Ancient Streets and Homesteads of England [Illustrated] (Large Print)

Originally published in 1877.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I.REMAINS OF STREET ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND-CHESTER: VARIOUS THEORIES OF THE ROWS-REMINISCENCES OF ANCIENT HOUSES IN CHESTER-WIRRAL-CONGLETON-NANTWICH-WHITTINGTON CHAPTER II.OSWESTRY-SHREWSBURY-BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY-WENLOCK-COUNTY TOWNS AS CENTRES OF EXCLUSIVE SOCIETY-ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE-BRIDGENORTH-HEREFORD-ROSS-MONMOUTH-WORCESTER-GLOUCESTER: NEW INN-CONDITION OF ROADS-TEWKESBURY-CORNWALL CHAPTER III.EXETER-WELLS-GLASTONBURY, LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR INTERRED HERE-DORSET-SHERBORNE-WEYMOUTH CHAPTER IV.CARDINAL BEAUFORT'S TOWER-ST. CROSS-WINCHESTER-SURREY-SALISBURY-CANTERBURY-ROCHESTER-RYE-EAST GRINSTEAD-MIDDLESEX CHAPTER V.HERTFORD-ST. ALBANS-ELIZABETHAN ARCHITECTURE AND JOHN THORPE-MARLOW-STONY STRATFORD-COLCHESTER-BANBURY-TETSWORTH-OXFORD-NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK-NORWICH PRELATES-BRICK ARCHITECTURE CHAPTER VI.THE FEN COUNTIES, AND THEIR PICTURESQUENESS-ELY-CAMBRIDGE-HUNTINGDON-MARKET BOSWORTH-BEDFORD-ADVANTAGES OF WATER POWER-LINCOLN-GAINSBOROUGH-GRANTHAM-STAMFORD-ANGEL INN, GRANTHAM CHAPTER VII.NOTTINGHAM-ROBIN HOOD-SOUTHWELL-NEWARK-NOTTINGHAM-WARWICKSHIRE-DUGDALE-COVENTRY-DERBY-STRATFORD-ROMAN ROADS-YORK-RIPON-WAKEFIELD-PONTEFRACT CHAPTER VIII.BEVERLEY-STONE CROSSES-NORTHUMBERLAND-ALNWICK-HEXHAM-NEWCASTLE-DURHAM-KEPIER HOSPITAL-CARLISLE CHAPTER IX.MOORE RENTAL-ISLE OF MAN-BERESFORD HOPE'S REMARKS-EXPRESSION IN ARCHITECTURE-REMARKS BY GODWIN-CONTRACT FOR BUILDING ST. MARY'S CHURCH, CHESTER-GENERAL PRINCIPLES-GREEK ARCHITECTURE-CONCLUSION