Chapter I: Front Matter

THE HANDBOOK
TO THE
RIVERS AND BROADS
OF
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.

BY
G. CHRISTOPHER DAVIES,
_Author of_ "_Norfolk Broads and Rivers_," "_The Swan and her Crew_,"
_etc., etc_.

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REVISED AND ENLARGED.

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EIGHTEENTH EDITION.

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JARROLD AND SONS,
3, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, LONDON;
LONDON AND EXCHANGE STREETS, NORWICH.

BRANCHES: 182, KING STREET, GREAT YARMOUTH;
THE LIBRARY, CROMER.

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CONTENTS.

_Chapter_ _Page_
INTRODUCTION. xi
I. THE BROAD DISTRICT. 17
II. DOWN THE YARE--NORWICH TO REEDHAM. 22
III. REEDHAM TO YARMOUTH. 43
IV. YARMOUTH TO ACLE. 51
V. ACLE TO WROXHAM. 57
VI. WROXHAM BROAD. 68
VII. WROXHAM TO COLTISHALL. 75
VIII. UP THE ANT, TO BARTON AND STALHAM. 81
IX. WOMACK BROAD. 91
X. HICKLING BROAD. 98
XI. HORSEY MERE AND SOMERTON BROAD. 106
XII. BACK TO YARMOUTH. 114
XIII. YARMOUTH TO SOMERLEYTON, UP THE WAVENEY. 117
XIV. FROM SOMERLEYTON TO BECCLES. 124
XV. OULTON BROAD. 129
XVI. ORMESBY AND FRITTON. 136
APPENDIX.
RAILWAY ACCESS TO FISHING STATIONS 138
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK FISHERIES ACT 143
TABLES OF RIVER DISTANCES 148
TIDES 151
FISHING GENERALLY 151
ROACH 155
BREAM 161
YACHTING 165
SHOOTING AND SKATING 170
FAUNA OF THE BROADS 171

ILLUSTRATIONS.

_Page_ WROXHAM BROAD _Frontispiece_ A POOL IN SURLINGHAM BROAD xvi PULL'S FERRY 22 BISHOP'S BRIDGE 25 BOOM TOWER 26 THORPE GARDENS 29 A NORFOLK WHERRY 30 ON THE YARE, AT BRAMERTON 33 ON ROCKLAND BROAD 36 LANGLEY DYKE 38 ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH, GREAT YARMOUTH 41 THE QUAY, GREAT YARMOUTH 45 A "ROW," GREAT YARMOUTH 49 ST. BENET'S ABBEY 54 COTTAGE, SOUTH WALSHAM BROAD 58 HORNING VILLAGE 60 RANWORTH CHURCH 61 HORNING FERRY 67 BELAUGH CHURCH 73 DYKE NEAR COLTISHALL 76 LUDHAM BRIDGE 78 RIVER BURE AT HAUTBOIS 79 A WOODLAND POOL--IRSTEAD 82 ENTRANCE--BARTON BROAD 87 CARRYING REEDS--BARTON 88 BARTON STAITHE 90 ORMESBY BROAD--LANDING STAGE 91 DRAINAGE MILL--RIVER THURNE 92 RIVER THURNE 92 HICKLING BROAD 99 DYKE AT POTTER HEIGHAM 100 HICKLING STAITHE 104 MARTHAM BROAD 105 SOUND ASLEEP 108 SOMERLEYTON HALL 120 RIVER WAVENEY 128 OULTON BROAD 130 FRITTON DECOY 137 ORMESBY BROAD--LANDING STAGE 152