Clark’s Steam Carriage, 1832. (_From an Old Print_) 33 The New Highgate Archway 48 James Ripley, Ostler of the “Red Lion” 76 Hadley Green: Winter 80 South Minims 92 London Colney 101 Entrance to St. Albans 105 Market-place, St. Albans 114 The “George” 120 The “Fighting Cocks” 123 St. Michael’s 129 Mad Tom in Bedlam 132 Mad Tom at Liberty 133 Redbourne Church 134 Redbourne 135 Dunstable Priory Church 144 Little Brickhill 165 Yard of the “George” 166 Queen’s Oak 176 Market-place, Stony Stratford 181 The “Blue Ball” 183 Lilbourne 206 Cross-in-hand 209 High Cross Monument 210 The Watling Street, near Hammerwich 219 The “Four Crosses,” near Hatherton 222 Boscobel and the “Royal Oak” 227 Town Seal, Daventry 238 Braunston Hill 239 Braunston 240 Ashby St. Ledgers 243 The “Four Crosses,” Willoughby (Demolished 1898) 245 Lord John Scott’s Statue 257 Dunsmore Avenue 260 Knightlow Cross 264 The Three Spires 269 Peeping Tom 273 The “Old Ordinary” 285 The old “Bull’s Head,” Meriden 304 Meriden Cross 306 THE HOLYHEAD ROAD LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM