LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| 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] |
| Phœnix 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 Principal Entrance New Museum of Natural History, | [205] |
| The Albert Memorial, Hyde Park | [206] |
| 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 | [330] |
| 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, 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] |
THE POTTERGATE, ALNWICK.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive.
I.
LIVERPOOL WESTWARD TO THE WELSH COAST.
Liverpool—Birkenhead—Knowsley Hall—Chester—Cheshire—Eaton Hall—Hawarden Castle—Bidston—Congleton—Beeston Castle—The river Dee—Llangollen—Valle-Crucis Abbey—Dinas Bran—Wynnstay—Pont Cysylltau—Chirk Castle—Bangor-ys-Coed—Holt—Wrexham—The Sands o' Dee—North Wales—Flint Castle—Rhuddlan Castle—Mold—Denbigh—St. Asaph—Holywell—Powys Castle—The Menai Strait—Anglesea—Beaumaris Castle—Bangor—Penrhyn Castle—Plas Newydd—Caernarvon Castle—Ancient Segontium—Conway Castle—Bettws-y-Coed—Mount Snowdon—Port Madoc—Coast of Merioneth—Barmouth—St. Patrick's Causeway—Mawddach Vale—Cader Idris—Dolgelly—Bala Lake—Aberystwith—Harlech Castle—Holyhead.