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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: TAKING TOLL xi

THE CAMBRIDGE, ELY, AND KING'S LYNN ROAD 1

THE GREEN DRAGON, BISHOPSGATE STREET, 1856 8
_From a Drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd._

THE FOUR SWANS, BISHOPSGATE STREET, 1855 9
_From a Drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd._

TOTTENHAM CROSS 38

BALTHAZAR SANCHEZ' ALMSHOUSES, TOTTENHAM 41

WALTHAM CROSS A HUNDRED YEARS AGO 59

THE ROMAN URN, CHESHUNT 76

CHARLES THE FIRST'S ROCKING-HORSE 79

CLARKSON'S MONUMENT 99

A MONUMENTAL MILESTONE 111

THE CHEQUERS, FOWLMERE 115

WEST MILL 118

A QUAINT CORNER IN ROYSTON 125

CAXTON GIBBET 127

THE FIRST MILESTONE FROM CAMBRIDGE 139

HOBSON'S CONDUIT 141

HOBSON 162
_From a Painting in Cambridge Guildhall._

MARKET HILL, CAMBRIDGE 167

THE FALCON, CAMBRIDGE 168

INTERIOR OF ST. SEPULCHRE'S CHURCH 169

CAMBRIDGE CASTLE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO 171

LANDBEACH 181

THE FENS 191
_After Dugdale._

THE ISLE OF ELY AND DISTRICT 215

ALDRETH CAUSEWAY AND THE ISLE OF ELY 218

UPWARE INN 237

WICKEN FEN 241

HODDEN SPADE AND BECKET 248

STRETHAM 254

THE WEST FRONT, ELY CATHEDRAL 265

ELY CATHEDRAL, FROM THE LITTLEPORT ROAD 289

LITTLEPORT 291

THE RIVER ROAD, LITTLEPORT 293

THE OUSE 295

SOUTHERY FERRY 296

KETT'S OAK 300

DENVER HALL 301

THE CROWN, DOWNHAM MARKET 302

THE CASTLE, DOWNHAM MARKET 303

HOGGE'S BRIDGE, STOW BARDOLPH 305

THE LYNN ARMS, SETCHEY 306

THE SOUTH GATES, LYNN 308

THE GUILDHALL, LYNN 314

THE DUKE'S HEAD, LYNN 321

ISLINGTON 329

THE ROAD TO CAMBRIDGE, ELY, AND KING'S LYNN

London (Shoreditch Church) to-- MILES
Kingsland 1½
Stoke Newington 2½
Stamford Hill 3¼
Tottenham High Cross 4¼
Tottenham 5¼
Upper Edmonton 6
Lower Edmonton 6¾
Ponder's End 8½
Enfield Highway 9¼
Enfield Wash 10
Waltham Cross 11½
Crossbrook Street 12
Turner's Hill 13
Cheshunt 13¼
Cheshunt Wash 13¾
Turnford 14
Wormley (cross New River) 14¾
Broxbourne 15¾
Hoddesdon 17
Great Amwell (cross New River and the Lea) 19¼
Ware 21
Wade's Mill (cross River Rib) 23
High Cross 23½
Collier's End 25
Puckeridge (cross River Rib) 26¾
Braughing 27¾
Quinbury 28¾
Hare Street 30¾
Barkway 35
Barley 36¾
Fowlmere 42
Newton 44¼
Hauxton (cross River Granta) 47¾
Trumpington 48½
Cambridge (Market Hill) 50¾

To Cambridge, through Royston--
Puckeridge (cross River Rib) 26¾
West Mill 29¾
Buntingford 31
Chipping 32½
Buckland 33¾
Royston 37¾
Melbourn 41¼
Shepreth 43¼
Foxton Station and Level Crossing 44
Harston 45½
Hauxton (cross River Granta) 46½
Trumpington 48¾
Cambridge (Market Hill) 51

Milton 54
Landbeach 54¾
Denny Abbey 58
Chittering 58¾
Stretham Bridge (cross Great Ouse River) 61¾
Stretham 63¼
Thetford Level Crossing 64½
Ely 67½
Chettisham Station and Level Crossing 69½
Littleport 72½
Littleport Bridge (cross Great Ouse River) 73½
Brandon Creek (cross Little Ouse River) 76¾
Southery 78¾
Modney Bridge (cross Sams Cut Drain) 80¼
Hilgay (cross Wissey River) 81¾
Fordham 82¾
Denver 84
Downham Market 85¼
Wimbotsham 86½
Stow Bardolph 87¼
South Runcton (cross River Nar) 89¼
Setchey 92¼
West Winch 93¾
Hardwick Bridge 95¼
King's Lynn 97¼

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