Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. [Illustration: Book Cover] NOOKS AND CORNERS OF OLD ENGLAND [Illustration: Queen Eleanor's Cross at Geddington] NOOKS AND CORNERS OF OLD ENGLAND BY ALLAN FEA AUTHOR OF "SECRET CHAMBERS AND HIDING PLACES" "PICTURESQUE OLD HOUSES" "FLIGHT OF THE KING" ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1908 TO MY OLD FRIEND SEYMOUR LUCAS, R.A., F.S.A. THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED A recent glance over some old Ordnance Maps, the companions of many a ramble in the corners of Old England, has suggested the idea of jotting down a few fragmentary notes, which we trust may be of interest. Upon a former occasion we wandered with pencil and camera haphazard off the beaten track mainly in the counties surrounding the great Metropolis; and though there are several tempting "Nooks" still near at hand, we have now extended our range of exploration. We only trust the reader will derive a little of the pleasure we have found in compiling this little volume. A. F. CONTENTS PAGE NOOKS IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND NORTH NORTHANTS 1 SOME SUFFOLK NOOKS 22 NOOKS IN NORFOLK 40 NOOKS IN WARWICKSHIRE AND BORDERLAND 59 SOME NOOKS IN WORCESTERSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE 78 NOOKS IN NORTHERN WILTSHIRE 102 EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET 123 IN WESTERN SOMERSET 147 IN DEVON AND DORSET 162 HERE AND THERE IN SALOP AND STAFFORDSHIRE 181 IN NORTHERN DERBYSHIRE 200 NOOKS IN YORKSHIRE 225 INDEX 269 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS