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| Early Days on the London and Birmingham Railway. | [Frontispiece] |
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| Bull Ring. (From a Print after David Cox) | [5] |
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| Old Birmingham Coaching Bill. | [13] |
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| Dudley. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) | [31] |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1797. (After Rowlandson) | [47] |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1826. (From an Old Print) | [51] |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1860. (From a Contemporary Photograph) | [55] |
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| Shiffnal. | [67] |
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| The Council House. | [141] |
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| The Honourable Thomas Kenyon. (From an Old Print) | [153] |
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| The Vale of Llangollen. | [177] |
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| Llangollen. | [183] |
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| Llangollen. (After J. M. W. Turner, R. A.) | [187] |
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| Valle Crucis Abbey. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) | [207] |
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| Cernioge. | [227] |
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| The Swallow Falls. (From an Old Print) | [247] |
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| Llyn Ogwen and Trifaen Mountain. | [255] |
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| Penmaenmawr. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) | [275] |
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| The Old Landing-Place on the Anglesey Shore. | [283] |
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| ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT |
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| Vignette: Prince Rupert | [Title Page] |
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| List of Illustrations: The Black Country | [vii] |
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| The Holyhead Road | [1] |
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| The “Hen and Chickens,” 1830 | [18] |
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| The “Old Royal” | [24] |
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| Wednesbury | [37] |
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| Old Hill, Tettenhall | [59] |
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| The Sabbath-breaking Seamstress | [60] |
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| Snedshill Furnaces | [71] |
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| Haygate Inn | [76] |
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| The Wrekin | [79] |
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| The “Old Wall” | [84] |
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| Wroxeter Church | [85] |
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| Atcham Bridge | [91] |
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| Lord Hill’s Monument | [92] |
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| The English Bridge | [97] |
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| Wyle Cop and the “Lion” | [107] |
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| The “Lion” Yard | [132] |
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| The Market-Place, Shrewsbury | [138] |
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| Shelton Oak | [144] |
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| The Breidden Hills | [147] |
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| Queen’s Head | [156] |
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| Offa’s Dyke | [176] |
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| The Ladies of Llangollen. (From an Old Print) | [198] |
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| Plas Newydd | [203] |
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| Owain Glyndwr’s Mount | [211] |
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| Cerrig-y-Druidion | [224] |
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| The Waterloo Bridge | [232] |
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| The Old Church, Bettws-y-Coed | [234] |
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| Sign of the “Royal Oak” | [238] |
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| Pont-y-Pair | [245] |
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| Cyfyng Falls | [250] |
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| Capel Curig | [252] |
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| The Falls of Ogwen | [257] |
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| Nant Ffrancon. (After David Cox) | [258] |
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| Nant Ffrancon | [260] |
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| Penrhyn Castle | [263] |
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| Lonisaf Toll-House | [264] |
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| The Penrhyn Arms | [266] |
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| Penrhyn Castle and Snowdonia, from Beaumaris. (After David Cox) | [278] |
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| Deserted Stables, Menai Village | [290] |
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| The Menai Bridge and the Isle of Benglas | [291] |
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| The Anglesey Column | [296] |
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| The Britannia Bridge | [299] |
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| Near Mona Inn | [303] |
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| Llangristiolus | [304] |
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| Caer Ceiliog | [306] |
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| The South Stack. (After T. Creswick, R.A.) | [323] |
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| Holyhead Mountain | [325] |