library 393 Wilton House, the Library Window 394 Bristol Cathedral 398 Norman Doorway, College Green, Bristol 399 Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol 400 Wells Cathedral, from the Bishop's Garden 401 Wells Cathedral, from the Swan Pool 402 Wells Cathedral, View under Central Tower 403 Wells, Ruins of the Old Banquet-Hall 404 Entrance to the Cheddar Cliffs, Wells 405 High Rocks at Cheddar, Wells 406 Glastonbury Tribunal 408 Sedgemoor, from Cock Hill 409 Weston Zoyland Church 410 The Isle of Athelney 412 Sherbourne 413 Corfe Castle 416 Studland Church 418 Ruins of Old Cross in the Churchyard 418 St. Aldhelm's Head 419 Portland Isle 420 Corbière Lighthouse, Jersey 422 View from Devil's Hole, Jersey 423 Exeter Cathedral, West Front 425 Exeter, Ruins of Rougemont Castle 426 Exeter, Old Houses in Cathedral Close 426 Exeter Cathedral, from the North-west 427 Exeter Cathedral, Bishop's Throne 428 Exeter Cathedral, Minstrel Gallery 429 Exeter, Guildhall 429 Babbicombe Bay 430 Austis Cove 431 Totnes, from the river 432 Berry Pomeroy Castle 433 A Bend of the Dart 434 Dartmouth Castle 434 The Dewerstone 435 Vale of Bickleigh 436 Plympton Priory, Old Doorway 437 Minehead 440 Dunster 441 On Porlock Moor 442 Doone Valley 443 Bagworthy Water 444 Jan Ridd's Tree 444 View on the East Lyn 445 Castle Rock, Lynton 445 Devil's Cheese-Ring, Lynton 446 Tower on Beach, Lynmouth 447 Ilfracombe 447 Morte Point 449 Bideford Bridge 450 Clovelly, Main Street 450 Clovelly, Old Houses on Beach 451 Fowey Pier 452 Pendennis Castle 454 Mullyon Cove 455 Lion Rock, with Mullyon in the distance 456 Cave at Mullyon 456 Pradenack Point 457 Kynance Cove 457 The Post-Office, Kynance 458 Polpeor 459 Rocks near the Lizard 459 St. Michael's Mount 460 Old Market, Penzance 461 Land's End 462 High Street, Guildford 464 Ruins of St. Catharine's Chapel 466 Leith Hill 467 Old Dovecote, Holmwood Park 468 White Horse Inn, Dorking 469 Pierrepoint House 472 Longfield, East Sheen 473 Ruins of Sissinghurst 475 Tunbridge Castle 476 Penshurst Place 476 Penshurst Church 477 Hever Castle 478 Leeds Castle, Gateway 478 Rochester Castle 480 Canterbury 481 Canterbury, Falstaff Inn 483 Sandwich, the Barbican 485 Dover Castle, the Pharos 487 Dover Cattle, Saluting-Battery Gate 487 Rye, Old Houses 488 Hurstmonceux Castle 490 Arundel Castle 494 Ruins of Cowdray 494 Selborne, Gilbert White's House 495 Selborne, Gilbert White's Sun-Dial 496 Selborne Church 496 Selborne, Rocky Lane to Alton 497 Selborne, Wishing-Stone 498 Greatham Church 499 Winchester, Cardinal Beaufort's Gate and Brewery 500 New Forest, from Bramble Hill 502 New Forest, Rufus's Stone 503 New Forest, Brockenhurst Church 505 Christchurch, the Priory from the Quay and Place Mills 506 Christchurch 507 Christchurch, Old Norman House and View from Priory 508 Portsmouth Point 510 Portsmouth, H.M.S. "Victory" 511 Cowes Harbor, Isle of Wight 512 The Needles, from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight 513 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 513 Osborne House, from the Sea, Isle of Wight 514 Shanklin Chine, Isle of Wight 516 The Undercliff, Isle of Wight 517 Carisbrooke Castle, looking from Isle of Wight 519 Tennyson's House, Isle of Wight 521 The Needles, Isle of Wight 522