THE ABBEY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS _Frontispiece_ (_From a Photograph by the Graphotone Co., Enfield_) LEAFLESS BEECHES IN NOVEMBER, ASHRIDGE WOODS _To face page_ 2 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) ON THE RIVER COLNE 8 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) GRAND JUNCTION CANAL AT TRING--THE HIGHEST WATER LEVEL IN ENGLAND 10 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) THE PARISH CHURCH, ALDBURY 47 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) ASHRIDGE HOUSE 53 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) OLD COTTAGE, BALDOCK 59 (_From a Photo. by Messrs. Valentine, Dundee_) CASTLE STREET, BERKHAMPSTEAD 72 (_From a Photo. by Mr. J. T. Newman, Great Berkhampstead_) BISHOP'S STORTFORD 74 (_From a Photograph by Messrs. Frith, Reigate_) BROXBOURNE 79 CHORLEY WOOD COMMON 87 (_From a Photo. by the London Stereoscopic & Photo. Co._) HATFIELD HOUSE 109 (_From a Photo. by Messrs. Valentine, Dundee_) KING JAMES'S DRAWING-ROOM, HATFIELD HOUSE 111 (_From a Photo. by Messrs. Valentine, Dundee_) HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 115 HERTFORD 117 HITCHIN 125 (_From a Photograph by Messrs. Frith, Reigate_) KNEBWORTH PARK 139 OLD COTTAGES NEAR MACKERY END 146 (_From a Photograph by the Author_) RICKMANSWORTH 170 (_From a Photo. by the London Stereoscopic & Photo. Co._) THE HIGH STREET, ROYSTON 172 (_From a Photo. by Messrs. Valentine, Dundee_) THE FIGHTING COCKS, ST. ALBANS--THE OLDEST INN IN ENGLAND 178 (_From a Photo. by Messrs. Valentine, Dundee_) BACON'S MONUMENT 183 (_From a Photograph by Messrs. Frith, Reigate_) RUINS OF BACON'S HOUSE 184 (_From a Photograph by Messrs. Frith, Reigate_) ST. ALBAN'S SHRINE 192 (_From a Photograph by the Graphotone Co., Enfield_) STEVENAGE CHURCH 204 (_From a Photograph by Messrs. Frith, Reigate_) WALTHAM CROSS 214