THE RIVERS OF GREAT
BRITAIN
THREE VOLUMES COVERING ALMOST EVERY RIVER IN
GREAT BRITAIN GIVING A DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWNS,
VILLAGES AND CITIES WHICH THEY PASS AS SEEN IN
THE LATE 1800`s WITH 100`s OF DRAWINGS.
The Rivers of Great Britain
descriptive, historical, pictorial;
Rivers of the South and West Coasts.
THE SOUTHERN CHALK STEAMS.
General Characteristics — The Canterbury Stour and its Branches: Ashford and Jack Cade— Horton and Lyrninge
— Canterbury -Fordwich and Izaak Walton— Isle of Thanet— Minster. The Lesser Stour: "Bourne Ground" -
Sandwich The Brede. The Rother: Bodiani — Isle of Oxney — Winchelsea Seaford. The Cuckmere : Alfriston and
Lullington. The Ouse : St. Leonard's Forest— Fletching — Maresfield— Lewes. TheADUR: Bramher —
Shoreham. The Arun : Amberley— Arundel— Littlehampton. Hampshire Rivers— The Arle: The Meon District—
Wickham and the Bishop-Builder — Titchfield. The Imax: A Curious Example of instinct— Alresford Pond—
Cheriton — Tichhorne The Winnal Reaches — Winchester and Izaak Walton— St. Cross— St. Catherine's Hill—
Southampton. The Test: Romsey and its Abbey. The Beaulieu : Beaulieu Abbey. The Lymington and the Medina
The Hampshire Avon and the Stour : Christchurch— Salisbury — Wimborne. The Frome: Dorchester — Mr.
Hardy's Country — Poole Harbour ............. 1
RIVERS OF DEVON.
General Characteristics— Sources of the Devon Streams: Exmoor and Dartmoor. The Otter: Ottery Saint Mary and
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Exmoor Streams:— The Exe : its Source in The Chains— The Barle— The Bathenn
Tiverton and Peter Blundell— Biekleigh Bridge and the " King of the Gipsies" The Culm— Exeter— Countess
Weir— Exmouth. The Lyn : Oareford -The Doone Country— Malmsmead — Watersmeet — Lyndale — Lynton
and Lynmouth. Dartmoor Streams: The Teign : Wallabrook— Chagford Fingle Bridge— Chudleigh — The Bovey
— Newton Abbot— Teignmouth. The Dart: Hohie Chase — Buckfast Abbey— Dartington Hall Teinrs— The
Lower Reaches— Dartmouth. The Taw. The Taw: Oxenham and its Legend— Barnstaple— Lundy. The Torridge:
The Okement— Great Torrington— Bideford — Hubbastone. The Avon, Erme, and Yealm. The Plym: Dewerstone
— The Meavy and Plymouth Leat — Plympton St. .Mary and Plympton Earl — The Three Towns . 25
RIVERS OF CORNWALL.
The Minor Streams of Cornwall — The Tamar : Woolley Barrows — Morwellham and Weir Head — Morwell Rocks — Harewood Calstock -Cotehele — Pentillie—
Confluence with the Tavy -Saltash — The Hamoaze. The FOWEY : A Change of Name — St. Neot— Lostwithiel Fowey. The Fal : Fenton Fal — Tregony — Truro
— Tregothnan— Falmouth 54
THE PARRET AND THE LOWER AVON.
The Parret : Its Source — Muchelney Abbey — The Tone and Taunton — Athelney Island and Alfred the Great— Sedgemoor — Bridgwater — Burnham. The Lower
Avon: Escourt Park — Malmesbury— Chippenham — Melksham- Bradford-on- Avon— Bath The Frome Beau Nash— Bridges at Bath— The Abbey Church -Bristol
— St. Mary Redcliffe and Chatterton — The Cathedral- The Chasm " — Clifton Suspension Bridge — The Lower Reaches — Avonmouth . . 67
THE SEVERN.
CHAPTER I. — From the Source to Tewkesbury.— Birthplace of the Severn — Plinlimmon— Blaenhafren — Llanidloes Caersws — Newtown— Montgomery — Welshpool—
Powys Castle— The Breidden Hills— Thr Vyrnwy Distant Views- Shrewsbury — Haughmond Hill — 'The Caradoc Hills- Atcham- Wroxeter -Condover The Wrekin — Benthall
and Wenlock Edges- Buildwas Abbey -Coalbrook Dale— Ironbridge— Broseley and Benthall Coalport— Bridgnorth— Quatford -Forest of Wyre- Bewdley— Stourport —
Worcester — The Teme — Ludlow — Tewkesbury . . .82
CHAPTER II.— The Upper or Warwickshire Avon.— The Watershed of Central England— Naseby Rugby -The Swift — Lutterworth and Wiclif— Stoneleigh Abbey and
Kenilworth Castle— Guy's Cliff The Leam — Warwick and its Castle — Stratford-on-Avon and its Shakespeare Associations — Evesham — PershoreTewkesbury . . . 107
CHAPTER III. — From Tewkesbury to the Sea. Deerhurst — Gloucester — The "Bore" May Hill— Minsterworth — Westbury-on-Severn — Newnham — Berkeley Castle —
Lydney — Sharpness- -The Severn Tunnel — The Estuary A Vanished River . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
THE WYE.
"The Notorious Hill of Plinlimmon" — The Stronghold of Owen Glendower — • Llangurig — Rhayader Gwy— Llyn- Gwyn— The Elan, the Ithon, and the Yrfon —
Llandrindod -Builth — Aberedw and the Last Prince of Wales — Hay— Clifford Castle and the Fair Rosamond— Hereford— The Lug— "The Wonder" Ross and
John Kyrle — Goodrich Castle — Coldwell Keeks Symond's Vat Monmouth — Thr Monnow, thr Dore, and the Honddu — Words- worth's Great Ode— Tintern
Abbey- -Thr Wyndcliff — Chepstow -The Lower Reaches. .... 121
THE USK.
The Black Mountains Trecastle-The Gaer-Brecon The Brecknock Beacons- Crickhowell Abergavenny- Usk Caerleon and the Arthurian Legend- Christchurch-Newport . . ..... 149
RIVERS OF SOUTH WALES.
Brecknock Beacons— The Taff : Taff Fawr and Taff Feehan — Cardiff Reservoirs — Merthyr— The Dowlais Steel and Iron Works — The Rhondda — Pontypridd —
Castell Coch — Llandaff and its Cathedral — Cardiff and its Castle. The Neath : Ystradfellte— The Mellte and' its Affluents— The Cwm Porth— Waterfalls and
Cascades— The Sychnant— Pont Neath Vaughan Neath and its Abbey — The Dulas and the Clydach. Swansea and its Docks — Morriston Castle — Swansea Castle
— The Mumbles and Swansea Bay. The Tawe : Craig-y-Nos — Lly-Fan Fawr. The Towy: Ystradffin — Llandovery — Llandilo — Dynevor Castle — Carmarthen
and Richard Steele — Carmarthen Bar. The Taff: Milford Haven— Carew Castle— Pembroke Castle— Monkton Priory-New Milford and Old Milford—
Haverfordwest. The Teifi: Strata Florida Ahhey— Newcastle Emlyn — Cenarth— Cardigan. The Ystwith : The UpperWaters— Aberystwith . 159
RIVERS OF NORTH WALES.
CHAPTER I.— The Dovey. the Dysynni, the Mawddach. —Glories of a Wet Autumn in North Wales. The Dovey: Source of the Stream— Dinas Mowddwy—
Mallwyd— Machynlleth. The Dysynni : Tal-y-Llyn— The "Bird Rock"— Towyn. The Mawddach: The Estuary— The Wnion— Torrent Walk— Dolgelley— Precipice
Walk— Tin- Estuary— Barmouth— Harlech Castle— Portmadoc— Glaslyn— Tremadoc and Shelley— The Traeth Bach . . . 193
CHAPTER II— The Seiont, the Ogwen, the Conway. — The Seiont : Llanheris Pass— Lakes Peris and Padarn — Dol- badarn Castli' and Ceunant Mawr —
Carnarvon and its Castle. The Ogwen : Llyn Ogwen and Llyn Idwal — Bethesda — Penrhyn Castle. The Llugwy: Capel Curig — Moel Siabod — Pont-y-Cyfing—
Swallow Falls — The Miners' Bridge — Bettws-y-Coed. The Lledr : Dolwyddelen— Pont-y-Pant. The Machno and its Fall. The Conway : Fairy Glen— Llanrwst —
Gwydir Castle — Llanbedr — Trefriw — Conway Marsh — Conway Castle and Town — Deganwy — Llandudno . 205
CHAPTER III.— The Clwyd and the Dee.— The Ci.wyd: Rhyl— Rhuddlan Castle— The Elwy-A Welsh Gretna Green— St. Asaph— Denbigh— Ruthin. The Dee :
Bala Lake — Corwen— Vale of Llangollen and Valle Crucis Abbey— Dinas Bran— The Ceiriog — Chirk Castle and Wynnstay— The Alyn— Eaton Hall— Chester— Flint .... 223
THE MERSEY.
Modern River— Derivations— The Tame, the Goyt, and the Etherow— Stockport— Northenden— The Irwell and its Feeders— Manchester and Salford— The Ship
Canal — Bridges over the Irwell — Ordsall — Eccles— Barton — Warburton — Irlam — Warrington — Latchford— Runcorn and Widnes — The Weaver—
Eastham Locks-Liverpool and its Growth-Its Docks And Quays-Birkenhead and its Shipbuilding Yards-New Bright-Perch Rock Lighthouse.
RIVERS OF LANCASHIRE AND LAKELAND.
A Birthplace of Rivers— The Ribble: Ribblehead— Horton-in-Ribblesdale— Survival of Old Traditions— Hellifield— The Hodder- Stonyhurst and its College — The
Calder — Burnley— Towneley Hall— Preston— Its Development as a Port. The Wyre : Poulton-le-Fylde. The Luxe : Kirkby Lonsdale— The Greta and the Wenning
— Hornby Castle— Lancaster — Morecambe Bay — The Journey from Lancaster to UIverston in Coaching Days— Shifting Sands. The Kent : Kentmere —Kendal.
The Gilpin and the Winster. The Rothay and the Brathay. Grasmere and Wordsworth — Rydal Water — Ambleside — Windermere. Troutbeck. Esthwaite Water. The
Leven : Newby Bridge— The Estuary. The Crake : Coniston Water— Coniston Hall— Brantwood and Mr. Ruskin. The Duddon . Wordsworth's Sonnets. The Esk and
the Irt: Wastwater. The Liza: Ennerdale Water. The Ehen : Egremont Castle. The Derwent: The Yale of St. John's — The Greta and Keswick — The View from
Castlerigg top— Derwentwater . . ... 271
RIVERS OF THE SOLWAY FIRTH.
The Firth— A Swift Tide. The Eden: The Eamont— Eden Hall— Armathwaite— John Skelton— Wetheral and Corby Castle- -The Caldew and the Petteril—
Greystoke Castle -Carlisle, its Romance and History— Serva Pactum — " Kinmont Willie" and the"bauld Buccleuch "—Executions of Jacobites— The Carlisle of To-
day— The Sark— Gretna Green. The Liddel— Hermitage Water and Castle. The Esk: The Tarras— Gilnockie Tower— Carlenrig and Johnnie Armstrong— Young
Lochinvar— Kirtle Water and its Tragic Story. The Annan: The Land of the Braces— Thomas Carlyle. The Nith : Dumfries— Burns's Crave— Robert Bruce arid the
Red Ciunyn— Drumlanrig and Caerlaverock Ciastles— The Caim and its Associations— The New Abbey Pow and Sweetheart Abbey. The Dee : Douglas Tongneland
— Threave Castle. The Cree : Newton Stewart— The " Cruives of Cree." The Bladenoch : The "Wigtown Martyrs . 301
RIVERS OF AYRSHIRE.
Poetic Associations— Headstreams of the Ayrshire Rivers—- The Land of Burns"— The Ayr and the Doon— Sorn— Catrine— Ballochmyle— Mossgiel— Mauchline
— Barskimming— Coilsfleld House and the Fail Water— The Coyl— Auchencruive— Craigie— Ayr— The Doon .... ....'... 328
THE CLYDE.
Clydesdale and its Waters— "The Hill of Fire "— Douglasdale— " Castle Dangerous "— Bonnington Linn-Corra Linn and Wallace s Tower —Lanark— The Mouse
Water -Stonebyres Linn— The Nethan and " Tillietudlem "— " The Orchard "' Scotland Hamilton and its Palace- Cadzow Castle and its Associations— Bothwell Brig
and Castle— Blantyre— Cambuslang- Rutherglen— Glasgow -The City and its History— The Quays, Docks. and Shipbuilding Yards— The Work of the C lyde
Navigation Trust— Govan and Partick— The White Cart- Dumbarton Rock and Castle-The Leven Valley —Ben and Loch Lomond— Greenock— Gourock- The
Firth at Eventide . .............342
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The Rivers of the East Coast
THE HIGHLAND DEE.
The Source : Larig and Garchary Burns -In the Heart of the Cairngorm Mountains -Ben Macdhui and Braeriaeh -" A Fery Fulgar Place " -A Highland Legend -The Linn
of Dee -Byron's Narrow Escape -The Floods of 1829 - Lochnagar and Mary Duff -Influence of the Dee on Byron -Braemar and the Rising of '15- Corriemulzie and its
Linn -Balmoral -The " Birks " of Abergeldie -Their Transplantation by Burns -What is Collimankie ? -Ballater : the Slaying of " Brave Brackley " -Craigendarroch -The
Reel of Tullich and the Origin -The of The Legend of St. Nathdan -Mythological Parallels -The Muich -Morven : the Centre of Highland Song and Legend -Birse -
Lunphanan Wood -The Battle of Corrichie -Queen Mary and Sir John Gordon- At Aberdeen . 1
THE TAY.
The Tiber and the Tay History and Legend -Perthshire and the Tay -The Moor of Rannoch -Blair Pitlochrie -Killin -Kenmore -The Lyon -The "Rock of Weem" -The
"Birks" of Aberfeldy -Dunkeld and Birnam- Invertuthil - The Loch of Clunie -The Isla- Strathmore -Dunsinane Hill -Scone and the Ruthvens Perth -The Views from
Monerieife and Kinnoull -Strathearn and the Carse of Gowrie -Dundee -The Tay Bridge, New and Old -View from the "Law" -"Men of Blood" and Men of Business ....... 17
THE FORTH.
Comparative Poetry, Romance, and History -Loch Ard and Flora Mclvor -The " Clachan of Aberfoyle" -Lake of Menteith -The Trossachs and Loch Katrine -Ellen and
Helen -Loch Achray -Ben Ledi --The View from Stirling Castle -Stirling Town -Bannockburn -The Ochils and the Devon Valley -Alloa -Clackmannan- Kincardine-on-
Forth- Tulliallan Castle -Culross: Abbey and Burgh -The "Standard Stone" -Torryburn -Rosyth Castle- "St. Margaret's Hope" -Dunfermline : Tower, Palace, and Abbey -
The New Forth Bridge- Inch Garvie and its Castle -Inverkeithing Bay -Donibristle House -Aberdour -Inchcolm, Cramond, Inchkeith, and May Islands -The Bass Rock -
Kirkcaldy Bay -Edinburgh -Leith -Seton -Aberlady -Round to North Berwick- Tantallon Castle . 41
THE TWEED.
CHAPTER I. FROM BERWICK TO KELSO. Leading Characteristics- The View from Berwick- Lindisfarne -The History and Present State of Berwick -Norham
Castle and Marmion -Ladykirk -Tillmouth -Twisell Castle and Bridge -Ford Castle and Flodden -Coldstream -Wark Castle -Halden Rig ....... 72
CHAPTER II. FROM KELSO TO TWEEDSWELL. Kelso and its Abbey -Roxburghe -Floors Castle- The Teviot -Ancrum -Carlenrig -The Ale -The Jed and Jedburgh
-Mertoun -Smailholm Tower and Sandyknowe Eildon and Sir Michael Scott -Dryburgh -The Leader and Thomas the Rhymer Melrose -Skirmish Hill- Abbotsford -The
Ettrick and the Yarrow -Ashestiel -Innerleithen -Horsburgh Castle -Peebles -Neidpath -Manor- Drummelzier -The Crook Inn -Tweedswell ............. 90
THE COQUET.
The Fisherman's River- " Awa' to the Border" -Peat-Hags -Eel-Fishing -Alwinton and Harbottle -The Village of Rothbury -Brinkburn Priory -Weldon Bridge and Felton -
Warkworth Hermitage and Castle -The Town of Amble -Coquet Isle ............ . 113
THE TYNE.
CHAPTER I. THE NORTH TYNE -Peel Fell -Deadwater Bog -Keilder Castle and the Keilder Moors -The Border Peel -Border Feuds and Friendships -The
Charltons -Bellingham-The Reed-Tyne Salmon -The Village of Wark -Chipchase Castle -Haughton Castle and the Swinburnes -Chollerford and the Roman Wall-The
Meeting of the Waters . .... 129
CHAPTER II. THE SOUTH TYNE. On the "Fiend's Fell" -Tyne Springs -Garrigill -Alston and the Moors Knaresdaly Hall -The Ridleys- Haltwhistle -Allendale -
Haydon Bridge and John Martin -The Arthurian Legends 1 13
CHAPTER III. FROM HEXHAM TO NEWCASTLE. Hexham and the Abbey Church -Dilston Hall -The Derwentwater Rising- Corbridge -Bywell Woods -Prudhoe
and Ovingham -Stephenson's Birthplace -Ryton and Newburn -The Approach to Newcastle . .....150
CHAPTER IV. FROM NEWCASTLE TO THE SEA. The Growth of Tyneside " -The Coaly Tyne"- Newcastle Bridges-- Local Industries -Poetical Eulogies -Tyneside
Landscapes -Sandgate and the Keelmen -Wallsend- Jarrow and the Venerable Bede -The Docks -Shields Harbour -North and South Shields -The Tyno Commission-
Tynemouth Priory -The Open Sea ..... .157
THE WEAR .
William of Malmesbury on the Wear -Its Associations -Upper Weardale and its Inhabitants- Stanhope -Hunting the Scots- Wolsingham -Bollihope Fell and the "Lang
Man's Grave"- Hamsterley -Witton-le-Wear -Bishop Auckland -Binchester -Braucepeth Castle -The View from Merrington Church Tower -Wardenlaw Durham -St.
Cuthbert -His Movements during Life and Afterwards -The Growth of his Patrimony -Bishop Carilepho and his Successors-The Battle of Neville's Cross -The Bishopric
in Later Times -The Cathedral, Without and Within -The Conventual Buildings -The Castle- Bear Park -Ushaw -Finchale -Chester-le-Street- Lumley and Lambton
Castles -Biddick -Hylton -Sunderland and the Wearmouths -The North Sea . . . .173
THE TEES.
Among the Fells -The Weel -Caldron Snout -High Force -Gibson's Cave -Bow Leys -Middeton-in-Teesdale-The Lune and the Balder -Scandinavian Names -
Cotherstone Cheese- History in Teesdale Scott's- Description of the Tees -Egliston Abbey -Greta Bridge -Dickens and Mr. Squeers -Brignal Banks and Rokeby -The
Village of Ovington -Gainford -Pierce Bridge -High and Low Coniscliffe -Croft -Yarm -The Industries of the Tees -Stockton -Middlesbrough -The Sea . . . .197
THE HUMBER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
CHAPTER I. THE TRENT,FROM THE SOURCE TO NEWTON SOLNEY. The Course of the Trent- A Lowland Stream -Etymological -A Fish-Stream -The
Source -The Potteries -Burslem, Etruria, and Josiah Wedgwood Stoke-upon- Trent -Trentham Hall -Stone-- Sandon -Chartley Castle -Ingestre and its Owners -The
Sow -Tixall- Essex Bridge Shugborough -Cannock Chase- Rugeley -Beaudesert- Armitage -The Blytb -Alrewas -The Tame- Burton- upon- Trent -Newton Solney . . .......... 221
CHAPTER II. THE DOVE. What's in the Name -Axe Edge and Dove Head -The Monogram -Glutton Mill -Hurtington -Beresford Dale -Pike Pool- Izaak Walton and
Charles Cotton -Beresford Hall -Dove Dale Its Associations -Ilam -The Manifold -Ashbourne -Doveridge -Uttoxeter -Sudbury -Tutbury -TheConfluence . 210
CHAPTER III. THE TRENT, FROM NEWTON SOLNEY TO THE DERWENT. Newton Solney -Repton : the School and the Church- Swarkestone : its Bridge and
its Church -Chellaston -Donington Park and Castle Donington -Cavendish Bridge .... 251
CHAPTER IV. THE DERWENT. The Derwent in its Infancy -Derwent Chapel and Hall Hathersage Eyam -Grindleford Bridge- Chatsworth -The "Peacock" at Rowsley
Haddon Hall -The Wye and the Lathkill -Darley Dale and its Yew-tree -The Sycamores of Oker Hill -The Matlocks and High Tor -Cromford and Willersley Castle-
Ambergate -Belper -Derby -Elvaston .......... 257
CHAPTER V. THE TRENT, FROM THE DERWENT TO THE HUMBER. The Soar Trent Junction -The Erewash -Gotham and its Wise Men -Clifton Hall and Grove
-Nottingham and its History -Colwich Hall and Mary Chaworth -Sherwood Forest -Newark- Gainsborough -Axholme -The Confluence with the Humber .... 277
CHAPTER VI. THK WHARFE. General Characteristics -The Skirfare -Langstrothdale -Kettlewell Dowkabottom Cave -Coniston and its Neighbourhood Rylstone and
the Nortons -Burnsall- Appletrcewick : an Eccentric Parson -Simon's Seat- Harden Tower and the Cliffords- The " Strid" -Bolton Abbey and Bolton Hall -The Bridge-
Ilkley -Denton and the Fairfaxes- Farnley Hall and Turner -Otley Harewood- Towton Field Kirkby Wharfe -Bolton Percy ............... 292
CHAPTER VII. THE OUSE. The lire and the Swale Myton and the "White Battle "Nun Monckton, Overtoil, and Skelton The Nidd York Bishopthorpe Selby The
Derweut The Aire Howden Goole-The Don. 310
CHAPTER VIII. THE ESTUARY. Drainage and Navigation Dimensions of the Humber The Ferribys Barton-upon-Humber Hull Paull Sunk Island Spurn Point Great
Grimsby Places of Call .... 320
THE RIVERS OF THE WASH.
THE WITHAM : Grantham Lincoln Boston. THE NEN : Nasehy Northampton Earls Barton Castle Ashby Wellingborough Higham Ferrers Thrapston Oundle Castor
Peterborough. THE WELLAND : Market Harborough Rockingham Stamford. THE OUSE : Bedford St. Neots Huntingdon St. Ives. THE CAM : Cambridge "Five
Miles from Anywhere" Ely. FENS AND FENLAND TOWNS: Wisbeach Spalding King's Lynn Crowland. 320
THE RIVERS OF EAST ANGLIA.
THE CROUCH : Foulness Little Barsted and Langdon Canewdon Rayleigh Hockley Spa. THE BI.ACKWATER : Saffron Walden Rad winter Cadham Hall and Butler
Bocking Braintree Felix Hall Braxted Lodge Tiptree Maldon. THE CHKI.MEK : Thaxted The Dunmows Great Waltham Springfield Chelmsford Mersea Island. THE
COLNE : Great Yeldham Castle Hedingham Halstead Colchester. THE STOUR : Kedington Sudbury Flatford and John Constable Harwich. THE ORWELL:
Stowmarket Barham Ipswich. THE DEBEN : Debenham Woodbridge Felixstowe. THE ALDE : Aldborough Southwold Halesworth. THE WAVENEY : Diss- Bungay
Mettingham Becclcs Breydon Water Horsey Mere. THE BURE : Hickling Broads St. Benet's Abbey Salhouse and Wroxham Broads Hoveiton Great Broad Horning
Ferry Fishing in the Broads. THE YARE : Norwich Yarmouth ............ 350
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The Thames, from source to sea;
ABOVE OXFORD.
The Source of the Thames —Early Names of the River — Seven Springs — Thames Head — The Churn and its Course — Thames and Severn Canal — Cricklade —
Castle Eaton — Inglesham — Fairford and the Coin — Lechlade — The First Lock — Some Thames Flowers — Old Buscot — Hart's Weir — Bird Life — Radcot
Bridge — Eddying Pools and Golden Shallows — Canal-like Reaches — Tadpole Bridge — Bampton — Duxford Ferry — Canute's Country — The Windrush — The
Oldest Bridge — Old Father Thames — Disused Weir-pools — Bablock Hythe, Stanton Harcourt, and Cumnor — Skinner's Weir and Pinkhill Lock — Eynsham Weir,
Bridge, and Cross — The Evenlode — Witham Hill — Thames Angling — Godstow — King's Weir — Port Meadow — Folly Bridge ... ... 1
OXFORD TO ABINGDON.
Oxford, from the Upper River ; the New Town — The Courses of the River, from Medley Weir to Folly Bridge— The Houses of the Regulars and Friars — The
University and Parish Churches — The Halls and Colleges of the Seculars, from the Thirteenth Century to the Reformation — Jacobean Oxford — Classic Oxford —
Convenient Oxford — The Architectural Revival— The Undergraduate Revival — The River below Folly Bridge, and the Invention of Rowing — The Navigation Shape
of the River — Floods — The Barges— Iffley — Littlemore — Kennington — Radley — Sandford — Nuneham. ... 33
ABINGDON TO STREATLEY.
Abingdon — The Abbey — St. Nicholas' Church — The Market Cross — The Ancient Stone Cross — St. Helen's Church — Christ's Hospital — Culham — First
View of Wittenham Clump — Clifton Hampden — The " Barley Mow " — A River-side Solitude — Day's Lock — Union of the Thames and the Isis — Dorchester —
The Abbey Church — Sinodun Hill — Shillingford Bridge — Bensington — The Church — Crowmarsh Giffai'd — Wallingford — Mongewell — Newton Murren —
Moulsford —The "Beetle and Wedge "— Cleeve Lock— Streatley 62
STREATLEY TO HENLEY.
Streatley, the Artists' Mecca — Goring versus Streatley — Goring from the Toll-gate — Streatley Mill — Weirs and Back- waters — Antiquity of Streatley and Goring
— Goring Church — Common Wood — Basildon Ferry and Hart's Wood — A Thames Osier Farm — Whitchurch Lock — Pangbourne — Hardwicke House and
Mapledurham — Caversham Bridge — Reading and its Abbey — A Divergence to the Kennet, with calls at Marlborough, Hungerford, and Newbury — The Charms of
Sonning— "The Loddon slow, with verdant alders crowned" — St. Patrick's Stream — Shiplake Weir — Wargrave and Bolney Court — Park Place — Marsh Lock
— Remarks on Thames Angling — The Approach to Henley 85
HENLEY TO MAIDENHEAD.
The Best Bit" of the River — Henley — The Church — The "Red Lion" — Shenstone's Lines— Henley Regatta— The First University Boat-race — Fawley Court —
Remenham — Hambledon Lock — Medmenham Abbey and the Franciscans — Dissolution of the Order — Hurley — Lady Place and its History — A Strange
Presentiment — Bisham Abbey and its Ghost — Bisham Church — Great Marlow — The Church and its Curiosities— " Puppy Pie" — Quarry Woods— The Thames
Swans and the Vintners' Company— Cookham and Clicfden— Hedsor— Cliefden Woods — The House — Raymead — The Approach to Maidenhead ... 113
MAIDENHEAD TO WINDSOR.
Maidenhead — Bray — Jesus Hospital — The Harbour of Refuge — Frederick Walker — A Boat-race — Monkey Island — The River — Surley Hall — Boveney
Lock — Eton — Windsor — St. George's Chapel — The Castle— Mr. R. R. Holmes — James I. — Surrey — The Merry Wives of Windsor 143
WINDSOR TO HAMPTON COURT.
Leaving Windsor — Eton, its History and its Worthies — The College Buildings — Windsor Park — The Long Walk — The Albert Bridge— Datchet and Falstaff—
Old Windsor— " Perdita's " Grave— The Tapestry Works— The "Bells of Ouseley" — Riverside Inns — The Loves of Harry and Anne Boleyn — Magna Charter
Island — Runnymede — The Poet of Cooper's Hill — Fish at Bell Weir — A Neglected Dainty — Egham and Staines — John Emery — Penton Hook — Laleham —
Dr. Arnold — Chertsey — The Lock and Bridge — Albert Smith and his Brother — Chertsey Abbey — Black Cherry Fair — Cowley the Poet — A Scene from "
Oliver Twist" — St. Ann's Hill — Weybridge — Oaklands and the Grotto — Shepperton Lock and Ferry — Halliford — Walton — The Scold's Bridle — Sunbury —
Hampton — Moulsey Hurst and its Sporting Associations — Hampton Court Bridge 161
HAMPTON COURT TO RICHMOND.
Hampton Court— Thames Ditton : The "Swan" — The Church — Surbiton — Kingston: The Coronation Stone— Teddington — Twickenham — Eel Pie Island —
Petersham — Richmond Park — Approach to Richmond ... 201
RICHMOND TO BATTERSEA.
The River at Richmond— A Spot for a Holiday — The Old Palace of Sheen— The Trumpeters' House — Old Sad Memories —Richmond Green — The Church —
Kean's Grave — Water Supply — The Bridge — The Nunnery of Sion and Convent of Sheen — Sir William Temple — Kew Observatoiy, Isleworth — Sion House
and its History — Kew Palace and the Georges — Kew Gardens — Kew Green — Brentford — Mortlake — Barnes — Chiswick — The Boat-race — Hammersmith
— Putney — Barn Elms — Putney and Fulham — The Bishops of London — Hurlingham — The Approach to a Great City 229
BATTERSEA TO LONDON BRIDGE.
The Scene Changes — A City River— Batterses, — Chelsea— The Old Church — Sir T. More and Sir Hans Sloane — Cheyne Walk — Don Saltero's Coffee-house
and Thomas Carlyle — The Botanical Gardens — Chelsea Hospital — The Pensioners — Battersea Park — The Suspension Bridge — Vauxhall — Lambeth — The
Church and Palace — Westminster Palace and the Abbey — Its Foundation and History — Westminster Hall — Westminster Bridge — The Victoria Embankment —
York Gate — Waterloo Bridge and Somerset House — The Temple— Blackfriars Bridge— St. Paul's — Southwark Bridge — The Old Theatres — Cannon Street
Bridge — London Bridge and its Traffic ..... ... 258
LONDON BRIDGE TO GRAVESEND.
Hogarth's Water Frolic — Billingsgate — Salesmen's Cries— The Custom House— Queen Elizabeth and the Customs — The Tower, and Tower Hill— The Pool— The
Docks— Ratcliff Highway— The Thames Tunnel— In Rotherhithe— The Isle of Dogs — The Dock Labourer — Deptford and Greenwich — Woolwich Reach and
Dockyard — The Warspite 288
GRAVESEND TO THE NOBE.
Morning on the Lower Thames — Gravesend— Pilots and Watermen — A Severe Code — Tilbury and its Memories — The Marshes — Wild-fowl Shooting — Eel
Boats — Canvey Island — Hadleigh Castle — Leigh, and the Shrimpers — Southend and the Pier — Sailing — Sheerness — The Mouth of the Medway— The
Dockyard — The Town and its Divisions— The Nore —A Vision of Wonder—Shoeburyness — Outward Bound... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 337
Table or Distances 368
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