INDEX

Allesley, i. 301

Anglesey, Isle of, i. 20; ii. 288, 292–295, 320

—— Marquis of, i. 165; ii. 295–297, 313

Ashby St. Ledgers, i. 241–243, 251

Atcham, ii. 89–91

Atherstone, i. 210–217

Baddesley Ensor, i. 217

Bangor, i. 20, 22, 219; ii. 112, 265, 273

Barnet, i. 27, 34, 38, 65, 66–79, 96

—— Fair, i. 69–72

Battlesden, i. 156, 162

Beneventa, i. 232

Berwyn, ii. 209

Bethesda, ii. 260–262

Bettws-y-Coed, ii. 87, 112, 218, 232–245

Bickenhill, i. 307–311

Bicton, ii. 145

Bilston, ii. 36–38

Birmingham, i. 4, 10, 11, 15, 24, 27, 188, 277, 307, 312–314; ii. 1–27, 109

Bodedern, ii. 320

Bodffordd, ii. 320

Boningale, ii. 64

Bordesley, i. 313

Boscobel, i. 225–227

Braint, ii. 318

Braunston, i. 182, 240

—— Hill, i. 239

Breidden Hills, ii. 88, 145–147, 151

Bridgetown, i. 221

Britannia Bridge, The, ii. 298–302

Brownhills, i. 5, 220

Brown’s Wells, i. 58

Brunsford Bridge, i. 208

Burcot, ii. 78

Caer Ceiliog, ii. 305–307

Caldecote, i. 213, 215

Capel Curig, ii. 108, 112, 249–253, 271

Catesby, Robert, i. 243, 252

Catthorpe, i. 205, 207

Cave’s Inn, i. 205, 207

Ceint, ii. 318

Cernioge, ii. 225–230

Cerrig-y-Druidion, ii. 223–225

Chirk, i. 2; ii. 162, 171–175

Churchbridge, i. 221

Coaches:— “Accommodation,” St. Albans, i. 121 “Albion,” Birmingham, i. 37 “Balloon,” Birmingham Post Coach, i. 28 Birmingham Mail, i. 157; ii. 12 Birmingham and Lichfield Flying Coach, i. 291 —— Stage, ii. 12 Birmingham and Shrewsbury Mail, i. 16, 31; ii. 112, 129 —— and Holyhead Mail, i. 16, 40 “Caravan,” the, London and Shrewsbury, ii. 104 Chester and Holyhead Mail, i. 16, 81, 102, 157, 162; ii. 113 —— Stage, i. 3, 6, 12, 291 —— and Shrewsbury Stage, i. 5 “Coburg,” Manchester, i. 85 “Coventry Flying Machine,” i. 291 —— Stage, i. 205; ii. 101 “Defiance,” Worcester and Shrewsbury, ii. 110 Diligence, Shrewsbury Stage, i. 32; ii. 107 328“Eclipse,” Birmingham, i. 261–263, 291 “Economist,” Birmingham, i. 27, 32 “Emerald,” Birmingham, i. 31; ii. 16, 118 “Gee-ho,” Shrewsbury stage waggon, i. 32; ii. 102 “Greyhound,” Birmingham and Shrewsbury coach, i. 27, 32, 37, 152, 157; ii. 39 “Hero,” Manchester and Coventry, i. 292 “Highflyer,” Shrewsbury and Chester, ii. 120 Holyhead stage, i. 15 —— Mail (see “New Holyhead Mail”) —— Post Coaches, ii. 113 “Hope,” Halifax, i. 156 “Independent Tally-ho,” Birmingham, i. 24, 28, 29; ii. 14 “Little Wonder,” Coventry and Birmingham, i. 292 Liverpool Mail, i. 311 Manchester Mail, i. 193 New Holyhead Mail, i. 16, 22, 31, 81, 87, 102, 152, 157, 193; ii. 14–16, 98, 112, 113, 210, 223, 246, 267–270, 281 “New Shrewsbury Flying Machine,” or “London and Shrewsbury New Fly,” ii. 105 “Nimrod,” Shrewsbury, i. 27, 30; ii. 116–118, 133 “No Wonder,” Birmingham, i. 27 “Old Times,” St. Albans, i. 119 “Original London and Salop Machine,” ii. 106 “Original Tally-ho,” Birmingham, i. 24, 29 “Oxonian Express,” Holyhead, ii. 113 “Patent Tally-ho,” Birmingham, ii. 14 “Peeping Tom,” Manchester and Coventry, i. 292 “Prince of Wales,” or “Prince Regent,” Holyhead, i. 32; ii. 53, 113 “Real Tally-ho,” Birmingham, i. 24; ii. 14 “Shrewsbury Flying Machine,” ii. 105 —— —— Stage-waggon, ii. 103 —— Long Coach, ii. 104, 107 —— Machine, ii. 105 —— Stage, ii. 104, 107 “Stag,” Shrewsbury, i. 27; ii. 117 “Tally-ho,” Birmingham, i. 23, 24, 28, 44, 155, 192; ii. 12, 19 “Union,” Shrewsbury, i. 30; ii. 113 “Wolverhampton and Birmingham Flying stage,” i. 6 “Wonder,” Shrewsbury, i. 24, 27, 32; ii. 64, 74, 75, 91, 97–100, 114–119, 122, 155, 223 —— St. Albans i. 116–119

Coaching, i. 2–6, 12–18, 23–37, 43, 81–91, 98–102, 116–119, 121, 156–162, 192–194, 261–263, 291–298, 311; ii. 11–26, 39, 46, 91, 99–122, 152–155, 210, 223, 267–270, 280–282, 318

—— Accidents, i. 30–32, 81–88, 156, 192–194; ii. 39

—— Notabilities:— Chaplin, William, i. 82, 169 Clarke, Thomas, i. 293 Evans, Richard, ii. 46–49 Harper, Charles, ii. 267–269 Hassall, Robert, i. 263 Hayward, Sam, ii. 91, 97–100 Horne, B. W., i. 24, 29, 37; ii. 116 Jobson, John, ii. 116, 133 Kenyon, Hon. Thos., ii. 121, 150–155, 164, 223 Lawrence, Robert, i. 15; ii. 105, 108–113 Lee, Harry, ii. 16 Lloyd, Mrs. Sarah, ii. 19 Mountain, Mrs., i. 23; ii. 19 Peck, Tom, i. 263, 293 329Pinner, Tom, i. 249–292 Rothwell, Nicholas, ii. 12 Rumney, P.J., i. 119 Sherman, Edward, i. 37; ii. 16 Taylor, Isaac, ii. 75, 114, 117, 133, 155 Tresslove, Harry, ii. 14 Vickers, Dick, ii. 223 Waddell, William, ii. 12, 20 Williams, Jack, ii. 268–270, 314 Williams, William, ii. 120–122

Corwen, i. 15, 18, 20; ii. 109, 211–218

Cosford, ii. 65

Coventry, i. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 15, 29, 34, 210, 214, 266–301, 307; ii. 109.

Cox, David, ii. 234–239, 243

Crackley Bank, i. 228

Crick, i. 205; ii. 224

Cross-in-Hand, i. 208

Cycling, Historical sketch of, i. 278–291

Cycling Notabilities:— Drais, Baron von, i. 281 Dunlop, J. B., i. 287 Johnson, Dennis, i. 281 Lallemont, P., i. 282 Lawson, Harry, i. 286 Macmillan, Kirkpatrick, i. 282 Marriott, Jas., i. 280 Mayall, John, junr., i. 282 Niepce, M., i. 281 Spencer, C., i. 282 Starley, J. K., i. 286 Turner, R. B. i. 282

Cyfyng Falls, ii. 249

Dancer’s Hill, i. 81

Daventry, i. 29, 182, 188, 193, 210, 229, 232–239, 244, 245, 249

Denbigh Hall, i. 36, 169–171

Deodand, Law of, i. 86–88

Deritend, i. 313; ii. 236

Digbeth, i. 313

Dinas Hill, i. 18; ii. 231

Dirt House Hill, i. 193

Dodford, i. 230–232

Dordon, i. 217

Dove Bridge, i. 205

Dudley, ii. 9, 29, 37

Dunchurch, i. 188, 249–259; ii. 14

Dunsmore, i. 250, 251, 254, 259–263

Dunstable, i. 6, 101, 136, 139, 140–146, 204

—— Downs, i. 146–150

Durocobrivæ, i. 142, 204

Dyrham Park, i. 79

East Finchley, i. 58

Easton Neston, i. 185

Elmdon, i. 312

Etocetum, i. 218, 221

Fawkes, Guy, i. 250

Fazeley, i. 217

Fenny Stratford, i. 167–169

Finchley Common, i. 8, 58, 61–63

Flamstead, i. 134

Forum Dianæ, i. 204

Foster’s Booth, i. 194

Frankwell, ii. 142

Friar’s Wash, i. 133

Gaerwen, ii. 304

Gailey, i. 221, 224

Gibbet, i. 208

Glanyrafon, ii. 319

Glasfryn, ii. 225

Glyndwr, Owain, ii. 144, 172, 214–216, 271

Glyndyffws, ii. 221

Glyndyfrdwy, ii. 210

Gobowen, ii. 156, 169

Godiva, i. 270–273

Great Wyrley, i. 221

Gunpowder Plot, i. 241–243, 250–253

Gwalchmai, ii. 305

Gwyndû, ii. 319

Hadley Green, i. 79

Hammerwich, i. 219

Handsworth, ii. 27

Hatherton, i. 221, 246

Havencote Houses, i. 184

Hay Mills, i. 313

High Cross, i. 209–213

Highgate, i. 44–59

—— Archway, i. 44–54

330Highwaymen, i. 5, 61–64, 93–96, 124–127, 137–140, 142, 223, 261; ii. 28

—— : —— Cady, William, i. 61 Garrett, Tom, i. 125 Simms, Harry, i. 137–140 Simpson, Jonathan, i. 261 Whitney, Captain James, i. 96

Hilltop, ii. 30

Hints, i. 217

Hockley, ii. 27

Hockliffe, i. 27, 28, 29, 102, 139, 140, 151–162

Holloway Bank, ii. 30

Holyhead, i. 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 37, 38; ii. 273, 307–317, 321

Holyhead Mountain, ii. 306, 317, 320–326

Holywell Hill, i. 111, 115–117

Horsebrook, i. 224.

Inns (mentioned at length):— “Angel,” Islington, i. 27, 38–40 “Berwyn Arms,” Glyndyfrdwy, ii. 210 “Blue Ball,” Potterspury, i. 183 “—— Boar,” Dunsmore, i. 261 “Bull,” Weedon Beck, i. 199 “Bull and Mouth,” St. Martin’s-le-Grand, i. 24; ii. 114, 117, 119 “Bull’s Head,” Meriden, i. 303–305 “Cambria,” Menai Village, ii. 281 “Cave’s Inn,” i. 207 “Cock,” Stony Stratford, i. 172 “Craven Arms,” Coventry, i. 292 “Cross Foxes,” Oswestry, ii. 165 “Crown,” Holloway Road, i. 24 “Denbigh Hall,” i. 36, 169–171 “Druid’s Head,” ii. 219 “Dun Cow,” Dunchurch, i. 253, 254 “Fighting Cocks,” St. Albans, i. 122–124 “Four Crosses,” Hatherton, i. 221, 246 —— —— Willoughby, i. 244–247 “Gatehouse Tavern,” Highgate, i. 57 “George,” Bangor Ferry, ii. 280 “George,” Little Brickhill, i. 165 —— St. Albans, i. 120, 127 “Globe,” Weedon Beck, i. 198, 229 “Goat,” Maes Mawr, ii. 219 “Green Man,” Barnet, i. 78 “Haygate Inn” (“Falcon”), i. 30; ii. 74–76 “Hand,” Llangollen, ii. 194, 196, 205 “Hen and Chickens,” Birmingham, ii. 18–23, 99 “Hollybush,” Wellington, ii. 75 “Jerningham Arms,” Shiffnal, ii. 69 “King’s Head,” Coventry, i. 268, 272 —— —— Llangollen, ii. 106 “Lion,” Dunchurch, i. 253 —— Shrewsbury, ii. 41, 46–49, 75, 98–100, 103, 104, 107–109, 111, 114, 123–133, 155, 223 —— Wolverhampton, ii. 46–49 “—— and Pheasant,” Shrewsbury, ii. 102, 134 “Mad Tom,” Redbourne, i. 131–133 “Mitre,” Barnet, i. 73 “Mona,” ii. 304 “New” Weedon Beck, i. 198 “—— Royal,” Birmingham, ii. 24 “Old Royal,” Birmingham, ii. 8, 23 “—— Salisbury,” Barnet, i. 78 “—— White Lion,” Finchley, i. 58 331“Owen Glendower,” Corwen, ii. 217, 267 “Peacock,” Islington, i. 43, 44 —— Sandhill, i. 31, 163 —— Wolverhampton, ii. 40 “Peahen,” St. Albans, i. 82, 116, 119 “Penrhyn Arms,” Bangor, ii. 265–267 “Pomfret Arms,” Towcester, i. 188–191 “Prince Llewelyn,” Cernioge, ii. 225–230 “Queen’s Head,” ii. 156, 159 “Raven and Bell,” Shrewsbury, ii. 100, 104, 108, 109, 134 “Red Lion,” Barnet, i. 74–78 “Royal,” Capel Curig, ii. 251 —— Llangollen, ii. 106 “—— Oak,” Bettws-y-Coed, ii. 235–239, 243 “Saracen’s Head,” Daventry, i. 239 —— —— Towcester, i. 188–191 “Spread Eagle,” Gailey, i. 224 “Star,” Shiffnal, ii. 69 “—— and Garter,” Wolverhampton, ii. 50 “Stonebridge Hotel,” i. 307 “Stork,” Birmingham, ii. 24 “Struggler,” Moxley, ii. 36 “Sun,” Glyndyfrdwy, ii. 210 —— Markyate, i. 136 “Swan,” Birmingham, ii. 12, 20, 23 —— Wolverhampton, ii. 45, 49 “—— and Peacock,” Wolverhampton, ii. 40 “—— with-Two-Necks,” Lad Lane, i. 82 “Talbot,” Atcham, ii. 90 —— Shrewsbury, ii. 116, 133 —— Towcester, i. 187 “Up and Down Post,” Meriden Heath, i. 306 “Verulam Arms,” St. Albans, i. 122 “Voelas Arms,” Pentre Voelas, ii. 230 “Wheatsheaf,” Daventry, i. 233 “White Horse,” Hockliffe, i. 152–156 “—— Lion,” Allesley, i. 301 “Woodman,” Finchley, i. 54 “Wynnstay Arms,” Oswestry, ii. 165

Isannavaria, i. 233

Islington, i. 39–44; ii. 173

Ivetsey Bank, i. 225, 227; ii. 103

Kensworth, i. 137

Ketley, i. 204, 228; ii. 72

Kitt’s End, i. 81

Knightlow Cross, i. 263–266

Lactodorum, i. 186, 204

Lilbourne, i. 205–207

Little Brickhill, i. 31, 164–167

Llandegai, ii. 264

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerchwyrndrobwlltysiliogogogoch, ii. 295–302

Llangefni, ii. 308, 319

Llangollen, i. 15, 18; ii. 108, 109, 162, 180–209, 215

—— Ladies of, ii. 191, 193–206

Llangristiolus, ii. 304

Llanyngenedl, ii. 320

Llyn Ogwen, i. 19, 20; ii. 254–257

Llynfaes, ii. 320

London Colney, i. 29, 95, 98–102, 125

Lonisaf, ii. 264

Maerdy, i. 18; ii. 220

Maes Mawr, ii. 219

Magiovintum, i. 204

Mancetter, i. 215

Manduessedum, i. 215

Markyate i. 136

Menai Bridge, i. 22; ii. 269, 282–288, 291, 318, 324

—— Straits, i. 20, 271, 280–289, 298, 302, 319

—— Village, ii. 288, 290, 295, 297

Merevale, i. 217

Meriden, i. 6, 302–306

Mimms Wash, i. 81, 85, 96

Mona, ii. 304

Monmore Green, ii. 39

332Montford Bridge, ii. 145

Morland, George, i. 65

Moxley, ii. 36

Muckley Corner, i. 219

Mytton, John, ii. 123–125, 157–161

Nant Ffrancon, i. 20; ii. 257–260

Nesscliff, ii. 147

North Finchley, i. 64

Norton, ii. 88

Oakengates, i. 204, 228; ii. 72

Offa’s Dyke, ii. 162, 175

Ogwen Falls, ii. 257

—— Pool, i. 19, 20; ii. 254–257

Old Stratford, i. 182

Old-time Travellers:— Borrow, George, ii. 218, 219, 221, 225, 226, 251, 307, 315 Cobbett, Richard, i. 133 De Quincey, Thomas, ii. 14–19, 125–131, 272 Disraeli, Benjamin, ii. 93 Dugdale, Sir William, i. 5, 12, 205; ii. 11, 101 Evans, Rev., ii. 217 Fiennes, Celia, i. 151 George IV., ii. 297, 312–314 Johnson, Dr., ii. 272, 274–277 Leland, John, i. 197, 313 Marlborough, Duke of, i. 95 Monk, General, i. 74 O’Connell, Daniel, ii. 50, 206 Ogilby, John, i. 7, 10, 146, 151, 186, 198, 250, 278, 308 Pennant, Thos., i. 2, 6, 61, 152, 194, 218, 230, 259, 302, 303; ii. 102, 257 Swift, Dean, i. 8, 12, 188, 221, 245–247, 267, 274, 280; ii. 308–310 Victoria, Princess, i. 122; ii. 164, 206, 267 Warner, Rev. Richard, ii. 205, 277 Wesley, Rev. John, ii. 310 Wigstead, Henry, i. 314; ii. 168, 181, 216, 278 Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams, ii. 166–168

Oswestry, ii. 14, 149, 157, 162–169

Overley Hill, i. 30; ii. 79

Owain Glyndwr, ii. 144, 172, 211–216, 271

Packington Park, i. 311

Pain’s Lane, i. 228.

Paulerspury, i. 182

Penmaenmawr, ii. 273–279

Penmynydd, ii. 293, 318

Pennocrucium, i. 224

Penrhyn Castle, ii. 263–265

Pentre Berw, ii. 304

—— Voelas, ii. 112, 230

Pickwick Papers, i. 188–191, 297; ii. 8, 23

Plumb Park Hill, i. 31, 184

Pont-y-Glyn, i. 18; ii. 220–222

—— —— Pair, ii. 244

Potterspury, i. 182

Prickler’s Hill, i. 66

Prior’s Lee, ii. 71

Queen’s Head, ii. 156

—— Oak, i. 175, 184

Railways:— Grand Junction, i. 37; ii. 25 Great Central, i. 207, 244 London and Birmingham, i. 34–38, 169–171; ii. 24–26, 118, 155 —— and North Western, i. 38, 169, 196

Rain’s Bridge, i. 249

Redbourne, i. 29, 85, 131, 135, 138

Ridge Hill, i. 97–101

Ripley, James, i. 75–78

Royal Oak, i. 227

Ruyton-of-the-Eleven-Towns, ii. 148

Ryton-upon-Dunsmore. i. 259, 264, 266

St. Albans, i. 81, 82, 101, 102, 105–131, 138, 176, 204

St. George’s, i. 228

St. Michael’s, i. 128–131

Sandhill, i. 163

Sheep Lane, i. 163

Shelton Oak, ii. 144

Shenley, i. 29

Shiffnal, ii. 66–70, 75

333Shrewsbury, i. 2, 4, 5, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27; ii. 14, 62–64, 75, 82, 88, 91–143, 149, 155, 212, 214

Small Heath, i. 313

Snedshill, ii. 71

Soho, ii. 27

South Mimms, i. 44, 79, 87, 91–96

South Stack Rock, ii. 317, 321–326

Steam Carriages, i. 33

Stonebridge, i. 2, 306, 311

Stony Delph, i. 217

—— Stratford, i. 28, 163, 169, 172–175, 178, 180, 204

Stowe Hill, i. 194, 196

—— Nine Churches, i. 194–196

Stretton, i. 224

—— -upon-Dunsmore, i. 264,; ii. 14

Swallow Falls, ii. 235, 246–249

Tally-ho Corner, i. 65

Tan-y-Bwlch, ii. 250

Telford, Thomas, i. 18–21, 127, 151, 184, 194, 224, 230, 240; ii. 30, 73, 79, 112, 145, 148, 169, 209, 220, 232, 250, 253, 257, 282–287, 293, 305, 317

Tettenhall, i. 303, 312; ii. 43, 58–60

Tilsworth, i. 150

Tom Brown’s Schooldays, i. 44, 155, 191, 254

Trifaen Mountain, ii. 254

Tripontium, i. 205, 206

Turnpike Trusts, i. 9; ii. 303

—— Gates and Tolls, i. 33–47, 65, 69, 90, 137, 223, 248, 293, 301; ii. 27, 39, 58, 78, 91, 143, 144, 149, 159, 164, 170, 174, 175, 210, 219, 225, 230, 242, 250, 254, 264, 287, 302–307

Tynant, ii. 222

Tyn-y-Maes, ii. 260

Upper Bangor, ii. 270

Uriconium, ii. 83–87

Uxaconium, i. 228

Valley, ii. 307

Vennonæ, i. 211–213

Verulamium, i. 100, 112–115, 204

Vron Cysylltan, ii. 175, 179, 180.

Wall, i. 218, 219

Watford Gap, i. 204

Watling Street, i. 5, 111, 119, 197, 201–229; 232, ii. 73, 81, 84, 87, 289

Wednesbury, ii. 30–37

Weedon Beck, i. 194, 196–204, 229, 231

Weeford, i. 218

Welford, i. 204

Wellington, i. 5, 204; ii. 74, 76–78, 82

Wells Green, i. 312

Wergs, The, ii. 60

West Bromwich, ii. 28

West Felton, ii. 150, 155

Weston-under-Lizard, i. 228

Whetstone, i. 44, 05

Whiston Cross, ii. 64

Whitley Common, i. 266

Wibtoft, i. 209, 213

Willenhall, i. 31, 266

Willey Crossing, i. 208

Willoughby, i. 244–248

Wilnecote, i. 217

Witherley, i. 215

Wolverhampton, i. 15, 31, 32, 219, 312; ii. 40–58, 65, 109

Woolscot, i. 248

Wrekin, The, ii. 73, 76, 78, 80

Wroxeter, ii. 81, 83–87

Wyrley Bank, i. 221

Yardley, i. 312

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