Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter

Author of Seaward Sussex, etc.
With 12 full-page drawings by M.M. VIGERS and over one hundred illustrations in the text by the author.
Map and Plans
London: Robert Scott Roxburghe House Paternoster Row, E.C.
Dear hills do lift their heads aloft From whence sweet springes doe flow Whose moistvr good both firtil make The valleis covchte belowe Dear goodly orchards planted are In frvite which doo abovnde Thine ey wolde make thy hart rejoice To see so pleasant grovnde
( Anon. 16th Century )
The obvious limitations imposed by the size of this volume upon its contents, and the brief character of the reference to localities that require separate treatment to do them justice, would call for an apology if it were not made clear that the object of the book is but to introduce the would-be traveller in one of the fairest quarters of England to some of its glories, both of natural beauty and of those due to the skill and labour of man.
The grateful thanks of the author are due to those of his predecessors on the high roads and in the by-ways of Wessex who, in time past, have chronicled their researches into the history and lore of the country-side. In one way only can he claim an equality with them—in a deep and undying affection for this beautiful and gracious province of the Motherland.
FULL PAGE DRAWINGS
PEN AND INK SKETCHES IN THE TEXT
The following brief notes will assist the traveller who is not an expert in arriving at the approximate date of ecclesiastical buildings.