April, 1922.

THE GREAT NORTH ROAD

LONDON TO YORK

MILES
Islington (the “Angel”) 1¼
Highgate Archway 4¼
East End, Finchley 5¾
Brown’s Wells, Finchley Common (“Green Man”) 7
Whetstone 9¼
Greenhill Cross 10¼
Barnet 11¼
Hadley Green 12
Ganwick Corner (“Duke of York”) 13
Potter’s Bar 14¼
Little Heath Lane 15¼
Bell Bar (“Swan”) 17¼
Hatfield 19¾
Stanborough 21½
Lemsford Mills (cross River Lea) 22¼
Digswell Hill (cross River Mimram) 23¼
Welwyn 25¼
Woolmer Green 27¼
Broadwater 29½
Stevenage 31½
Graveley 33½
Baldock 37½
Biggleswade (cross River Ivel) 45¼
Lower Codicote 46¾
Beeston Cross (cross River Ivel) 48¼
Girlford 49¼
Tempsford (cross River Ouse) 51
Wyboston 54
Eaton Socon 55¼
Cross Hall 56¾
Diddington 60
Buckden 61¼
Brampton Hut 63¾
Alconbury 66¼
Alconbury Weston 67
Alconbury Hill (“Wheatsheaf”) 68
Sawtry St. Andrews 71½
Stilton 75½
Norman Cross 76
Kate’s Cabin 79½
Water Newton 81¼
Sibson 82
Stibbington (cross River Nene) 83¾
Wansford 84
Stamford Baron (cross River Welland) 89
Stamford 89½
Great Casterton 91½
Stretton 96
Greetham (“New Inn”) 97½
North Witham (“Black Bull”) 100½
Colsterworth 102½
Great Ponton 106¾
Spitalgate Hill 109¾
Grantham 110¼
Great Gonerby 112
Foston 116
Long Bennington 118¼
Shire Bridge (cross Shire Dyke) 120½
Balderton (cross River Devon) 122¼
Newark (cross River Trent) 124½
South Muskham 127
North Muskham 128
Cromwell 130
Carlton-on-Trent 131½
Sutton-on-Trent 133
Weston 134¾
Scarthing Moor 135½
Tuxford 137¾
West Markham 139½
Markham Moor 140½
Gamston (cross Chesterfield Canal) 141½
Retford (cross River Idle) 145
Barnby Moor 148
Torworth 149½
Ranskill 150¼
Scrooby 152
Bawtry 153½
Rossington Bridge (cross River Tome) 157¾
Tophall 158¾
Doncaster (cross River Don) 162¼
Bentley 164
Owston 167¾
Askerne (cross River Went) 169¼
Whitley (cross Knottingley and Goole Canal) 174
Whitley Bridge 175
Chapel Haddlesey (cross River Aire) 175½
Burn (cross Selby Canal) 179¼
Brayton 180¾
Selby (cross River Ouse) 182¼
Barlby 183¾
Riccall 186
Escrick 189¼
Deighton 190½
Gate Fulford 195
York 196¾

CONTENTS.

I Various Notes On Roads In General. [1]
II Road Construction And Makers. [10]
III Makers Of Coaches: G.P.O. Mails. [13]
IV Post Office History. [26]
V Stage Coach Timings. [33]
VI Travel Expenses And Difficulties. [39]
VII Journey Stages: Islington: Holloway. [49]
VIII Highgate: Dick Whittington. [53]
IX Highgate: Archway. [57]
X Highgate: Footpads. [61]
XI Finchley: Tally-Ho Corner And Common. [65]
XII Whetstone: Building Of New Road. [72]
XIII Barnet: Prize-Fighting. [75]
XIV Hadley Green: Potter’s Bar: Hatfield. [80]
XV Digswell Hill: Welwyn: Knebworth. [87]
XVI Stevenage: Posting Charges. [96]
XVII Baldock: Biggleswade: Tempsford. [101]
XVIII Some Cycling Records. Eaton Socon. [109]
XIX Buckden: Brampton: Matcham’s Bridge. [113]
XX Alconbury Hill: Stilton. [121]
XXI Norman Cross: Wansford: Burghley. [129]
XXII Stamford: Daniel Lambert. [145]
XXIII Stretton: Bloody Oaks: Ram-Jam Inn. [154]
XXIV Travellers. Some Road History. [164]
XXV Coming Of The Railways. [171]
XXVI Witham Common: Great Ponton. [175]
XXVII Grantham. [180]
XXVIII Oliver Cromwell: Gonerby Hill. [188]
XXIX Newark: Ringing For Gofer. [193]
XXX North And South Muskham. [203]
XXXI Retford. [210]
XXXII Barnby Moor: Scrooby. [213]
XXXIII Bawtry: Rossington Bridge. [222]
XXXIV Tophall: Doncaster: St. Leger. [226]
XXXV Askerne: Brayton: Selby. [235]
XXXVI Riccall: Invaders: York. [242]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
To the North in the Days of Old: Mails starting from the General Post Office, Lombard Street Frontispiece
Old and New Swan Nicks: Vintners’ Company [16]
Modern Sign of the “Swan with Two Necks” [17]
The “Spread Eagle,” Gracechurch Street [19]
The “Saracen’s Head,” Snow Hill [23]
The Mails starting from the General Post Office, 1832 [27]
The “Louth Mail” stopped by the snow [43]
Entrance to London from Islington, 1809 [47]
Islington Green, 1820 [50]
Old Highgate Archway, demolished 1897 [63]
The Great Common of Finchley: A Parlous Place [67]
Turpin’s Oak [70]
“The Whetstone” [72]
High Street, Barnet [77]
Hadley Green: Site of the Battle of Barnet [81]
Old Toll House, Potter’s Bar [82]
Ganwick Corner [83]
Bell Bar [84]
Welwyn [89]
The “Six Hills,” Stevenage [95]
Trigg’s Coffin [102]
At the 39th Mile [106]
Biggleswade [108]
Buckden [115]
Matcham’s Bridge [119]
Alconbury Hill: Junction of the Great North Road and the North Road [123]
The “Bell,” Stilton [127]
Norman Cross [129]
French Prisoners of War Monument, Norman Cross [132]
Sculptured Figure, Water Newton Church [133]
Water Newton Church [134]
Edmund Boulter’s Milestone [135]
The “Haycock,” Wansford [137]
Sign of the “Haycock” [138]
Wansford Bridge [139]
Burghley House, by Stamford Town [143]
Entrance to Stamford [147]
Stamford [151]
Daniel Lambert [152]
The “Highflyer,” 1840 [155]
Bloody Oaks [157]
Interior of a Village Inn [159]
House, formerly the “Black Bull,” Witham Common [163]
Foster Powell [168]
Great Ponton [177]
Great Ponton Church [179]
The “Angel,” Grantham [182]
The “Wondrous Sign” [187]
Newark Castle [195]
Market Place, Newark [199]
Newark Castle [201]
Jockey House [210]
An Old Postboy: John Blagg [212]
Scrooby Church [216]
Scrooby Manor House [217]
The Stables, Scrooby Manor House [220]
The “Crown,” Bawtry [224]
Coach passing Doncaster Racecourse [229]
Brayton Church [237]
Market Place, Selby [239]
Micklegate Bar [245]
Micklegate Bar: Present Day [246]