| [CHAPTER I.] | |
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| Remains of Street Architecture in England—Chester:Various Theories of the Rows—Reminiscencesof Ancient Houses in Chester—Wirral—Congleton—Nantwich—Whittington | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| Oswestry—Shrewsbury—Battle of Shrewsbury—Wenlock—CountyTowns as Centres of ExclusiveSociety—Italian Architecture—Bridgenorth—Hereford—Ross—Monmouth—Worcester—Gloucester:New Inn—Condition ofRoads—Tewkesbury—Cornwall | [37] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Exeter—Wells—Glastonbury, Legend of KingArthur interred here—Dorset—Sherborne—Weymouth | [91] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| Cardinal Beaufort’s Tower—St. Cross—Winchester—Surrey—Salisbury—Canterbury—Rochester—Rye—EastGrinstead—Middlesex | [106] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| Hertford—St. Albans—Elizabethan Architectureand John Thorpe—Marlow—Stony Stratford—Colchester—Banbury—Tetsworth—Oxford—Norfolkand Suffolk—Norwich Prelates—BrickArchitecture | [134] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| The Fen Counties, and their Picturesqueness—Ely—Cambridge—Huntingdon—Market Bosworth—Bedford—Advantagesof Water Power—Lincoln—Gainsborough—Grantham—Stamford—AngelInn, Grantham | [175] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| Nottingham—Robin Hood—Southwell—Newark—Nottingham—Warwickshire—Dugdale—Coventry—Derby—Stratford—RomanRoads—York—Ripon—Wakefield—Pontefract | [217] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| Beverley—Stone Crosses—Northumberland—Alnwick—Hexham—Newcastle—Durham—KepierHospital—Carlisle | [279] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| Moore Rental—Isle of Man—Beresford Hope’s Remarks—Expressionin Architecture—Remarksby Godwin—Contract for building St. Mary’sChurch, Chester—General Principles—GreekArchitecture—Conclusion | [301] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
AT THE CROSS, CHESTER.
CHAPTER I.
REMAINS OF STREET ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND—CHESTER: VARIOUS THEORIES OF THE ROWS—REMINISCENCES OF ANCIENT HOUSES IN CHESTER—WIRRAL—CONGLETON—NANTWICH—WHITTINGTON.
THERE are not many Abbeys or Cathedrals which have not been fairly delineated, and it is a pleasure to add that in this respect few Parish Churches have been neglected. Indeed, if these possess any interest, they are almost sure to secure a record of their form, and at least one antiquary to publish their history. Ancient mansions also have been lithographed by Habershon and Richardson, and very excellently by Nash. Happily, also, for this class of buildings, they generally belong to some family who take a pride in them, and may fairly be left to attend to their preservation.