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Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely

Cambridge Greenery. -- The Backs. -- The Lawns. -- Logan's Views. -- Old Common Fields. -- Old Cambridge. -- Origin of Cambridge. -- The Castle. -- Camboritum. -- Granta-ceaster. -- Danes in Cambridge. -- Cambridgeshire formed. -- Battle of Ringmere. -- Norman Conquest. -- The...

Chapters

1. CHAPTER I PAGE

Cambridge Greenery. -- The Backs. -- The Lawns. -- Logan's Views. -- Old Common Fields. -- Old Cambridge. -- Origin of Cambridge. -- The Castle. -- Camboritum. -- Granta-ceaster...

2. CHAPTER II

Entrance to Cambridge. -- Railways. -- Roman Catholic Church. -- Street runlets, Hobson, Perne. -- Fitzwilliam Museum. -- =Peterhouse=, Chapel, Deer-park. -- Little St. Mary's C...

3. CHAPTER III

=Queens' College=, Erasmus, Cloisters, Carmelites, Chapel. -- Old Mill Street. -- =King's College=, Henry VI, King's and Eton, Henry's "Will." -- King's College Chapel, Wordswor...

4. CHAPTER IV

Spiked gates. -- Old Kings. -- =University Library=, Origin, Growth, Codex Bezæ. -- =Trinity Hall=, Colours, Library. -- =Clare College=, "Poison Cup," Court, Bridge, Avenue. --...

5. CHAPTER V

Whewell's Courts. -- All Saints' Cross. -- The Jewry. -- Divinity School. -- =St. John's College=, Trinity and John's, Lady Margaret, Fisher, Hospital of St. John, Gate Tower, F...

6. CHAPTER VI

Round Church. -- Union Society. -- The "Great Bridge," Hithe. -- =Magdalene College=, Buckingham College, Pepys, Charles Kingsley, the "College Window," Master's Garden. -- Cast...

7. CHAPTER VII

=Sidney College=, Oliver Cromwell, Fellow Commoners. -- Holy Trinity, Simeon, Henry Martyn. -- =Christ's College=, "God's House," Lady Margaret, Flogging of Students, Bathing fo...

8. CHAPTER VIII

Roads from Cambridge. -- Cambs and Isle of Ely, Girvii, East Angles, Mercians, Formation of County. -- Newmarket Road. -- Quy. -- Fleam Dyke. -- Devil's Dyke. -- Icknield Way. -...

9. CHAPTER IX

Hills Road. -- Gog Magogs. -- Vandlebury. -- Babraham, Peter Pence. -- Old Railway. -- Hildersham, Brasses, Clapper Stile. -- Linton. -- Horseheath. -- Bartlow, St. Christopher,...

10. CHAPTER X

London Road. -- Trumpington, Church, Brass, Chaucer's Mill, Byron's Pool, Upper River. -- Grantchester, Church. -- Cam and Granta. -- The Shelfords. -- Sawston, Old-world Indust...

11. CHAPTER XI

London Road. -- Hauxton Bridge, Indulgences, Church, Becket Fresco. -- Burnt Mill. -- Haslingfield. -- White Hill, View, Clunch Pits, Chapel, Papal Bulla. -- Barrington, Green,...

12. CHAPTER XII

Oxford Road, Observatory, Neptune, Cambridge Discoveries. -- Coton. -- Madingley. -- Hardwick. -- Toft, St. Hubert. -- Childerley, Charles I. -- Knapwell. -- Bourn. -- Caxton. -...

13. CHAPTER XIII

Island of Ely. -- Haddenham. -- Aldreth, Conqueror's Causeway, Belsars Hill. -- Wilburton. -- Sutton. -- Wentworth. -- Via Devana. -- Girton, College. -- Oakington, Holdsworth....

14. CHAPTER XIV

Ely. -- Island and Isle. -- St. Augustine. -- St. Etheldreda, Life, Death, Burial, St. Audrey's Fair. -- Danish Sack of Ely. -- Alfred's College. -- Abbey Restored. -- Brithnoth...

15. CHAPTER XV

Bishop Northwold. -- Presbytery Dedicated. -- Barons at Ely. -- Fall of Tower, Alan of Walsingham, Octagon. -- Queen Philippa. -- Lady Chapel, John of Wisbech, Bishop Goodrich....

16. CHAPTER XVI

Approach to Ely. -- The Park. -- Walpole Gate. -- Crauden Chapel. -- Western Tower, Galilee. -- Nave. -- Baptistery. -- Roof. -- Prior's Door. -- Cloisters. -- Owen's Cross. --...

17. CHAPTER XVII

Monuments. -- West's Chapel. -- Alcock's Chapel. -- Northwold Cenotaph. -- Bassevi. -- Shrine of Etheldreda. -- Lady Chapel. -- View from Tower. -- Triforium. -- Exterior of Min...

18. CHAPTER XVIII

19. CHAPTER XIX

Draining of Fens -- Monastic Works, Morton's Learn. -- Diversion of Ouse. -- Local Government, Jurats, Discontent. -- Jacobean polemics. -- First Drainage Company. -- Rising of...

20. CHAPTER XX

Coveney. -- Manea. -- Doddington. -- March, Angel Roof. -- Whittlesea. -- Old Course of Ouse, Well Stream. -- Upwell, Outwell. -- Emneth. -- Elm. -- The Marshland -- West Walton...

21. CHAPTER I

Cambridge Greenery.--The "Backs."--The Lawns.--Logan's Views.--Old Common Fields.--Old Cambridge.--Origin of Cambridge.--The Castle.--Camboritum.--Granta-ceaster.--Danes in Camb...

22. CHAPTER II

Entrance to Cambridge.--Railways.--Roman Catholic Church.--Street runlets, Hobson, Perne.--Fitzwilliam Museum.--=Peterhouse=, Chapel, Deer-park.--Little St. Mary's Church, Washi...

23. CHAPTER III

=Queens' College=, Erasmus, Cloisters, Carmelites, Chapel.--Old Mill Street.--=King's College=, Henry the Sixth, King's and Eton, Henry's "Will."--King's College Chapel, Wordswo...

24. CHAPTER IV

Spiked gates.--Old King's.--=University Library=, Origin, Growth, Codex Bezæ.--=Trinity Hall=, Colours, Library.--=Clare College=, "Poison Cup," Court, Bridge, Avenue.--The Back...

25. CHAPTER V

Whewell's Courts.--All Saints' Cross.--The Jewry.--Divinity School.--=St. John's College=, Trinity and John's, Lady Margaret, Fisher, Hospital of St. John, Gate Tower, First Cou...

26. CHAPTER VI

Round Church.--Union Society.--The "Great Bridge," Hithe.--=Magdalene College=, Buckingham College, Pepys, Charles Kingsley, the "College Window," Master's Garden.--Castle Hill,...

27. CHAPTER VII

=Sidney Sussex College=, Oliver Cromwell, Fellow Commoners.--Holy Trinity, Simeon, Henry Martyn.--=Christ's College=, "God's House," Lady Margaret, Flogging of Students, Bathing...

28. CHAPTER VIII

Roads from Cambridge.--Cambs and Isle of Ely, Girvii, East Angles, Mercians, Formation of County.--Newmarket Road.--Quy.--Fleam Dyke.--Devil's Dyke.--Icknield Way.--Iceni, Ostor...

29. CHAPTER IX

Hills Road.--Gog-Magogs.--Vandlebury.--Babraham, Peter Pence.--Old Railway.--Hildersham, Brasses, Clapper Stile.--Linton.--Horseheath.--Bartlow, St. Christopher, Battle of Assan...

30. CHAPTER X

London Road.--Trumpington, Church, Brass, Chaucer's Mill, Byron's Pool, Upper River.--Grantchester, Church.--Cam and Granta.--The Shelfords.--Sawston, Old-world Industries, Hall...

31. CHAPTER XI

London Road.--Hauxton Bridge, Indulgences, Church, Becket Fresco.--Burnt Mill.--Haslingfield.--White Hill, View, Clunch Pits, Chapel, Papal Bulla.--Barrington, Green, Church, Po...

32. CHAPTER XII

Oxford Road, Observatory, Neptune, Cambridge Discoveries.--Coton.--Madingley.--Hardwick.--Toft, St. Hubert.--Childerley, Charles I.--Knapwell.--Bourn.--Caxton--Eltisley, St. Pan...

33. CHAPTER XIII

Island of Ely.--Haddenham.--Aldreth, Conqueror's Causeway, Belsars Hill.--Wilburton.--Sutton.--Wentworth.--Via Devana.--Girton, College.--Oakington, Holdsworth.--Elsworth.--Coni...

34. CHAPTER XIV

Ely.--Island and Isle.--St. Augustine.--St. Etheldreda, Life, Death, Burial, St. Audrey's Fair.--Danish Sack of Ely.--Alfred's College.--Abbey restored.--Brithnoth, Song of Mald...

35. CHAPTER XV

Bishop Northwold.--Presbytery Dedicated.--Barons at Ely.--Fall of Tower, Alan of Walsingham, Octagon.--Queen Philippa.--Lady Chapel, John of Wisbech, Bishop Goodrich.--Bishop Al...

36. CHAPTER XVI

Approach to Ely.--The Park.--Walpole Gate.--Crauden Chapel.--Western Tower, Galilee.--Nave.--Baptistery.--Roof.--Prior's Door.--Cloisters.--Owen's Cross--Octagon.--Alan's Grave....

37. CHAPTER XVII

Monuments.--West's Chapel.--Alcock's Chapel.--Northwold Cenotaph.--Basevi.--Shrine of Etheldreda.--Lady Chapel.--View from Tower.--Triforium.--Exterior of Minster.--Palace, "Dut...

38. CHAPTER XVIII

The vast Fenland district of which the Isle of Ely is the core consisted, until the fens were drained, of an archipelago of scattered islets rising out of a morass, through whic...

39. CHAPTER XIX

Draining of Fens.--Monastic Works, Morton's Leam.--Diversion of Ouse.--Local Government, Jurats, Discontent.--Jacobean polemics.--First Drainage Company.--Rising of Fen-men.--Se...

40. CHAPTER XX

Coveney.--Manea.--Doddington.--March, Angel Roof.--Whittlesea.--Old Course of Ouse, Well Stream.--Upwell, Outwell.--Emneth.--Elm.--The Marshland.--West Walton.--Walsoken.--Walpo...