held by the Citizens of Bath in the Guildhall; the Pulteney

Bridge; Great Pulteney Street; the Sidney Gardens; the

Canal and the Railway Traversing the Sidney Gardens a

Type of the Past and the Present; Association of the Sidney

Gardens with Sheridan; the New Town; St. Michael's

Church; St. James's Church; St. Stephen's Church;

Poverty of Bath in early English Remains; Bellet's

Hospital; the Bath United Hospital; Remains of the

Ancient Walls of the City; the Three Epochs of the History

of Bath typified in the Ancient Wall in Boatstall Lane; the

Literary and Scientific Institution; Richness of the Bath

Literary Institution in Remains of Antiquity; Partis's

College; the Bath General Hospital; Anecdote told of

Beau Nash in connection with the Bath General Hos-

pital

346

The Grammar School; Former Eminence of the Bath Theatre;

the New Theatre Royal; the River Avon and its Bridges;

Filthy Condition of the River in its passage through Bath;

Ruinous State of the Buildings on the Banks of the River;

Bathwick Bridge; Pulteney Bridge; the North Parade

Bridge; the Village of Twerton

347

Literary Associations of Bath and its Neighbourhood; Prior
Park; the Walk to Prior Park; Mr. Allen, the original
Owner of Prior Park; the Post-Office indebted to Bathonians
for many of the Impovements in its Management; Intimacy

between Mr. Allen and Pope; Pope's Compliment to Allen;

Origin of the Acquaintance between Warburton and Allen;

Residence of Warburton at Prior Park; the Conversion of

Prior Park into a Roman Catholic College; Destruction by

Fire of a portion of Prior Park; the Early Scenes of "Tom

Jones" laid at Prior Park; the Quarries upon Coomb Down;

View from Coomb Down; the Abbey Cemetery; Discovery

of Roman Remains on the Site of the Abbey Cemetery;

Want of Dignity in the Church belonging to the Abbey

Cemetery; Widcomb Church; Ingoldsby's ketch of an Old

Admiral; the Walk to Beckford's Tower; Lansdowne

Crescent; Mr. Beckford's Residence in Lansdowne Cres-

The Lansdowne Tower; Mr. Beckford's Plan for remedying a

Defect in the View from the Lantern; Mr. Beckford's

Method of making up Nature; Monument constructed by

Mr. Beckford for himself; Conversion of Mr. Beckford's

Grounds into a Cemetery; Beauty of the two Cemeteries of

Bath; Sir John and Lady Miller; the Thursday and Friday

Meetings held at Batheaston; Mrs. Piozzi; the Artists of

Bath; the Sanitary Condition of Bath; Healthful Situation

of the Higher Parts of Bath; the Public Health at Bath not

so good as might be expected; Evil of allowing the Sewers

to empty themselves into the River; Great Preponderance

of Females over Males in Bath

352

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Desirableness of the Devonshire Coast Towns for a Winter

Residence; "Devonshire Drizzle;" Situation of Exeter;

Thomas Fuller's Description of Exeter; Bad State of the

Lower Parts of Exeter; Great Antiquity ascribed by some

Writers to Exeter; Earliest authentic History of Exeter;

Origin of the Name of Exeter; Exeter under the Saxons;

William of Malmesbury's Account of Exeter; Siege of

Exeter by William the Conqueror

355

Rougemont; Adherence of Exeter to the Empress Matilda;

First Charter to Exeter; Royal Visits to Exeter in early

Times; Hall's Account of Perkin Warbeck's Siege of

Exeter; Siege of Exeter during the "Devonshire Com-

motion;" History of Exeter during the Great Rebellion;

Account of the Prince of Orange's Entry into Exeter;

Bishop Burnet's Account of the Prince of Orange's Recep-

tion in Exeter; Visit of George III. to Exeter; Dr. Wal-

cot's Rhyme on George III.'s Visit to Exeter

357

Leland's Description of Exeter; Change in Exeter since Leland's

Time; Few Remains of Antiquity in Exeter; the Cathedral;

Cathedral erected by William Warlewast; Erection of the

present Cathedral by Bishop Peter Quivil; Exterior of

Exeter Cathedral

359

Character of the Architecture of Exeter Cathedral; West Front

of Exeter Cathedral ; Interior of the Cathedral; Impropriety

of the Position occupied by the Organ in most English

Cathedrals; the Nave of Exeter Cathedral; the Choir; the

Chapels; the Monuments in Exeter Cathedral; View from

the North Tower of the Cathedral; the Great Bell in Exeter

Cathedral; the Chapter House; the Bishop's Palace; the

Churches of Exeter; Fuller's Notice of the Churches of

Exeter; the Guildhall; Fuller's Account of the Woollen

Manufacture of Exeter; the Ship Canal; Growth of Villas

around Exeter; the Walks around Exeter; the Northernhay;

Old Abbey

The Villages around Exeter; Ride from Exeter to Sidmouth;

Description of the Situation of Sidmouth given in "The

Route-Book of Devon;" View of Sidmouth from the Beech;

the Advantages of Sidmouth; the Buildings of Sidmouth;

Knowle Cottage; Different Appearance of Sidmouth Bay in

Calm and Rough Weather; Character of the Cliffs near

Sidmouth; Chit Rock; the Rambles round Sidmouth;

Pleasantness of a Devonshire Winter

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364

The Drizzle; Beauty of the Lanes in the Neighbourhood of

Sidmouth; Fondness of the Devonshire People for deep

Cuttings and high Banks; Picturesque Character of Devon-

shire Cottages; Mrs. Bray's Sketch of a Devonshire

Cottage; "Devonshire Cob;" Cob Cottages; Pleasant

Spots in the Neighbourhood of Sidmouth; Road from Sid-

mouth to Exmouth; Otterton; Priory founded at Otterton

by King John; Otterton Church; the Otter at Otterton;

Budleigh, the birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh

364

Budleigh Salterton; Various Roads from Budleigh Salterton to

Exmouth; Polwhele's Account of the Circumstance which

brought Exmouth into Repute; Exmouth in the Time of

John and Edward III.; the Old and New Towns; Sea-

side Conveniences of Exmouth; the Beacon Hill; Charac-

ter of the River near Exmouth

366

View of Exmouth from a Distance; Account of Exmouth in

1780; Star Cross; Powderham Castle; Gibbon's Notice of

the Courtenays; View from Powderham Park; "the Court

House;" Exminster; Kenton; Topsham; Sail from Tops-

ham to the Warren; the Cliffs between Exmouth and Daw-

lish; the Railway to Dawlish; Polwhele's Derivation of the

name of Dawlish; Dr. Downman's Apostrophe to Daw-

lish

368

Bishop Burnet's Notice of Teigmouth in 1690; Memorial of the

Townsmen of Teignmouth concerning the Attack on their

Town made by the French in 1690; Present State of Teign-

mouth; Public Buildings of Teignmouth; the Den;

Aquatic Advantages of Teignmouth; the Teign; Devonshire

Junkets and Clotted Cream; Scenery of the River near

Teignmouth; the Coast from Teignmouth to Torquay 374

St. Mary's Church; Bishopstowe; Anstis Cove; Kent's Hole;
Rapid Rise of Torquay; Situation of Torquay; Dr. Clarke's
Account of the Climate of Torquay; Popularity of Torquay;
Torquay a Town of Terraces and Villas; Views around
Torquay; View of Torquay from Torbay; Situation of
Torbay; Prospect from Torbay; Vestiges of an old

Monastery in the Gardens of Tor Abbey; Paignton; Brix-

ham; the Brixham Lords; Landing of the Prince of

Orange at Brixham; William Prince of Orange and Dr.

Burnet; Napoleon's Remark on Torbay

379

Advantage of the Devon Coast as a Naval Station; Rise of

Devonport; General Sketch of the Coast

381

Early History of Plymouth; Fortifications; Plymouth Seat;

Stonehouse; the Dockyard; Industrial Arrangements;

Slips at Devonport; Consumption of Timber; the New

Dock; Rope Houses; Stores; Rigging House; Smithery, 385

Anchor Forging; Engineers' Department; Mast House and
Basins; King's Hill; Keyham Point; New Steam Docks;
Powder Magazine at Bull Point

The Gun Wharf; View from Mount Wise; Victualling Yard;

Biscuit Baking; Commissariat Department of the Navy;

the Hoe; the Citadel; Block House; Royal Naval Hos-

pital; Military Hospital; Marine-Barracks; the Hamoaze;

387

SOUTHAMPTON; Early Importance of Southampton; Unlucky
Expedition; Bar Gate; High Street; Southampton Waters;
Ancient Wall; Architecture of the Town; the Town Hall;
Markets; Charities; Victoria Pier; the Platform; Tidal
Dock; Graving Dock; Steam Wharf; Railway Ter-
minus

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432

Walk to Netley Abbey; Horace Walpole's Sketch; the New

Forest; Redbridge; Village of Lyndhurst; Rufus Hall;

Lymington Road

ISLE OF WIGHT; Popularity of the Island; its Attractions; Coast;

the Dorms; the Valley; View of Ryde; the Pier; Rapid

Progress; Brading Harbour; Old Tower of St. Helen's;

Bembridge Downs; Culver Cliff; Sandown Bay 439

Shanklin; View from the Chine; Luccombe Chine; Walk from

Shanklin to Luccombe; Undercliff; Land Slips; Climate

of Undercliff; Walk from East End to Bonchurch; Boni-

face Down; Ventnor forty years ago; Ventnor to-day, 444

Ventnor to Niton; Church of St. Lawrence; St. Lawrence's

Well; Niton; Sandrock Hotel; St. Catherine's Down;
Beacon; View from St. Catherine's; Black Gang Chine;

Chale and Brixton Bay; Motteston Church; Afton Down;

Freshwater; Freshwater Gate; Caves; Arched Rocks;

Walk to the Needles; Cliffs at High Down; the

Yar

448

Alum Bay; its various-coloured Sand; the Needles; Scratchell's

Bay; Yarmouth; Coast between Alum Bay and Yar-

mouth; Totlands and Colwell Bay; Headon Hill; the

Northern Coast; Newton; Cowes from the Sollent; its

Trade; Interior Appearance; East Cowes; Coast between

Cowes and Ryde; Norris Castle; Wootton River; Quarr

Abbey

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