YARD OF THE “BULL AND MOUTH,” ST. MARTIN’S-LE-GRAND. (_From an old Print_) 13 “TALLY-HO” AND “INDEPENDENT TALLY-HO,” LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM COACHES, NEARING LONDON, 1828. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 25 THE “ANGEL,” ISLINGTON. MAIL COACHES AND ILLUMINATIONS ON NIGHT OF THE KING’S BIRTHDAY, 1812. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 41 HIGHGATE ARCHWAY AND THE TURNPIKE GATE, 1823. (_From an Old Print_) 45 HIGHGATE ARCHWAY: MAIL COACH NEARING LONDON. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 51 THE “WOODMAN,” FINCHLEY, 1834: COVENTRY AND BIRMINGHAM COACH PASSING. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 55 HIGHGATE VILLAGE, 1826. (_From an Old Print_) 59 THE OLD ROAD, BARNET 67 THE OLD ROAD, RIDGE HILL 99 THE GREAT SNOWSTORM, DEC. 26TH, 1836. THE LIVERPOOL MAIL PASSING TWO LADIES SNOWED UP ON RIDGE HILL IN THEIR CHARIOT, WITHOUT HORSES, THE POSTBOY HAVING RIDDEN TO ST. ALBANS FOR FRESH ONES. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 103 ST. ALBANS CATHEDRAL 109 ST. PETER’S STREET AND TOWN HALL, ST. ALBANS, 1826. (_From an Old Print_) 117 DUNSTABLE DOWNS 147 THE “WHITE HORSE,” HOCKLIFFE 153 THE GREAT SNOWSTORM, DEC. 26TH, 1836. THE BIRMINGHAM MAIL FAST IN THE SNOW, WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF A SPEEDY RELEASE: THE GUARD PROCEEDING TO LONDON WITH THE LETTER-BAGS. (_From a Print after J. Pollard_) 159 STONY STRATFORD 173 DAVENTRY MARKET-PLACE 235 DUNCHURCH 255 FORD’S HOSPITAL 275 THE OLD “KING’S HEAD,” COVENTRY. (_From a Print after Rowlandson_) 295 COVENTRY, FROM WINDMILL HILL. (_After J. M. W. Turner, R.A._) 299 THE LIVERPOOL MAIL, 1836. (From a Print after J. Pollard) 309 ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT Vignette: Ogilby’s Dimensurator _Title Page_ Preface vii List of Illustrations xi The Holyhead Road: Ogilby’s Survey 1