CHARLES G. HARPER. PETERSHAM, SURREY, _October 1901_. [Illustration: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS] SEPARATE PLATES SCOLE WHITE HART _Frontispiece_ PAGE ALDGATE PUMP. (_From a drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd_, 1854) 9 ALDGATE, 1820 21 THE "OLD RED LION," WHITECHAPEL, WHERE TURPIN SHOT MATTHEW KING. (_From a drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd_, 1854) 59 WHITECHAPEL ROAD IN THE COACHING AGE 65 MILE END TURNPIKE, 1813. (_After Rowlandson_) 71 ROMFORD 91 MOUNTNESSING WINDMILL 103 INGATESTONE IN COACHING DAYS. (_From an Old Print_) 107 NEW HALL LODGES 125 CHIPPING HILL 133 "THREE BLIND 'UNS AND A BOLTER." (_From a Print after H. Alken_) 145 COLCHESTER 215 THE VALE OF DEDHAM. (_After Constable_) 219 SPRING: SUFFOLK PLOUGHLANDS. (_After Constable_) 229 THE CORNFIELD. (_After Constable_) 233 THE OLD SIGN OF SCOLE WHITE HART 265 STAIRCASE IN THE "WHITE HART" 269 DICKLEBURGH 279 A DISPUTED PASTURAGE 289 LONG STRATTON 293 NEWTON FLOTMAN 299 NORWICH, FROM MOUSEHOLD HEATH 311 NORWICH MARKET PLACE 315 ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT Vignette _Title Page_ PAGE Preface vii List of Illustrations: London Stone ix The Runaway 'Prentice 1 Yard of the "Bull," Leadenhall Street. (_From a drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd_, 1854) 12 Front of the "Saracen's Head," Aldgate: Present Day 14 Yard of the "Saracen's Head" in Coaching Days. (_From a drawing by T. Hosmer Shepherd_, 1854) 16 Yard of the "Saracen's Head": Present Day 18