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| Early Days on the London and Birmingham Railway. |
Frontispiece |
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| Bull Ring. (From a Print after David Cox) |
5 |
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| Old Birmingham Coaching Bill. |
13 |
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| Dudley. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) |
31 |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1797. (After Rowlandson) |
47 |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1826. (From an Old Print) |
51 |
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| High Green, Wolverhampton, 1860. (From a Contemporary Photograph) |
55 |
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| Shiffnal. |
67 |
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| The Council House. |
141 |
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| The Honourable Thomas Kenyon. (From an Old Print) |
153 |
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| The Vale of Llangollen. |
177 |
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| Llangollen. |
183 |
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| Llangollen. (After J. M. W. Turner, R. A.) |
187 |
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| Valle Crucis Abbey. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) |
207 |
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| Cernioge. |
227 |
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| The Swallow Falls. (From an Old Print) |
247 |
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| Llyn Ogwen and Trifaen Mountain. |
255 |
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| Penmaenmawr. (After J. M. W. Turner, R.A.) |
275 |
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| The Old Landing-Place on the Anglesey Shore. |
283 |
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| ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT |
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| Vignette: Prince Rupert |
Title Page |
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| List of Illustrations: The Black Country |
vii |
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| The Holyhead Road |
1 |
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| The “Hen and Chickens,” 1830 |
18 |
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| The “Old Royal” |
24 |
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| Wednesbury |
37 |
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| Old Hill, Tettenhall |
59 |
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| The Sabbath-breaking Seamstress |
60 |
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| Snedshill Furnaces |
71 |
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| Haygate Inn |
76 |
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| The Wrekin |
79 |
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| The “Old Wall” |
84 |
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| Wroxeter Church |
85 |
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| Atcham Bridge |
91 |
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| Lord Hill’s Monument |
92 |
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| The English Bridge |
97 |
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| Wyle Cop and the “Lion” |
107 |
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| The “Lion” Yard |
132 |
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| The Market-Place, Shrewsbury |
138 |
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| Shelton Oak |
144 |
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| The Breidden Hills |
147 |
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| Queen’s Head |
156 |
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| Offa’s Dyke |
176 |
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| The Ladies of Llangollen. (From an Old Print) |
198 |
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| Plas Newydd |
203 |
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| Owain Glyndwr’s Mount |
211 |
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| Cerrig-y-Druidion |
224 |
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| The Waterloo Bridge |
232 |
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| The Old Church, Bettws-y-Coed |
234 |
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| Sign of the “Royal Oak” |
238 |
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| Pont-y-Pair |
245 |
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| Cyfyng Falls |
250 |
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| Capel Curig |
252 |
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| The Falls of Ogwen |
257 |
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| Nant Ffrancon. (After David Cox) |
258 |
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| Nant Ffrancon |
260 |
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| Penrhyn Castle |
263 |
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| Lonisaf Toll-House |
264 |
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| The Penrhyn Arms |
266 |
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| Penrhyn Castle and Snowdonia, from Beaumaris. (After David Cox) |
278 |
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| Deserted Stables, Menai Village |
290 |
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| The Menai Bridge and the Isle of Benglas |
291 |
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| The Anglesey Column |
296 |
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| The Britannia Bridge |
299 |
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| Near Mona Inn |
303 |
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| Llangristiolus |
304 |
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| Caer Ceiliog |
306 |
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| The South Stack. (After T. Creswick, R.A.) |
323 |
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| Holyhead Mountain |
325 |
