THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESENTED BY PROF. CHARLES A. KOFOID AND MRS. PRUDENCE W. KOFOID THE HANDBOO TO THE of THE HANDBOOK TO THE RIVERS AND BROADS OF CMV r YY o iCy rv YY Norfolk & jwtffaw. BY a. CHEISTOPHEE DAVIES, \i Author of "Norfolk Broads and Rivers," '" The Swan and her Crew," WW& DOWN THE YABE. NORWICH TO REEDHAM. 87 Rockland Broad, where the open water is much more extensive than at Surlingham. Here there are several eel-fishers' floating abodes, Noah's- ark-like structures, with nets and "liggers" dangling about them. The fishing and shooting on the Broad are, at present, open to all. This Broad is also much affected by the tide, as, notwithstanding its distance from the river, there are numerous connecting dykes permitting easy flow and re-flow of water. Back in the yacht again, we reached Buckenham Ferry (ten and a half miles), a favourite angling ren- dezvous, with a railway station of the same name close by. A long row of trees on the left bank is the cause of daily trouble to wherrymen and sailormen, as it shuts on the wind. The man who plants trees by the side of a navi- gable river, where the navigation depends upon the wind, IB the very reverse of a benefactor to mankind, and only gelfishness or thoughtlessness can permit such an act. There is fair mooring for yachts just below the Inn, on the same side, but they must be kept well off the ghore by poles, or as the tide ebbs they will strand and perhaps fall over. The Ferry Inn is noted for its comfort ; and its limited staying accommodation is good. The fishing is very good both up and down the river, and there are good boats for hire for fishing purposes. The river now becomes very wide and deep, and the shoals near the banks, which abound in the higher 83 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. reaches, are not so frequent. I would call the especial attention of the river authorities to the disgraceful state of the river as far as Buckenham Ferry. Each year the shoals and weeds increase, and the channel narrows, until in some places not more than a third of the river- width is available for the navigation. The natural consequence will be that the navigation must gradually cease to be made use of, as it becomes a matter of diffi- culty, and the railway will take the trade, which might be kept to the river if a more energetic care of the navigable stream were taken. This is a most serious matter, and ought to be attended to. H.NQLEY DYEJS. DOWN THE YARE. NORWICH TO REEDHAM. 99 Next is Langley Dyke, near which are the reaches of the river where the principal regattas are held, and by the river side is Cantley Red House (fourteen miles). Cantley railway station is very close to the river, and as the water is deep close to the bank, and there is some fairly firm ground, this is a favourite yachting station, with good mooring to the banks. Comfortable quarters may be had at the Bed House, and the fishing is good all about. A little lower down, on the same side of the river, is another house, " Peart's," where one may obtain comfortable accommodation, and a " dock " where small boats may be safely left. We delayed so long on our way that the wind was falling, as it usually does towards five o'clock on summer days : the tide had also turned, and we had it against us, so our progress was slow. We passed the mouth of the diet on our right, navigable some four miles up to Loddon. Its mouth is marked by Hardley Cross, which forms the boundary between the Norwich and Yarmouth jurisdictions over the river. We barely made headway as a public-house on the left, called Eeedham Ferry, was reached, and a little lower down we lay to against the " rond," or bank, and made all snug for the night. A little further is Eeedham village (eighteen miles), which is picturesquely situated on high ground on the north bank of the river. The railway station is close by, and is the junction between the Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Norwich lines. There is staying accommodation 40 RIVERS AND BROADS OP NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. to be had at Reedhain. Yachts can be moored against the south bank above the bridge, but should not be lefy unguarded, as the tide runs strong, and wherries tacking through the bridge often jam up against the bank. The stove was soon alight, and the kettle on, while we walked to the village for eggs and milk. As the gloaming deepened, Wynne grew poetical over the scene of wide space there was about us, filled then with an orange glow from the west, while the swallows skimmed the river, and struck red drops of spray from the surface. Then when the awning was spread over the stern sheets, and the lamp lit up the snug cabin, Wynne smoked contentedly, to the envy of the writer, who cannot smoke ; and it was later than it ought to have been ere we lay down in our respective bunks, and were lulled to leep by the ripple of the water against the planks. EOAC1I. CHAPTER in. HEEDHAM TO YARMOUTIL HE next morning we were up betimes to take the last of the ebb down to Yar- mouth, and catch the tide up the Bure. As there was a fresh breeze from the east, we had to tack nearly the whole of the way. At Eeedham there is a swing bridge, over which the railway passes, and if the wind is foul it is always a difficult matter to sail through, particularly if the tide be against you. On the present occasion we had the tide with us ; therefore, on reaching the opening of the bri( 1 g3, we could shoot the yacht up into the wind, and carry her way on until through, when her head was paid off on the proper tack. "I tell you what, these Norfolk waters are capital places to learn to steer in. An inch either way, and we ehould have torn our sail against the bridge." * Yes, and what with getting the utmost on every 44 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. tack, without going ashore, shaving wherries by a yard or two, and watching for every puff as it comes over the grasses on the marsh, so as to make the most of it, there is more fun in sailing here than on more open waters." Just below the bridge is the New Cut, a perfectly straight canal, three miles long, connecting the Yare with the Waveney, and so saving a round of some eigh- teen miles, which would otherwise be necessary to get from the one river to the other, as a reference to the map will show. Now came a steady beat for several miles, until we reached the Berney Arms (on the right is the mouth of the river Waveney), when Breydon water opened out before us, with Yarmouth in the distance. When the tide is in, this is a remarkable sheet of water, four and a-half miles long by a mile broad. There are mud flats on either side of the wide channel, where herons and sea fowl greatly congregate. The strong wind against the tide raises a respectable sea, and the tacks being longer we made rapid progress, and the motion waa exhilarating. A sail across Brej'don in a strong wind, ia a thing I always consider a great treat The channel ia marked out by stout posts at intervals of two hundred yards or thereabouts, but it is not safe to sail too close to all these posts unless the tide be high, as the shoals stretch out beyond them, and, in default of local know- ledge, it is best to give them a wide berth. REEDHAM TO YARMOUTH. 47 The spires of Yarmouth grew more distinct, and at last we arrived at its quays, just as the tide was on the turn. We made fast alongside a wherry moored to the quay, and while our man, with the assistance of one of the loiterers on the quay, lowered the mast, and quanted the yacht up the narrow mouth of the Bure and under two bridges, we took a stroll about the quays, the quaint " rows " and streets of the old part of the town, and had a peep at the splendid church. The ebb tide runs very strongly, and, to avoid being carried against the bridge which spans the contracted harbour, it is prudent for the stranger to have an anchor in readiness. The public quays are on the north side next the town, and a berth alongside a wherry or other yacht can be chosen. There are private moorings laid down alongside the south shore off " Cobholm Island," and it is customary, in case of need, to bring up to one of these, if vacant; but a yacht must not be moored there, or alongside another j r acht there, without permis- sion. If the visitor is nervous or inexperienced, he can avail himself of the services of one of the watermen loafing about the quays, to help him through the fixed bridges which block the entrance to the river Bure, which here enters the harbour. The river bends to the south at an acute angle with its former course, and for about three miles runs very close to, and almost parallel with the sea. It is interest- ing to row past the wharves and quays, where many 48 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. quaint and picturesque bits present themselves, but on account of the rapid flow of the tide, it is not a part of the river much frequented by the river yachts. As Yarmouth has guide-books all to itself, it is not necessary here to expatiate upon its attractions. A. "SOW," GREAT YAE3IOUTH, CHAPTER IV. YARMOUTH TO ACLE. N going back to the yacht, we found that she was moored in the North River, or Bure, having been quanted under the two fixed bridges, and the mast was being slowly raised. The big pole masts of these river yachts are very heavy and unwieldy, and I am always glad when the operation of lowering and raising them again is safely over. Sometimes they have lead weights permanently fixed to the heel of the mast (which latter swings in a tabernacle), but generally, lumps of ballast have to be shifted and hooked on, a troublesome "pinch-finger" business which I avoid in my own yacht by using a tackle and blocks. Of course the wind was fair, as our course up the Euro lies north for a mile or two, and then due west as far as Acle ; and it is well when it is fair, for the next twelve miles are very uninteresting. There is nothing whatever 52 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. to see, except eel sets and boats. These Noah 's-ark- like craft are generally made out of old sea boats, with a hut built on them. They are shoved a little way up a dyke, out of the way of wherries, and the eel net is stretched across the stream, waiting for the eels, in their annual migrations seawards, to swim into it. Those two wooden buoys, one on each side of the river, mark its position. Almost at our first starting, we got aground; hard and fast too, for the shoals are frequent hereabout. We waited for the tide to float us off, and to help it we sent a rope ashore to a man on the bank. The rope was not quite long enough, and Wynne undertook to bend an- other to it. The man set all his weight on it, the knot parted, and the man disappeared on the other side of the embankment, where there was, we knew, a deep ditch. Presently he reappeared, dripping wet, and in a towering passion. He refused to assist us any more, so we waited a little longer, and as the tide rose, we were again afloat. Once round the bend by the Two-mile House we sped away at top speed to the westward, with frequent jibes as the river bends. The great boom came over with tremendous force, and made the yacht quiver again, although we eased it all we could by rallying in the sheet. The low, dull banks passed rapidly by, the only land-marks being solitary houses, known as the three- mile, four- mile, five-mile, six-mile, and seven-mile houses. Then we came to Stokesby Ferry, where there is a group YARMOUTH TO ACLE. 68 of houses, which would make a picture, and an inn, where there is tolerable accommodation, called the Ferry House. Then, on the right, are some sluices, marking the entrance to the "Muck Fleet," a shallow, muddy dyke, only navigable for small boats, which leads to the fine group of Broads known as Ormesby and Filby Broads. Of these we shall have something to say after- wards. A separate excursion has to be made to them, as they do not come within the round of a yachting trip, unless you drag your jolly over the sluices, and row the four- miles -long Muck Fleet. Having once tried this experiment, I cannot recommend others to do it. A mile and a half further on, and we came to Acle bridge, twelve miles from Yarmouth. Here is a fixed bridge, where the mast has to be lowered. "When we got through this we stopped for dinner, and then, although we might have sailed up to Wroxham with the wind before dark, we were fated to spend the night here, in consequence of a freak of Wynne's. In the exu- berance of his spirits, he attempted to jump a wide dyke, using the quant as a leaping-pole. As a matter of course, the pole sank deep into the mud, and when it attained an upright position, it refused to depart from it, and so checked Wynne in mid-air. " Whatever is going to happen now ? " he exclaimed, and after a frantic gymnastic exercise on the top of the quant, it slowly bent, and finally broke, depositing Wynne on his back in the middle of the dyke. 54 RIVEKS AND BBOADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK We fairly shrieked with laughter, and, as Wynne said, it served him right, for laughing as he did at the man rolling into the ditch, when the rope gave way. As we had to get a new quant from Yarmouth, we had to wait here until the morning, and amuse ourselves with fishing for bream, of which large quantities may he caught here, and of good weight. Acle is a capital fish- ing station, and is now accessible from Norwich by the new line to Yarmouth, branching off at Brundall. Acle is a charming village, and offers many residential facili- ties to those who are fond of country life and aquatic amusements. It is within easy reach of all the best Broads, lying on the rivers Bure and Thurne, and not far by water to Yarmouth. There are three good inns the " King's Head," the " Queen's Head," and the "Angel." The most convenient is the one by Acle bridge (the " Angel "), kept by Mr. Kose, who well understands and can supply the needs of yachting men and anglers. There is staying accommodation at the inn, a wagonnette to meet the trains, fishing boats to let, and every attention from the host. As there is good mooring to both banks, especially above the bridge, and the river is wide and deep, Acle is rapidly becoming a favourite yachting and angling station. Owing to the wide breadth of marsh there is a tru wind for sailing, and the reaches above Acle to Thurne- mouth are wider and finer than any other parts of tho Bure. CHAPTEB V. ACLE TO WROXHAM. HE wind, on the next morning, was from the north-west, a head wind for us, and there was little of it; so little, indeed, that we could not stem the tide, and had to quant for three miles. Then we came to the mouth of the river Thurne, leading to Hickling Broad, up which we intended to sail on our return from Wroxham. The Bure turns off sharply to the west, and as the wind gradually gained in strength, we were able to dispense with the unwelcome labour of quanting. The first noteworthy spot that we came to was St. Beuet's Abbey, situated on the north bank of the river. Once upon a time it must have been a mighty building, covering much ground, as its scattered ruins testify. Now nought reminds us of its founder, sensible King Canute, but a fine archway, with some contiguous walls, upon which a windmill has been erected, but which is 58 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. now itself in ruins, and two massive parallel walls, standing about two hundred yards to the eastward; also, there are arched doorways, and strong walls in the house by the riverside, whose cool recesses speak of ancient days. This house was once a public-house ; we landed to get a drink of buttermilk, and lay in a store of eggs and butter. We also climbed to the top of the ruined arch, whence a wide prospect is visible, and one may count a goodly number of churches. Opposite the ruins is a dyke, down which a wherry turned. " Where does that lead to ? " asked Wynne. " To South Walsham Broad, which is a mile and a half down it ; and, although wherries can sail down, this boat, which draws about five feet six inches, cannot. Still, we can go down in the jolly, or, if you like, stay here, and fish for perch. This is a noted spot, because there is a hard gravelly bottom, and, by the way, we might have stopped at Thurne mouth, which is a good place for pike." " I like exploring these dykes, so I vote we go down to the Broad." So we started, and overtook the wherry, which had been aground, and she gave us a tow down. The Broad, which was formerly one sheet of water, has, by the growth of reeds and plants, been divided into two por- tions. There was nothing particular to be seen in the first one ; but on rowing into the further Broad, we saw ACLE TO WROXHAM. 59 a cottage on the right bank, which, with its long, low thatch, deep eaves, its honeysuckles and roses, its trees and its landing-place, formed a most tempting object for a sketch, and one the artist would do well to seek. The Broad is private, save for the navigation across one part of it to South Walsham, and the fishing is preserved. The old course of the river formerly made a horse- shoe bend down towards South Walsham, and the present straight channel by the Abbey ruins is an artificial cut. The site of the Abbey is an island of solid ground in the midst of a great extent of marsh. When we got back to the boat we saw the man fast asleep on the counter, with his rod in the river, in tow of a large perch, weighing one pound and a half, which we secured. About a mile further, on the right hand, as we ascend the river, is the mouth of the river Ant, leading to Barton Broad and Stalhain, of which more anon. " The river is getting uncommonly pretty," said Wynne, " and this slow tacking enables me to see it to advantage, eh ! How close we steer to the fishing boats I and, pray tell me, why do fishermen in Norfolk wear such extraordiary hats! Here is another dyke. Can we sail down it ? " " If we only drew four feet of water, we could go on to Eanworth Broad." " Then, on my next cruise here, I will get a yacht that does not draw more than a wherry does. It is absurd to have such deep draught yachts where there are so many shallows. Let us row down." CO RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. Ranworth Broad is a very pretty Broad, but grown up so that it is divided into two. The eastern half is navigable to the village of Kanworth, but otherwise private, as is the other portion of the Broad. This is very strictly preserved, on account of the wild fowl which frequent it. It is a favourite fishing place, although permission has first to be obtained from the owner, who, however, cannot be expected to give leave indiscrimi- nately. It is not worth while seeking to fish in private waters in this district, for other fish than pike, seeing that the free fishing in the rivers is as good as any one could wish for. From the eastern part of the Broad, a very pretty picture, with the church in the back ground, on a wooded height, is visible. Then to Horning Ferry, where, as we approached, a horse and cart were being ferried across, and we had to BOBHXHO VILLAGE. ACLE 10 WROXHAM. Cl lie to for a few minutes, until the huge raft was safely across, and the chain lowered. The public-house at the ferry is a very comfortable one, with a nice sitting-room and garden in front, and is a capital place to make one's head-quarters. It is about nine miles drive from Norwich, and four from Wroxham railway station. A little further on is Horning village, a picturesque group of houses, straggling along the river bank, with a large windmill on the hill behind, making a good picture. Here our ears were greeted with the song which, for generations past, the small children of the village have chanted to passing yachts "Ho ! John Barleycorn : Ho ! John Barleycorn, All day long I raise my pong To old John Barleycorn. " That is all. It is simple and effective, and extracts coins from too easily pleased holiday-makers. The river turns to the left, at right angles to its former course, as it passes the village, and on the north bank is a reedy sheet of water, called Hoveton Little Broad, where there is a small colony of the black-headed gulls. On the south side is a small, but pretty Broad, called the Decoy Broad. Then the river turns still more sharply to the left, and we sailed due south, after having come due north by Horning. " What a number of anglers there are ! " said Wynne, : ' and the singular thing is, that they always seem to be catching fish. How many have you caught ? " he called out to two fishermen in a boat. C2 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. " About six stone, sir," was the reply; " but we have been at it since daylight, and they bite very slow." " I must say I think Norfolk a very favoured county, with all these splendid rivers and free fishing ; and one place seems as good as another." " Yes, as long as you pick deepish water, and get under a lee." " Do they groundbait the place where they fish ? " " Not before they come, but while fishing they throw in a good deal of meal, mixed with water and clay. If they were to groundbait one or two suitable places on both sides of the river, so as to be sure of getting a lee, for a day or two before they fish, they ought to get even more than they do now. Here is a boat-load trailing for jack. Ask how many they have caught." Wynne did so, and the reply was, " Fifteen, but all small : they run from two pounds up to seven." " People here either fish for pike with a live bait or trail with a spoon. You rarely see anybody spinning by casting, or even using a dead bait on a spinning flight. Now, I know that in the hands of one or two people, a paternoster has proved very deadly. With three large minnows on your tackle, and roving about close to the bank, you may get many pike and perch." '* I'll try it in the morning before breakfast," said Wynne. In another mile the river again turns westward. On the north is a very large Broad, called Hoveton Great ACLE TO WROXHAM. C3 Broad, whence comes the clangour of a large colony of black-headed gulls. The Broad is not navigable for anything of greater draught than a small sailing boat ; and now all access to it has been barred by chains across the dykes, and it is strictly preserved, chiefly in consequence, it is said, of the disturbance of the gulls by visitors. The gulls flew, screaming, overhead, in a white cloud, so that the air seemed filled with them, and the half-grown young ones floated on the water, as lightly as thistle-down. Although this colony is nothing like so large as the famous one at Scoulton Mere, near Hingham, in Norfolk, yet it is extremely interesting, and particu- larly when the eggs are being hatched off, and the little fluffy brown balls, which represent the young birds, are running and creeping about the reeds and grasses, and swimming in and out of the water-divided tussocks. Air and water and grasses seem thrilling with abundant life, and the ear is deafened with abundant noise ; a noise, however, which, discordant as it is, has for a naturalist the music of the nightingale. The water is very shallow at the east end, where the gulls are, but the soft mud is of an exceeding great depth. Some years ago the American weed, Anacharis alsinastrum, that pest of our inland waters, so completely filled this Broad, that a duck could walk upon the surface. It then suddenly decayed, at the same time poisoning the fish so that they died by thousands. Since this time the Broad has been comparatively free from it 64 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. During Wynne's visit the Broad was still open, and we visited it in the jolly. After rowing about for some time, we turned to go back to the yacht, and Wynne said, "I don't see the sails of the yacht anywhere. Where can she have disappeared to ? I know that the river is over there, because there is the sail of a wherry over the reeds, but there is no channel through the reeds, and it is no use your rowing that way. You have lost your way, my boy." We only laughed at him and rowed on. " I tell you that there is no way into the river here. Oh, yes, there is ; I beg your pardon, but I should have rowed about until doomsday before I found the way off." " And you couldn't have landed, for I don't think there is a bit of solid ground all round the Broad. But where is the yacht ? " For there was no sign of her. The wide opening on the opposite side of the river suggested that perhaps the man had taken her on to Salhouse Broad. So we rowed on, disturbing a king- fisher, which was perched on a bullrush, and there was a picture. Wynne cried, "On!" with delight, and, although I have seen the like so many times, the scene is always fresh in its beauty. On the placid bosom of the small lake the yacht lay motionless, while a pair of swans, with their brood of cygnets, swam near her. Outside the ever-present boundary of green reeds, was a darker circle of trees, and crowds of yellow lilies made a bright bit of colour in the foreground. On the further ACLE TO WROXHAM. C5 shore was a thatched boat-house, and behind it a wooded bank. The thud of the jolly against the yacht's side aroused a wild duck; a shoal of rudd broke the still surface, as they sprang from a pursuing pike, and the red-and- white cows, which had pushed through the reeds to drink, stood looking at us contemplatively. We dropped the anchor, and got tea ready, and Wynne worked hard at a water-colour sketch, brush in one hand, bread and butter in the other, palate, plate, and sketch- block mixed up, and the brush going as often into his teacup as into the mug of water. After tea, we landed, and walked into the long and straggling village of Salhouse, in search of bread and fresh meat, and on our return, climbed to the top of the bank, whence a fair prospect met our eyes. At our feet were Salhouse Broad, and the smaller Broad next to it, which I call Salhouse Little Broad, a lakelet covered with water lilies ; outside these, the sinuous river, doubling upon itself, as though loth to leave so pleasant a land ; Hoveton Broad to the right, and Wroxham Broad to the left ; many white sails flitting about on the latter, and more yachts coming slowly up the river. There is a navigation across Salhouse Broad to Sal- house Staithe, but the present owner of the Broad discourages sailing upon it, and the reader is advised not to anchor or moor there. The old times when one could come and go upon the Broads as a matter of apparent right are now past. GO RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. We went to Girling's farm, close by, to get milk, and eggs, and butter, and I may mention that Mr. Girling has comfortable rooms to let, suitable for a family, whilst the situation is unsurpassed for prettiness. We quanted off the Broad, and found just sufficient air moving on the river to take us gently on. We had a little surprise in store for Wynne. As we came up to Wroxham Broad, I asked him to reach me something out of the cabin. When he was safe inside, I put the helm up, and we slipped through the ' gatway ' into the Broad. When Wynne came out of the cabin, instead of the river banks, he saw the wide- stretching Broad, the Queen of the Broads, for her beauty, size, and depth of water combined. " This is lovely. I had no idea that we had left the river. What a string of fishing boats 1 Are they having a match ? " "Yes. Angling matches are very favourite amuse- ments here, and the prizes are sometimes valuable, and sometimes very miscellaneous in their nature. They are very sociable, well-conducted gatherings, and I think the Norfolk anglers would meet with old fzaak's appro- bation, as being honest and peaceable men." " They all look very happy. But, tell me, are there always so many yachts here as there are to-day ? " " Not quite. The fact is, there is a regatta of the Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club here to-morrow, and it is always a genuine water frolic. This is a favourite A OLE TO WROXHAM. 67 place at all times ; Wroxham is only seven miles by rail from Norwich, and the Broad is only a mile and a half from Wroxham by water." We drifted across to the other side of the Broad, and there dropped our anchor, and made all snug. It was a lovely evening, and yacht after yacht came upon the Broad, and anchored ; anchoring, by the way, meaning, in the majority of cases, dropping some pigs of ballast overboard, at the end of a rope, for the mud is so soft that an ordinary anchor would drag through it. We visited our friends on various yachts, and then the moon shone so brightly out of a cloudless sky, that, late as it was, we did not turn in for a long time, but floated about in the boat, and yarned about old times, until it was very late indeed. HORNING FEEKT. CHAPTEB VL WROXHAM BROAD. HAD scarcely closed my eyes, it seemed to me, ere I was awakened by Wynne moving about. " What are you up to ? " I cried. "I am going to paternoster for perch, and I'll take the casting-net to get some small fry." "Oh, dearl why can't you wait until the morning ? " 4 ' It is morning. It is four o'clock and broad daylight." " Then go, and don't come back until breakfast time.'' And I drew the curtains over the windows, and tried to think it was quite dark, and to get to sleep again. On awaking I heard the sound of a piano. My first thought was, "Where am I?" I found that I was on the boat, sure enough, and it was seven o'clock. There was no more sleep for me, for a wherry, fitted up as a yacht, was lying near, and her crew had not only got a WROXHAM BROAD. C9 piano on board, but played upon it at seven o'clock in the morning. It is an excellent plan to rig up a wherry in this way for a cruise, as good accommodation for a large party is secured, and the interior can be well divided into several sleeping-rooms. The presence of ladies aboard the wherry, and up so early, was rather a nuisance, as one had to row away for one's dip. Up to eight o'clock, the Broad is generally sacred to the men, who can take their plunge overboard with safety. Presently Wynne came back. " Well, what have you caught ? " " Two jack, about five pounds each, and three perch, about a pound each. If I could have got some minnows I should have done better, but the roach I got were too large for paternostering, and not lively enough. I got into a row, too. I found a bow net set among the weeds, and there were three large tench in it. As I took it up to look at it, its owner appeared, and slanged me considerably at first ; but when he cooled down, he got talkative, and told me that the reaches of the river by Salhouse and Hoveton Broads are the best for pike, but that all the way down to Horning Ferry is good. By the way, I saw a lot of boats fishing on the Broad when I set out, and they went on to the river when they saw me. The Broad is not preserved, is it ? " " No ; but one of the owners, Mr. Chamberlin, levies a tax of 2s. Gd. on fishermen, and as it goes to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, one ought to pay it- 70 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. willingly. Poor men can't pay it, so they fish on the Broad in the early morning, and then leave for the river. They walk here from Norwich, overnight, and begin to fish before daylight, and as they can get a boat at Wroxhain for a shilling a day, it is not an expensive pastime for them." "I saw some notice boards at Salhouse, but there was so much on them, and the letters were so small, that I could not read them, but I suppose they were meant to warn people off." " Yes, there is unfortunately too great a disposition amongst owners to try and close the Broads against the fishing public, and even to interfere with the old navi- gation rights, but there are praiseworthy exceptions, and here comes one, the owner of this end of Wroxham Broad." [Note. This is left as first written, but it is necessary now to say that since the death of Mr. Chamberlin, the owners of the Broad have obtained a decision in the Superior Courts that the public have no right to fish on Wroxham Broad, and although the navigation question has not been raised, the owners claim the Broad to be private property. At the same time they courteously disclaim any intention of closing the Broad to the reasonable enjoyment of the public. Sailing on the Broad is freely permitted, but yachts are not allowed to moor there at night, on account, it is said, of the un- avoidable refuse floating against the private pleasure WROXHAM BROAD. 71 grounds of the owners. Persons also are not allowed to land. It is to be hoped that the good behaviour of the public will remove all idea of closing the Broad to the public, which would be nothing short of a calamity. The regattas on this Broad which used to be such sources of amusement, have been quite discontinued, partly on account of the difficulty in getting the present racing craft up the North Biver, and partly through the reluctance of yacht owners to ask the favour of sailing where they formerly supposed they had a right.] As the sun rose higher, so it grew hotter in too great a ratio, and the breeze was too light to afford much excitement in the way of racing. Still, it was a won- derfully pretty sight, such as could be seen on no other English inland water, save Windermere : the yachts, too, are very much like the Windermere yachts, but carry even more canvas than the latter do. The follow- ing are the dimensions of a 10-tonner of that time : length on keel, 25 feet ; over all, 34 feet ; beam, 10 feet. Ordinary canvas would be, mainsail luff, 23 feet ; head, 28 feet 6 inches ; foot, 35 feet, and leech, 42 feet ; jib, leech, 23 feet ; foot, 36 feet ; and luff, 48 feet, with a topsail yard of 23 feet. For racing, these dimensions are largely increased. For fast sailing and quick turn- ing to windward, these boats are justly celebrated, but the Broads are so rapidly growing shallower, that their draught, about five feet, closes many of the Broads to them. A much more sensible type of a large boat for 72 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. pure comfort in cruising (though not for sport in sailing) is one founded on the wherry plan, with a large main- sail, and drawing not more than three feet of water. For such boats under 10 tons, the " Una " type is the best. Its shallow draught would enable it, with the centre-board up, to go anywhere, and penetrate into the most charming recesses of this wild country, which the deeper yacht can never see. Its beam gives safety, and also minimises the inconvenience of -the centre-board case in the cabin, and a high booby hatch would give head-room. The one sail is very handy, and if her owner has but ordinary skill and energy, he could sail her alone, and so dispense with the expense of keeping a man. "Without this expense, yachting in these waters is a reasonable and very cheap amusement. These re- marks are for the benefit of the great number of people who have written to me at one time or another, to know what facilities for economical boat- sailing and living exist in these waters. For fast sailing and ease of handling by a skilled person, the present improved type of sloop or cutter cannot be surpassed on any waters. Well, 10-tonners and 4-tonners, open cutter-rigged sailing-boats of a very fast type, canoes with battened sails, luggers and boats, and wherries sailed to and fro, and steam launches puffed noisily about, and marred the beauty of the scene, as well as upset the glasses and dishes of breakfast or luncheon by the swell which they caused. The people paid very little attention to the WROXHAM BROAD. 73 racing, but set themselves heartily to enjoy this great water picnic. Wynne went ashore, and discovered some pretty woodland vistas, with glimpses of the Broad, and the glancing sails between leafy boughs of oaks, and under lofty arms of Scotch firs. Also, he discovered that at the farm at the lower end of the Broad, Mrs. Newman's, there were rooms to let, and that an artist friend of his had taken them, so there he stayed for a long time, and kept the jolly, in spite of vigorous hails for it. Of the adventurous journeys of yachts up to divers Wroxham Regattas, of the exploits of elated yachtsmen, and the mishaps of careless ones, of the fun and merri- ment attendant on these annual gatherings, the writer has written in another place. At present, we must hurry on. In the evening we sailed, or rather quanted, up to the Bridge. These reaches of the river were lovely in the extreme. The clear and brimming river reflected the marginal flowers and groups of trees, while acres of marsh shone with the yellow iris flowers. But, alas I the woods and the sloping fields kept off the wind, and made one wish that the upper entrance to the Broad were widened and made navigable. We came to the Bridge at last, and moored to the bank, watching the homeward-bound holiday makers arrive in yachts, and boats, and wherries; a goodly number of the latter having numerous passengers. F 74 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. Wroxliain has two decent inns, where good boats and bait may be obtained Jimpson's (the "King's Head"), and Whittaker's, the former the largest, but both com- fortable. UELAUG1I CHURCH. CHAPTER VIL WROX 11 AM TO COLTISH ALL. HE bridge at WroxLam is very narrow and low. The mast, of course, had to be lowered, and the yacht quanted under the road and railway bridges. A wherry passing under raised her rnast too soon, and damaged the ornamental vane, which consisted of the inevitable figure of a Welsh girl with a high hat and holding a bunch of leeks. " There, I must have a new Welsh girl," said the wherryman. " Why is such an emblem chosen in Norfolk, of all places ? " asked Wynne. " Some thirty years ago there was a wherry named after the famous Jenny Morgan of the song, and she had such a vane. It took the fancy of the wherrymen to such an extent that they all adopted it in the course of time." The river here is very narrow, and Wynne, who 7G RIVERS AND BROADS OP NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. steering, put the yacht " on the putty " twice, before he could be induced to give up the helm to the man, who professed to know the exact depth of every part of the river. The river makes a very long loop to the south, just above Wroxham. In this loop is Belaugh Broad, said to hold some very large carp, but it is preserved. On the neck of the loop, on a high bank, stands Belaugh Church, a prominent object for some miles, as you follow the river. It is very picturesquely situated, and the view from it is characteristic. Close by the church is a draw-well, with a pent-house over it, well worth sketching. There is a pretty backwater, or old channel of the river, near here, called "Little Switzerland," which is worth rowing up, but unfortunately the owner objects even to artists visiting it, and hence it must be considered as sacred ground. It came on to blow very hard, as we finished the three-mile loop of river, half a mile from where we entered it, and as the wind was fair, the corners sharp, and the river narrow, we lowered the mainsail, and ran up under the jib alone, to Coltishall, where we at once made a rush for the butcher's, just in time to secure a piece of meat for our dinner to-morrow, which, being Sunday, we intended to spend at Coltishall. The village is superior to most Norfolk villages, and contains some old houses with rounded gables, and a fine church. The great business of the place is malting, and many men labour as maltsters in winter and boat-builders in WROXHAM TO COLTISHALL. DYKE NEAR OOLIUBAU* summer, so that summer is the time to get a boat built at Coltishall, when either Allen or Collins will build you one at a reasonable rate. The fishing is very good in this portion of the river, and there are great numbers of jack here, although they run rather small. In the spawning season, the bream head up here in large numbers, and as there is no close season in Norfolk, many anglers follow them up. The first lock on this river is just above the village, and on the bye- stream stands Horstead mill, a very fine specimen of the Norfolk water-mill. It stands upon 78 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. arches, and the stream runs under it, the wheels, of course, being undershot. It makes a very effective picture, seen from below, and, in fact, if you row your jolly up the left-hand stream, as you go up, you will see very many lovely bits worth the painter's attention. I have photographed some of them, as I can't sketch, but photographs cannot depict the colour. It is in the soft living light of these Norfolk scenes that their chief beauty lies, but they cannot be depicted without the aid of colour, and only imperfectly then. The river is navigable for wherries and yachts draw- ing but little water, right up to Aylsham, some eleven miles further ; but there are two more locks before reaching Aylsham. Coltishall is accessible by rail from Norwich, being the next station to Wroxham, and lodgings are obtain- able there. The jack fishing is very good all the way. . : i LUDH/Uf BRIDOK. CHAPTER VIII. UP THE ANT> TO BARTON AND STALHAM. | IYNNE had undertaken the office of steward, and so far we had fared sumptuously, but as we were tidy- ing up on Monday morning, the fact became apparent that the provision lockers were nearly empty. "The fact is," he said, " I thought there would be a better chance of buying things, as we went along, than there appears to be, for with the exception of butter and eggs, we might as well be on the prairies. What shall we do ? " Now, provisioning is a very perplexing thing, par- ticularly when it is for several days, and as I knew that at Norwich made-up hampers of provisions for fishing- parties could be obtained, we telegraphed for one to be sent to us at Wroxharn station, and departed in hope, with a light but fair wind. We trailed a pike-bait behind, and caught several jack, and two or three good 82 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. perch. We were three hours getting to Wroxham, and while the mast was being lowered, Wynne went to the station to meet a train then coming in. He returned in glee with a hamper of good things, and our difficulty was at end. Once we spent a Sunday at Wroxham, with nothing procurable to eat but biscuits, and once, at Barton, we were obliged to fish for our meals. Meat so soon goes bad on board a boat, and one does not always care for tinned things. A good wrinkle is to have a bottle containing a strong solution of perman- ganate of potash on board, and then a few drops placed in a pint of \\ater will make a most efficient deodorising liquid, with which you may safely sprinkle the meat, and wash out the lockers. As the day advanced, the breeze got up, and by two o'clock we were at the mouth of the river Ant, ten miles from Wroxham. As we turned up its narrow and shallow waters, our man said, " We shan't get very far up this river, sir, with a craft drawing so much water as this." " No, but we can get to Ludham Bridge, and there I have arranged for an old lateener to be waiting for us." We touched the ground several times before we got to the bridge, about a mile up, thus showing that a very fine Broad is practically closed to the possessor of a large yacht of the usual type. Wo left the yacht below the bridge in charge of the man, and Wynne and I WOODLAND POOL IBBTEAD. UP THE ANT, TO BARTON AND STALHAM. 83 transferred ourselves on board a six- ton lateener, very broad and very shallow, with bluff bows ; a boat sixty years old, if a day, only drawing about two feet of water. She had an enormous lateen foresail, and a mizen, and she subsequently formed a picturesque object in Wynne's sketches. A wherry was coming through the low and narrow bridge, and, as the water was high, she had some difficulty in doing it. The wind was fair for a large portion of the way, and we bowled along very fast. Where it was ahead, owing to a bend in the river, there was no room to tack, and one of us would jump ashore with a line, and tow. The Ant is just like a canal, except that it has no tow-path. The fishing in it is remarkably good, particularly at Irstead shoals, where there is a stretch of water about half a mile long, with an even depth of four to five feet, and a firm, level, pebbly bottom, a curiosity in this land of boggy streams. This is an excellent spot for perch and pike. It is marked by the presence of a church on the western bank, and is one of the few places on these waters where a person who cannot swim can bathe with safety or comfort. The muddy bottom, of course, pro- hibits wading. As you approach the entrance to Barton Broad, the bottom becomes muddy again, and the Broad itself is full of mud; there being large "hills" where the water is not more than two feet deep. The navi- gable channels wind between these hills, and are marked out by posts. The Broad is a mile long, and very pretty, 84 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. and the entrance to it is four and a half miles from the mouth of the Ant. In our light-draught lateener, we ignored the channels, and sped about all over, often, however, finding our speed diminished, as the keel cut through the soft mud, and turned up yellow volumes of mud behind. It is a curious fact that in some Broads and portions of Broads, the mud is of a light yellow colour, and in other portions black. As all this mud is the result of decayed vegetation, this difference is singular. There is an artificial island in the Broad, where a picnic party were then enjoying themselves. We sailed away into the long bight which leads towards Neatishead, where the bowery woods, fringing the water, spoke of welcome shade, but we were brought to a stop by the mud, and had some difficulty in getting back. On this very lovely Broad, we found we had much better stick to the channels, which were wide enough, and explore the shallows in the jolly. The fishing here is remarkably good. I do not think any objection is made to angling for coarse fish, but permission must be obtained for pike fishing. The Broad, though the water is fresh, is affected by the rise and fall of the tide. Going on one night in the dark, I missed the channel, and ran so hard on to a " hill," that in the morning when the tide was at its height, we had to lay the yacht on her side by means of lines and tackles to the nearest channel posts ere we could float her off. The Broad is easy of access, UP THE ANT, TO BARTON AND STALHAM. 87 by going to Stalham railway station, and hiring boats at Stalham, whence a row of about two miles will bring you on to the Broad. At the north end of the Broad, a wide dyke leads northwards. This divides into two about a mile from the Broad ; the left-hand one leads to Dilham and North Walsham, becoming a canal, with locks and water-mills. We took the right-hand one, and on coming to another sub-division, took the left-hand one, the right leading to a grown-up piece of water, known as Button Broad. The course we chose led us over Stalham Broad, which, though marked on maps as a piece of open water, now only consists of a tract of marsh, with a dyke kept open through it. Stalham is at the end of this dyke. Here there are two good inns, the " Swan," and the " Maid's Head," and there are plenty of good boats for hire at the waterside. Stalham has a station on the Yarmouth and North Norfolk Railway, and as a fishing station is considered very good. We caught a pike in the dyke, at luncheon time (ours as well as his), and a big fellow of about fourteen pounds in weight was said to haunt the spot. We saw a large fish strike at some roach, but he would not look at our spinning-bait. Within sight of the dyke end is a tumble- down house, with a thatched roof, b ; , Poiut ,, ,, Entrance to Wroxham Broad , , , , Wroxham Bridge . From TVroxham Bridge to Belaugh Coltishall Aylsham From Yarmouth Bridge to Wroxhnm Bridge Coltishall ,, Aylsham From Thurue Mouth to Heigham Bridge . ,, ,, Kendal Dyke JLckliug Staithe From River Ant to Ludham Bridge ,, Mouth of Barton Broad ,, ,, End of ,, ,, End of Stalham Broad ,, ,, .. .. Staithe 8* 10 12 i 3J 6 5J 7* 9 10 13J 15 4 7 18 27 34 45 FISHING GENERALLY. TIDES. h. m. It ia high water at Lowestoft 43 later than at Yarmouth Bar. Cantley 30,, Coldham Hall 40,, Oulton 40., ,, Horning 40,. ,, The Tide flows and ebbs in the Bure one hour later than at Yarmouth Bridge. Spring*. Neaps. The rise at Yarmouth is 6 feet . 4 feet ,, Lowestoft ,, 6J ,, . 5J ,, Cantley 2* . H Oulton 2 . IJ .. The Tides, however, vary according to the strength and direction of the wind and the quantity of flood water in the river. FISHING GENERALLY. IN the rivers it is customary to fish in 10 to 14 feet of water, and the shortness of the swims necessitates the line being heavily weighted, in order that it may sink rapidly. The floats are necessarily large, particularly when used for the lower reaches, where there is a con- siderable tidal current. The boats are moored in a line with the stream, not across it, as on the Thames, and the swims are thus very short. For the upper and clearer waters, the Nottinghamsystem of angling might be advisable, but in the more turbid lower reaches the Norfolk style is practically the best. Worms are used for bream, and paste for roach. Worms are procurable at some of the tackle shops, but anglers will do well to provide them for themselves if possible. 152 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. Boats are charged for at the rate of from Is. to 2s. a- day, but are rather rough concerns, except at Oulton. Ground-bait, consisting chiefly of meal and clay, is largely used, but a place is rarely baited beforehand. As there is ample choice of stations, always moor so that the wind is at your back, and you will thus have smooth water in front of you. Small roach as bait for pike, are procurable at most of the waterside inns, at Is. to Is. 6d. a score, but to get the best sport obtain fish from other waters, particularly dace and gudgeon. Pike are, of course, the chief fish in Norfolk, and are plentiful everywhere. In the rivers they do not run very large, a ten-pound fish being considered a good one, but in a few years' time, with the freedom from netting the rivers now enjoy, we may expect some very large ones to be caught in the rivers. In private waters there are veritable monsters, but the stranger is not likely to make acquaintance with them. Live-baiting and spinning with a spoon, or artificial bait trailed behind a boat, are the usual modes of fishing for pike in Norfolk. Trolling with a dead gorge, and spinning with a dead bait by casting, as in the Thames, are comparatively rarely practised, although I believe that in some portions of the rivers these methods would "pay." I have seen fly-fishing for pike practised with success here, and I firmly believe that on some of the shallower Broads it would be very deadly. FISHING GENERALLY. 158 Perch are only locally common wherever there is a suitable bottom for them, as at Irstead Shoals and Hickling, and in some portions of the Bure and Wave- ney, but they run to a large size, and are sometimes caught between three and four pounds in weight. Bream are most common of all, and may be caught by hundreds and the stone weight. They run up to five and six pounds in weight, and a take by two rods in a day of 150, averaging half-a-pound apiece, is not a rare event. Roach are very numerous and large, many running close to two pounds in weight. Budd are beautiful game fish, common in some of the Broads, particularly Ormesby, and give rare sport if you get among a shoal of them. Eels are, of course, present in any number, and "babbing" for them, with a bunch of worms threaded on to worsted, is not a bad way of passing a warm night. Tench are common, but are not often caught with a rod and line. They are taken in bow nets, and run very large. In hot weather, in June, they may be taken by the hand as they bask in the shallow water among the weeds. Some fishermen are very skilful in this par- ticular mode of catching them. Carp are caught sometimes, but not often, although there are plenty of them. Dace and gudgeon are not so frequently caught in the navigable waters as other fish. 154 RIVERS AND BROADS OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. Chub and barbel are unknown in the Broad District. The bream are so excessively abundant that they spoil the fishing for other fish, notably for perch, and I think it would be an excellent thing if the different preserva- tion societies would set apart a few days each year for systematic netting to thin the bream, replacing the other fish, and selling those retained. What is the good to anglers of catching thousands of small bream ? Are not a score over a pound weight each better than ten- score fingerlings ? Judicious thinning out, under proper supervision, would have a most beneficial effect on the size of the fish generally. There are several preservation societies, of which the Yare Preservation Society is the chief. Mr. C. J. Greene, of London Street, Norwich, Fishing Tackle Maker, is the honorary secretary. The objects of these societies are to abolish netting and poaching, and protect the river for fair angling. The subscriptions are nominal (5s.), and yet they are supported entirely by local efforts. As a rule, none of the anglers from London and other distant parts, who come down to Norfolk and have the best of sport, contribute anything to the societies which are instrumental in furnishing them with sport. This is exceedingly shabby of visitors here, and I trust that those who have been induced to visit the Broads through my writings will at least make the small return to Norfolk anglers of assisting them in their efforts to make these waters the best public fishing places in the kingdom. FISHING GENERALLY. 155 There are a few professional fishermen to be hired by the angler. "Professor" Day, of Kichmond Hill, Norwich, is one of the best, and knows every inch of water, and there are some good men at Oulton. Strangers frequently complain that they cannot meet with the excellent sport which falls to the lot of the local anglers, and I remember Mr. Cholmondeley Fennel being immensely dispirited at his non-success on our waters. I lately interviewed a local gentleman who is well known as a successful fisherman, and I append my questions and his remarks thereon, which will afford some valuable information. ROACH. 1. Where found at different periods of the year ? Throughout the summer the entire length of our local streams where the water is fresh and not salt or brackish ; the finest fish and greatest number between, Cantle^ and Coldham Hall, on the Yare ; large numbers also in the dyke leading from Oulton Broad. In winter they appear generally to retire to the deep waters, and are sometimes found in good quantity about Thorpe Broad, and may be angled for with success in deep spots 1 on the Bure and other waters. 2. Best periods to fish for them ? July to October, but good catches may often be had in November, and during the winter and early spring months by any expert angler who doesn't mind the cold. 156 RIVERS AND BROADS OP NORFOLK AND SUFFOL1L 3. What time of day at dijjerent seasons ? As a rule, but few fish are caught during the middle of the day ; this is especially the case in bright warm weather. On dull, " close " days, however, they will often bite freely throughout the day. The morning up to about 11.30, and from 3 to 6 or 7 p.m. are un- doubtedly the best times to fish during summer, and in winter almost any time up to sunset. 4. What depth of water ? As a rale, the best fish are found during summer in the deepest water, and should not be angled for on the Yare at a less depth than nine or ten feet. On the Bure the deepest spots that can be found. In March or April shallower waters should be tried. 5. How affected by the tide? Variously. Sometimes an angler gets all his fish on the up tide, and at other times on the ebb. I, however, suspect that certain local formations of the river bed, have much to do with this. 6. What ground-bait? 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LIST OP VIEWS (Continued). 28 29 30 3i 32 33 34 P 37 33 39 40 4i 42 43 44- 4S 46 47 48 49 5 Si 52 S3 54 55 56 57 58 k 9 60 61 62 63 Ranworth Broid, Old Cottage Ranworth Staithe Hut on Ranworth Broad CotUge at Ranworth Broad Village at Ranworth Broid South Walsrum, Dyke at (Wherry unloading) South Walsham Dyke, Cottage at St. Benet's Abbey (with Cattle) St. Benet's Abbey (near View) Irstead Church (on the Ant) Wherries Meeting (on the Ant) Barton Broad Barton Broad Gay's Staithe, Barton Broad Sta'lham Stalham. Dyke at Hickling Broad (Stormy Weather) Hickling Staithe Ormesby Broad Ormesby Rroad, Eel's Foot Inn Ormesby Broad, Ruins on Ormesby Broad Ormesbv Broad (Wild Duck) Filby Broad Rollesby Broad Filby Broad ( Moonlight) Eel Net, Ormesby Broad Acle Bridge Acle Bridge, Wherry leaving Oulton Broad Oulton Broad Oulton Broad Oulton Broad On The Waveney Lowestoft Harbour Lowestoft Harbour (Yachts leaving for the Broads) 64 Beccles, on the Waveney 65 Beccles Church 66 Beccles, on the Waveney 67 Fritton Duck Decoy 68 Fritton Lake 69 At Fritton Decoy 70 Fritton Lake 71 Fritton Church 72 Cantley, on theYare 73 Cantley, on the Yare 74 Cantley, Fishing at 75 Coldham Hall, on the Yare 76 Near Surlingham, on the Yare 77 At Coldham Hall, on the Yare 78 Dyke at Coltishall 79 Coltishall Church 80 Horstead Mill 8 r Horstead Church 82 Belaugh, on the Bure 83 Thorpe Gardens, Norwich 84 At Whitlingham, on the Yare 85 Whitlingham Ruined Church 86 A Norfolk Wherry 87 An Artist's Boat 88 Artists at Work 89 A Norfolk Wherry (Supper Time) 90 A Norfolk Wherry (After Dinner) 91 On Horsey Mere 92 At Womack Broad 93 Dyke at Womack Broad 94 Hoveton Great Rroad 95 Hoveton Great Rroad, Hykeat 96 Hoveton Great Broad, Dyke at 97 Dyke at Martham Broad 98 At Martham Broad 99 Wherries leaving Yarmouth for the Broads coo Home from the Broads Any of the above Beautiful Photographs may be had stparately at ONE SHILLING EACH. 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Uniform with " The Highways and Byeways of Old Norwich." In and about Ancient Ipswich, By DR. J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S., etc., Editor of ''Science Gossip." With 50 full-page Illustrations. Demy 4to, 25/- nett. " East Anglian Daily Times " says" Bacon, Clyde Clarke, and Wodderspoon are predcs*ors in the he'd of research, to whom Dr. Taylor owes much ; but nona of the>c admirable antiquaries have made the dry bones live, have called the past bfore us so vividly, as the author of the volume jui c.' 1 LONDON; JARROLD & SONS, 3, Paternoster Buildings, E.G. AND OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, ETC. ^elections from Jarrold & Sons' New Boots, &c. AT ALL LIBRARIES. GRACE STEBBING'S NEW BOOKS. A Will made in Haste; or Hal Baumgarten's Adventures in a New Texan Town. By the Author of " That Bother of a Boy," "That Aggravating School Girl," etc. Cr. 8vo, cl., 3/6. " Freeman '' says " Grace Stabbing has already secured for herself a wide circle of sympathizing readers by her works, the present volume will not lessen that circle." "Echo" says "A capital story of adventure in Texas, with plenty of incident and a high moral tone, well suited as a gift book for boys. The illustrations by Paul Hardy ate admirable, and of a far higher order than are usually found in books of this class." Wild Kathleen ; or, "Both Sides of the Channel." Cr. 8vo, 3/-. "East Anglian Daily Times" says "As the title implies, the heroine is a typical Iri.-h gentlewoman, and stirring scenes in her life, laid alternately in Wales and Erin's isle, are very cleverly worked out by the authoress, who had already made her mark in woiks of fiction." That Bother Of a Boy. 35 H1 U s. by Paul Hardy. Cr. 8vo, 3/6. "Leeds Mercury" says "One of the most amusing stories we have read for many a day, and one of the best of its kind, is ' That Bother of a Boy,' by Grace Stebbing. But it ought almost to have had as its joint tiile ' That Grace of a Sister. 1 For if Ted was as full of mischief as a boy of six or seven summers could well be, and as full of goodness of heart as Little Lord Fauntleroy ; Kate was as gentle and grac- ious and wise-witted a sister as ever a boy had for a ministering angel. The story is admirably told; it moves to laughter in almost every page, and to Mumps in the throat' not seldom. It is al-p cleverly and adequately illustrated by Mr. Paul Hardy ; and, if we are not mistaken, it will be a favourite, not only of this season, but of many a season to follow." ____^______________^_______ """Uniform with "THAT BOTHER OF A BOY." Sayings and Doings in Fairyland; or, Old Friends with New Faces. BY D. S. SINCLAIR. Author of "Sugar Plums for Children," " The Fairy Prince and the Goblin, etc. Upwards of 40 Illustrations by Paul Hardy. Cr. 8vo, cloth elegant, 3/6. " Glasgow Herald " says" In this delightful little volume we have ten old friends with new faces, a-'d very charming faces they are, too. Miss Sinclair, who has already proved herself an adept in fairy lore, here adonis the plan of taking for her text such familiar nursery rhymes as ' Hush-a-bye Baby,' ' Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,' ' Old Kin^ Cole,' &c., arid weaving out of them very pretty and iuteresiing little stories. Fairy stories every one of them, and all the better for the moral that runs through them ; that love and kindness and courte-y and truth-telling are the best things in this world, and that the dwellers in fairy-world only help those who help others, and drive away fear and wickedness and enchantment with only the every-day weapons of courage and goodness and unselhshness ! There is not a dull line in any of the stories, and little readers will welcome gladly this interpretaiion of the well- known rhvmes, and will find 'The BUck Sheep' all the more intere.sting that he is a handsome and repentant young prince, and the story of the mouse that ran up the clock the more pathetic that it is a poor naughty human mouse that is eaten up by the pussy cat. Clever illustrations by Paul Hardy greatly add to the charm of the book, which should be very heartily welcomed." LONDON : JARROLD & SONS, 3, Paternoster Buildings, E.G. AND OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, ETC. Selections from Jarrold & $ons' Dew Books, Ac, AT ALL LIBRARIES. CURTIS YORKE'S POPULAR NOVELS. The Wild Ruthvens, BY CURTIS YORKE, Author of " Hush," &c. Cr. 8vo, 3/6. 11 St. Stephen's Review " says " An enchanting work, full of the diablr rie of t pack of boys and girls, who are Dimply f>ends in human guise, distressing everybody with their mischief-loving antics. The story runs oil with happy, blithesome tread to the end, which is reached all too soon." Dudley, BY CURTIS YORKE. Cr. 8vo, 3/6. " Whitehall Review " says " It is some time since such a fresh, pleasant book has come under o.*r notice." "Vanity Fair" says "The book is published in one volume, but it is better worth reading, and has more in it than the majority of three- volume novels." That Little Girl, BY CURTIS YORKK. 3rd Edition. Cr. 8vo. (Sandringham Library). 2/6. " Spectator" says "The plot is very good. The tone of the story is throughout evers ttin'g that we could wi M*jor 1'aul, and luy his book for the encouragement of >outh in the practice of sound loyally and the reading of good stones.' 1 The Maid of London Bridge. A story of the time of Kett's Rebellion. BY SOMERVILLE GIBNEY, Author of "The Hovellers of Deal," " The New River," &c. Cr. 8vo, 3/6. "Athenaeum " says " ' The Maid of London Bridge ' is an historical story. The author has clearly worked hard, and showed a praiseworthy intimacy both with the geography of old London and with the particulars of Kelt's Rebellion and subsequent disturbances." " Bookseller" says "The whole story is admirably told." LONDON: JARROLD & SONS, 3, Paternoster Buildings, E.G. AND OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, ETC. ^elections from Jarrold & 3ons' New Books, &c, SANDRINGHAM LIBRARY. Crn. 8vo, 2s. 6d. each vol. In issuing the above series, the Publishers aim at supplying the public with pood, healthy literature, printed on fine paper in legible type, and handsomely bound, at a moderate price. It will comprise works of Fiction, Travel, Biography, and other books likely to interest the general reader. That Little Girl. 3rd Edition. By CURTIS YORKE, Author of "Dudley," "Hush," &c. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. The " Ladies' Pictorial" says "Written in a style which is bright, fiesh, and original, deserves to be exceedingly popular." Geraldine's Husband. By MARY MACLEOD, Author of "The Man at No. 20,'' &c. _The " Atalanta " says "A bright little volume, and contains some terse and vigorous writing, . . . full of promif e. Its plot never flags.' 1 The "Norwich Mercury " says-" A well-written story, with quite enough of i- cident and mystery to keep the curi- sity of the reader active." " British Weekly " says" Wj itten in a pleasant style, . . thoroughly readable." Sandringham, Past and Present, By MRS. HERBERT JONES. With 12 Illustrations of the Neighbourhood. The " Times" says" A graphic description, by pen and pencil, of the home of the Prince and Princess of Wales ; it contains n interesting account of a reighbourhood which is naturally beautiful, and full of historical associations. It is a book which enhances the repuution of the publishers." The Curse of the Fevrills, 2nd Edition. By SYLVIA PENN, Author of "Chronicles of Wittleton." The "Publishers' Circular" says "Sylvia Penn's work shows considerable experience in literary effort, and is p e^santly written." The "Belfast News Letter" says " A story of great originality and power.' Putt's Notions, By MRS. CHARLES HERVEY. For the most part true." The Brown Portmanteau and other stories. By CURTIS YORKE, Author of " That Little Girl,'' &c. The " Morning Post " says " Whether grave or gay, the author is a raconteur whose imagination and vivacity are unfailing. Few, moreover, have in the same degree the versatility whicn enables him to provoke peals of laughter m ' Our Expectations,' and move almost to tears by the sad pictures of ' In the City's Heart ; ' the writer is natural, realistic, and entertainn g.'' The "Athenaeum" says "Are told in a rapid and effective fashion, without magic or comment, as stories of incident should be told. 1 ' LONDON: JARROLD & SONS, 3, Paternoster Buildings, E.G.; AND OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, ETC. Selections from Jarrold and gons' Publications, THE GILES'S TRIP SERIES. MORE THAN 5OO,OOO HAVE BEEN SOLD. Paper Covers, 6d. each. (Cloth, is.) GileS'S Trip tO London. A Norfolk Labourer's First Peep at the World. Molly Miggs's Trip to the Seaside. A country Woman's First Peep at the World. Johnny and Jenny: their Wonderings and Wanderings on their Way to Lowestoft. Joh n ny 'S J aU nt. A Day in the Life of a Suffolk Couple. Jack Jawkins's First Vote; and How he Won Polly Pawkins, The Cockneys in the Country. A Diverting story, in which the tables are turned on the Londoners. Daisy Dimple: Her Loves and Her Lovers. Price Twopence each. 'Arry and 'Arriett at Yarmouth. A Taie about Norfolk Dumplings. Tom Todgers and his Christmas Party. Giles on the Road to London, Giles's First Adventures in London. Giles and the Sights of London. Joe Jenkins on the Great Crisis. A Labourer's Views on Home Rule. id. The Man who Wishes he had Not Married. A Series of Thirteen Laughable Sketches. By FRED PEGRAM Second Edition. Oblong Royal 410, is. By Post, is. 3d. " Some clever sketches of the inevitable woes that await the unfortunate marrieO man. All men who contemplate matrimony should invest a modest shilling in Mr. Pcgram's book of sketches, and pause ere it be too late." Pall Mall Gazette. " It is a capital book for the drawing-room table, to beguile the waiting moments of chance visitors. LONDON: JARROLD & SONS, 3, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. AND OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, ETC. YACHTS & BOATS FOE, HIRE. PBS9 Bros., NORTH WALSHAM. The WHERRY- YACHTS "BERTHA," "ELSIE," "KATE," "DILIGENT," & " LUCY," are fitted with every convenience foe the enjoyment of Parties wishing to visit the Rivera and Broads of Norfolk. They contain : Ladies' Cabin, 7 ft. long, 9 ft. wide, and H ft. high, to sleep 3 or 4 Ladies, and are fitted with washstand, looking-glass, lockers, Ac. Oentlemen's Cabin, 14 ft. long, 9 ft. wide, and 6 ft. high, to sleep 4 or 6 gentlemen ; this Cabin is used in the day time for a Dining Saloon, and is fitted with a table down the centre, and sitting space for 8 or 10. The cabins throughout are furnished with blinds, soft cushions, plenty of rugs, and are lighted at night by lamps ; they are divided by a gangway leading from the deck, and a w. c. entered from eitlier the fore or aft cabin, and private to each. Two men are provided by the owners to look after and sail the Yachts, and are under the direction of the party hiring the boat ; they will attend to the cooking, cleaning, and washing up, and to the wants of the party on board. When sailing, a seat is provided on the fore deck of the Yacht, and a "jolly boat " accompanies each. The Yachts are provided with all necessary glass, crockery, table linen, knives, forks, spoons, &c., and the men's cabin is fitted with a good cooking stove. A piano can be provided. The Yachts are so constructed as to be able to visit ail the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Barton, Wrox- ham, Hickling, South Walsham, Horsey Mere, Mutford, Oulton, and all places of interest on the Rivers. Parties are required to go on board wherever the owners may desire, but can leave the Yachts at any place convenient to themselves by giving a week's notice. J. JIMFSOXT, Ten-ton Cabin and 3-ton Cabin Centre Board Una- WEOXHAM. ^'- Op en Sailing, and Rowing Boats, by the Day, Week, or Month, suitable for camping out on the Rivers and Broads. Yachting Parties supplied with every class of Provisions to order. C. CODXE, WBOXHAM. STKAM LAUNCHES for Day Trips on Norfolk Broads, from Wroxham Station, G.E.R. J. LOYNES, C. WHITTAKER, WKOXHAM. CABIN YACHTS from 23 tons to 3 Tons, fitted with every convenience for Cooking and Sleeping. Full particulars on application. Row Boats fitted with awnings, 2 tol 10s. per week. BOATS for hire. C. BEAD, WEOXHAM. BOATS for hire. 091&4 B. COX.T.IXTS, WROXHAM. YACHTS and Boats for hire from 18 tons and under. Yachts stored in dry Store Booms for Winter months. H. PRESS. WROXHAM. YACHTS and Boats for hire. J. ALLEN, COLTISHALL. O. THOMPSON, HORNIN Gr YACHTS and Boats to let for the Season on most reasonable terms; Gentlemen's Boats taken charge of for the Winter in good dry Store Rooms. All Classes of Boats built. Estimates given. " THR JUBILEE," Una-rigged Cabin Boat; sleeping accommodation for three. Terms on application. "THE MERLIN," cutter-rigged Yacht; sleeping accommodation for three, lerms. 3 10s. per week, including man. " THE BESSIE," lug sail open Boat, with awning. Terms : dtj. 10s. per week, including man. " THE FLORENCE," lug sail open Boat, with awning. Terms : 1 10s. per week. BOATS and Good Fishing to be had and oon- veyances to meet any trains at Wroxham Station on previous notice being given. Patronised by the Marquis of Lome, the Duke of Abercorn, Lord Claud Samilton, and others. 8. WALPOLE- FILBY. BOATS for hire. O. APPLEGATE, POTTER HEIGH AM. A WHERRY", Yachts and Boats for hire. W. KJTIGHT, POTTER HEIGHAM. A WHERRY, Tachts and Boats for hire. J. HART & SOZT, THORPE VILLAGE, NORWICH. YACHTS AND BOATS suitable lor Cruising about the Norfolk Waters. Yachts and Boats of every description bought, sold, or exchanged. "ISLAND QUEEN," 12 ton Cutter, drawing only 3 ft. 3 in. of water, fitted with two Cabins, f ach. 7 ft. long. Ladies' Cabin has Patent Toilet Stsnul, and good sleeping accommodation. The Cabins are furnished with blinds, soft cushions, &c. They are divided by a gangway leading from the deck, and a w.c. entered from either fore or air- Cabin, and private to each. A new Centre-board Sailing Jolly Boat goes with the above. Also competent man and boy. All nece.spa-y Cooking Utensils and Crockery provided on board. The "AUGUSTA,'" 5 ton Cutt r, having good Cabin, 8ft. long, nicehead rcorn,d'-aughtof water3 ft. The "FROLIC," 2 ton Cutter, Ca^in 6 ft. long, with good head room, draught of water 3 ft. The "FLORENCE, ' Una- Rig Boat, Cabin 6 ft. long, good head room, draught of water 2 ft. Numerous other Yachts of various tonnage kept on hand. J. H. & SON have excellent accommodation for YACHTS and BOATS, also good dry Store Kooms. Terms moderate. 2 Q. HAZELI., THE GAMECOCK." Cutter Big, Fast Sailer, THORPE Sleeping Accornmodati on for three in Cabin, Jolly ST A N DREW lioat Wltl1 ^ ug Sa ^ and ^ entre iJoar(1 > 4 i0s - P er lerkTMUTnu ' week with mtiu. JS Olt VV lull. THE THISTLE." A New Yacht, fitted with W.C., has a handsome Cabin 10 feet long, Jolly Boar, &c., 4 4s. per week, with man ; without man, 3 10s. per week. " THE ROSE." A Single-handed Yacht, Una- Rig, Sleeping Accommodation for three, 2 10s per week without attendance. A. J. BERRY, THORPE ST. ANDREW, NORWICH. C. WRIGHT, KINa STREET, NORWICH. W. J. ALDOUS, " Steampacket " Inn, KING STREET, NORWICH. J. BSOWN, The Nook, TRORPE, NORWICH. G. MOLLETT, BEUNDALL For Hire, by the Month, Week, or Day, the Comfortable i'acht " G W E N N I E," 8 tons, Copper-bottomed, Cabin 8 ft. 5 in. by 8 ft. 2 in., including Centre-board Jolly Boat, with Sail. Glass, China, Cutlery, Culinary Utensils. &c. "THE WATER LILY," 4-ton Una-Rig Yacht. Good sleeping accommodation in Cabin for 6 persons. Terms : 3 per week, with Man 4. "THE GIPSY," Balance Lug or Cutter-Rig Yacht, which has comfortable Bleeping room in Cabin for 6 persons. 3 per week. "THE EVENING STAR," Balance Lug or Cutter- Rig Yacht, with sleeping accommodation for 4 persons. 2 per week. Open Jolly Boats, fitted with awnings, etc., from 30s. per week. A large assortment of Canoes, Punts, and Rowing Boars of alJ descriptions to be let by the Hour, Day, or Week 'FAIRY QUEEN," 6-ton Cutter-rig Yacht* with large Cabin newly fitted out with Lavatory* etc., with sleeping accommodation for 6 or 8 per- sons. Terms : 4, with man 5 per week. " MYSTERY," Balanced-lug or Cutter-rig Yacht, with sleeping accommodation for 4 or 6 persons, 3 per week. Open Jolly Boats with Centre Boai'd fitted with Awning, etc., from 1 per week. All kinds of Rowing Boats, Punts, Skiffs, Canoes, to be let by the hour, day, week, or month. "THE GKEBE" 8 ton Cutter, cabin lift., draught of water, 3 ft., fitted with all requisites for cruising ; also centre board, jolly awniugs fitted t o well. Competent man sent. "THE NO BY," 4 ion Cutter, having comfort- able cabin and good awning over well, fitted with all crockery and cooking utensils. "THE CONDOli," 2 ton Lug sail, length of cabin 6 feet, good head room, &c. ; draught of water 2 ft., awning over well. " THE RAVEN," 2 ton Lug sail, comfortable cabin, good head room, and all requisites for cruising ; fitted with awning over well j draught of water 2* ft. BUILDER of the fastest Centre-board Boats in Norfolk and Suffolk. Yachts for Sale or Hire by the Day or Week. a A J. H. FAWCETT, YACHTS, WHERRIES, and BOATS for Hire- BEUNDALL. Yachts, &c., housed. G FISHER, BOATS to let for Pleasure or Fishing Parties, COLDHAM HALL ^7 ^ ie ^^ or Week - Excellent Sleeping accom- modation for Yachting and Fishing Parties. J. WILSON, 'Bed House" Inn, GANTLET. FISHING- TACKLE, Bait, Boats, &c., always in readiness. J. SULLEN, YACHTS from 5 to 30 Tons, always on hand, for General Stores, Sale or Hire. Suitable for Sea, or Norfolk Rivera OULTON BEOAD. and Broads. All kinds of Wherries and Cutter Yachts from 5 to 16 tons for Hire. Excellent Sleeping Accommodation for Yachting Parties. Dinners, Luncheons, and Teas supplied at the shortest notice. Gentlemen's Yachts wintered on most reasonable Terms. Q. H. STEBBINGS, YACHTS, Sailing and Fishing Boats for Sale or OULTON BEOAD. Hire. Yachts hauled out, repaired, painted, and stored in good dry stores during Winter. Yachts and Boats built on reasonable terms. G. SMITH, Waveney Hotel, OULTON BEOAD. YACHTS, Wherries, Sailing, and Fishing Boats of every description, to Let. Yachts wintered, and Stores carefully looked after. Terms moderate. WM. WILSON, OULTON BEOAD YACHTS and Steam Launches for hire. C. GOOCH, OULTON BEOAD. SAILING or Fishing Boats for hire. R. BARBER, OULTON BEOAD. YACHTS and Boats for hire. DAWBORN BROS. OULTON BEOAD. Y1CHTS and Boats for hire R. GOOCH, OULTON BEOAD. YACHTS and Boats for hire. H. JOHNSON, OULTON BEOAD. YACHTS and Boats for hire. G. MASON, OULTON BEOAD YACHTS and Boats for hire. G. KEMP, OUL'l ON BEOAD YACHTS and Boats for hire. Mr. THACKER, OULTON BEOAD. BOATS for hir. 4 Mr. BROWW, BOATS for hire. OTJLTON BROAD. R. KEMP, BOATS & YACHTS always on hand, for Sale or OCTLTONBKOAD. Hire. Yachts or Boats, bought, sold, or taken as part payment for new. R. KEMP has excellent accommodation for Yachts lying afloat, up to 10 feet draught, or hauled out in shed ; also good dry Store Rooms. Terms very moderate. Models and Drawings of Boats, Yachts, and Ships made to order. Hotel & other accommodation for visitors In the neighbourhood of the Broads. Proprietor. WROXHAM Horse Shoe Tnn C. WHITTAKER, King's Head Hotel J. JIMPSON. Castle Hotel C. READ. Apartments H. PRESS. HORNING- , Miss BALLS. MR?. COOK. The New Inn J. PLATTED. Ferry Hotel G. THOMPSON. HOVETON King's Head Hotel J. SIMPSON. RAN WORTH Three Malsters STALHAM The Waterman's Arms W. KNIGHTS. LITTLE ORMESBY... Eels Foot Inn MARTHAJVI King's Arms Mrs. EDMONDS. Apartments POSTMASTER. POTTER HEIGHAM The Falgate Hotel W. G-KORGE. Bower Farm (Apartments) Mr. HUBBARD. The Limes Mr. HARTLEY. The Bridge G-. APP LEGATE. Cornhill G-. APPLEGATE, Junr, Greenside R. APPLEGATE. Corn Mill House MRS. CARMAN. Cherry Gardens MRS. BENTLET. FILBY Apartments S. WALPOLE. WHITLINGHAM Thorpe Gardens II. CHASTON. REEDHAM Railway Hotel W. SMITH. ACLE King's Head Inn Mrs. MITCHT.ET. Queen's Head Hotel Mrs. PEA.RCE. Bridge Angel Inn Mr. ROSE. Fox and Hounds J. NEAVE. CANTLEY Red House Inn J WILSON. BittJNDALL ColdhamHall G-. FISHER. Yure Hotel J. H. FAWCETT. MUTFORD BRIDGE. Wherry Hotel H. MASON. OULTON BROAD. ... Lady of the Lake Hotel H. MAPON. Commodore Hotel Q. H. STEBBTNGS. Temperance Hotel W. WESTHORPE. Wavency Hotel G. SMITH. The Bungalow ... DAWBORX BROS. Apartments J. BULLKK. 5 GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY, THE OP NORFOLK and SUFFOLK. FAKES FROM LIVEKPOOL STREET OB ST. PANCEAS. TO TOURIST. Available up to 31st December. (Issued during th Summer Months only). .A. FORTNIGHTLY, Available for 15 days. B FRIDAY or SATURDAY to TUESDAY. C istCl, 2nd Cl. 3rd Cl. 1st Cl. ^ndCl 3rd Cl. IstCl. indCl. 3rd Cl. s. d. 1 10 34 34 4 33 33 33 s. d. 25 6 2fi 6 27 3 27 3 26 3 26 3 26 3 s d. 18 11 20 20 ?0 19 9 19 9 19 9 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. \Vroxham Acle 27 fi 27 6 27 6 27 6 27 f. 27 6 20 20 20 20 2') 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 2<> 20 20 15 15 1) 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 Yarmouth fnlt"ii Broid Carlton Oolville Lowestoft A Tourist Tickets are issued by any Train on any da\ , and are available for return by any of the advertised Trains on any da.v up to anrl including 31st December. B Fortnightly Tickets are issued by any Train on any day, and are nvailabl for return by any Train on any day within 15 days including thr days of issue and return. C Friday to Tuesday Tickets are issued cvt-ry Friday and Saturday by any Train, and are available tor return by any of the advertised Trams on the day of issue, or on any day up to and including the following Tuesday. TOURIST, FORTNIGHTLY, AND FRIDAY TO TUESDAY TICKETS are available 10 or from audition*! Stations as follows : Lowestotc TicKets at Hecc.lr-s, i :arlton Colville Oultori Broad, Yarmouth, Reedham, Or 'trier ; Yarmouth Tickets at Reednam. Acle, Lowestoft, Beccles, Cromer ; Croin^r Tickets at Wroxham, ^orth Walsimm, Gunton, Yarmouth, Lowestoft. Passengers will be required to pay the ordinary local single fares in travelling from one Station to the otiier. TOURIST, FORTNIGHTLY, AND FRIDAY TO TUESDAY TICKETS are also i>sued iron. (Jivat Eastern Stations within 1*2 miles of London (ekeept Stations on the Blackball Line) :it the same f*res MS tro> Liverpool Street ; 1. 1 HO from >ew Cross (L. "B. & S. C.), Deptford Road, Rotherhithe, Wapping, Suadwell. "Whitecnapel, and Siioreditcii. EXTRA JOURNEY RETURN TICKETS AT REDUCED FARES are is-ued at the above Stations to London and back to holders ui not Jess than two Tourist or Fortnightly Tickets. TOURIST TICKETS are also issued from all the principal places in England, via the L. & N. W., Midland, N.E., M. S & L., L. & Y., G. N.. G. W . nd L. S. W., &c., Railways, as welJ as fruin all the principal Stations on the Great Eastern Railway. During the Summer Months Express and Fast Trains run between London and the principal Stations and tne Stations serving the Broads. LOWES T OFT IN 3 HOURS. YARMOUTH IN 3i HOURS. CROMER IN 3i HOURS. London, U91. WILLIAM BI3T, General Manaffer. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY BERKELEY Return to desk from which borrowed. This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. REC'D LD DEC 10 '63 -9 A JU.N 5 1