Chapter I: Foreword: To Second Edition

The first edition of BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CAR was printed from type--instead of from electrotype plates--thus giving an opportunity for additional care in the press work, with better results than with the ordinary book printed from plates. The publishers thought also that some time might elapse before a second edition would be called for. However, the unexpected happened and in less than a year a new edition is required.

This has afforded opportunity for numerous additions and corrections--since it was hardly possible that a book covering such a wide scope could be entirely free from mistakes, though, fortunately, these were mainly minor ones. I have to thank numerous readers for helpful suggestions.

That there is a distinct field for such a book is proven by the unexpectedly large demand for the first edition. I hope that the new and revised edition may meet with like favor.

T.D.M.
March 1, 1909.

CONTENTS

Page
I A FEW GENERALITIES 1
II IN AND ABOUT LONDON 11
III A PILGRIMAGE TO CANTERBURY 26
IV A RUN THROUGH THE MIDLANDS 40
V THE BORDER TOWNS, SHREWSBURY AND LUDLOW 58
VI LONDON TO LAND'S END 80
VII FROM CORNWALL TO SOUTH WALES 100
VIII THROUGH BEAUTIFUL WALES 115
IX CHESTER TO THE "HIELANDS" 137
X THROUGH HISTORIC SCOTLAND 156
XI FROM EDINBURGH TO YORKSHIRE 173
XII IN OLD YORKSHIRE 190
XIII A ZIG-ZAG TRIP FROM YORK TO NORWICH 206
XIV PETERBOROUGH, FOTHERINGHAY, ETC 221
XV THE CROMWELL COUNTRY; COLCHESTER 235
XVI THE HAUNTS OF MILTON AND PENN 247
XVII A CHAPTER OF DIVERS PLACES AND EXPERIENCES 260
XVIII IN SURREY AND SUSSEX 275
XIX KNOLE HOUSE AND PENSHURST 290
XX SOME MIGHT-HAVE-BEENS 299
INDEX 311

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COLOUR PLATES

Page OLD HALF-TIMBEREID HOUSES IN LEDBURY Frontispiece OLD COTTAGE AT NORTON, NEAR EVESHAM 1 HARVESTING IN HERTFORDSHIRE 16 THE THREE SPIRES OF LICHFIELD 48 SUNSET ON THE MOOR 56 A COTTAGE IN HOLDENHURST, HAMPSHIRE 86 ROCKS OFF CORNWALL 96 NEAR LAND'S END 100 ON DARTMOOR 104 IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE 112 ENTRANCE TO LOCH TYNE 144 THE PATH BY THE LOCH 150 IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS 160 A SURREY LANDSCAPE 272 A BIT OF OLD ENGLAND 300 THE CALEDONIAN COAST 308

DUOGRAVURES

HADLEY CHURCH, MONKEN HADLEY 22 DICKENS' HOME, GAD'S HILL, NEAR ROCHESTER 30 CATHEDRAL, CANTERBURY 33 RUINS OF URICONIUM, NEAR SHREWSBURY 64 STOKESAY MANOR HOUSE, NEAR LUDLOW 66 THE FEATHERS HOTEL, LUDLOW 68 LUDLOW CASTLE, THE KEEP AND ENTRANCE 72 A GLADE IN NEW FOREST 88 ST. JOSEPH'S CHAPEL, GLASTONBURY ABBEY 108 DISTANT VIEW OF ROSS, SOUTH WELSH BORDER 114 RUINS OF RAGLAN CASTLE, SOUTH WALES 120 KILCHURN CASTLE, LOCH AWE 152 TOWERS OF ELGIN CATHEDRAL, NORTH SCOTLAND 162 DUNNOTTAR CASTLE, STONEHAVEN, NEAR ABERDEEN 164 TOWN HOUSE, DUNBAR, SCOTLAND 180 BAMBOROUGH CASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND 184 OLD COTTAGE AT COCKINGTON 200 SOMERSBY RECTORY, BIRTHPLACE OF TENNYSON 210 SOMERSBY CHURCH 212 ST. BOTOLPH'S CHURCH FROM THE RIVER, BOSTON 216 A TYPICAL BYWAY 224 JOHN WYCLIF'S CHURCH, LUTTERWORTH 232 BYRON'S ELM IN CHURCHYARD, HARROW 246 MILTON'S ROOM IN COTTAGE AT CHALFONT ST. GILES 250 DISTANT VIEW OF MAGDALEN TOWER, OXFORD 256 RINGWOOD CHURCH 260 WINDMILL NEAR ARUNDEL, SUSSEX 274 ARUNDEL CASTLE 276 PEVENSEY CASTLE, WHERE THE NORMANS LANDED 280 WINCHELSEA CHURCH AND ELM TREE 282 ENTRANCE FRONT BODIAM CASTLE, SUSSEX 286 PENSHURST PLACE, HOME OF THE SIDNEYS 292

MAPS

MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES 310 MAP OF SCOTLAND 318

From Water Color by G.F. Nicholls.]

British Highways and Byways From a Motor Car