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                           THE HOLYHEAD ROAD


[Illustration: EARLY DAYS ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.]




            THE HOLYHEAD ROAD: THE MAIL-COACH ROAD TO DUBLIN


                          By CHARLES G. HARPER

 Author of “_The Brighton Road_,” “_The Portsmouth Road_,” “_The Dover
   Road_,” “_The Bath Road_,” “_The Exeter Road_,” “_The Great North
                    Road_,” and “_The Norwich Road_”

[Illustration]

   _Illustrated by the Author, and from Old-Time Prints and Pictures_


                   _Vol. II. BIRMINGHAM TO HOLYHEAD_

 LONDON: CHAPMAN & HALL
     LTD. 1902


                        [_All rights reserved_]




                               PRINTED BY
                     HAZELL, WATSON, AND VINEY, LD.
                         LONDON AND AYLESBURY.

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[Illustration]

                         LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


                            SEPARATE PLATES

                                                                 PAGE

  EARLY DAYS ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.     _Frontispiece_

  BULL RING. (_From a Print after David Cox_)                       5

  OLD BIRMINGHAM COACHING BILL.                                    13

  DUDLEY. (_After J. M. W. Turner, R.A._)                          31

  HIGH GREEN, WOLVERHAMPTON, 1797. (_After
    Rowlandson_)                                                   47

  HIGH GREEN, WOLVERHAMPTON, 1826. (_From an
    Old Print_)                                                    51

  HIGH GREEN, WOLVERHAMPTON, 1860. (_From a
    Contemporary Photograph_)                                      55

  SHIFFNAL.                                                        67

  THE COUNCIL HOUSE.                                              141

  THE HONOURABLE THOMAS KENYON. (_From an Old Print_)             153

  THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN.                                         177

  LLANGOLLEN.                                                     183

  LLANGOLLEN. (_After J. M. W. Turner, R. A._)                    187

  VALLE CRUCIS ABBEY. (_After J. M. W. Turner, R.A._)             207

  CERNIOGE.                                                       227

  THE SWALLOW FALLS. (_From an Old Print_)                        247

  LLYN OGWEN AND TRIFAEN MOUNTAIN.                                255

  PENMAENMAWR. (_After J. M. W. Turner, R.A._)                    275

  THE OLD LANDING-PLACE ON THE ANGLESEY SHORE.                    283


                         ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

  Vignette: Prince Rupert                                _Title Page_

  List of Illustrations: The Black Country                        vii

  The Holyhead Road                                                 1

  The “Hen and Chickens,” 1830                                     18

  The “Old Royal”                                                  24

  Wednesbury                                                       37

  Old Hill, Tettenhall                                             59

  The Sabbath-breaking Seamstress                                  60

  Snedshill Furnaces                                               71

  Haygate Inn                                                      76

  The Wrekin                                                       79

  The “Old Wall”                                                   84

  Wroxeter Church                                                  85

  Atcham Bridge                                                    91

  Lord Hill’s Monument                                             92

  The English Bridge                                               97

  Wyle Cop and the “Lion”                                         107

  The “Lion” Yard                                                 132

  The Market-Place, Shrewsbury                                    138

  Shelton Oak                                                     144

  The Breidden Hills                                              147

  Queen’s Head                                                    156

  Offa’s <DW18>                                                     176

  The Ladies of Llangollen. (_From an Old Print_)                 198

  Plas Newydd                                                     203

  Owain Glyndwr’s Mount                                           211

  Cerrig-y-Druidion                                               224

  The Waterloo Bridge                                             232

  The Old Church, Bettws-y-Coed                                   234

  Sign of the “Royal Oak”                                         238

  Pont-y-Pair                                                     245

  Cyfyng Falls                                                    250

  Capel Curig                                                     252

  The Falls of Ogwen                                              257

  Nant Ffrancon. (_After David Cox_)                              258

  Nant Ffrancon                                                   260

  Penrhyn Castle                                                  263

  Lonisaf Toll-House                                              264

  The Penrhyn Arms                                                266

  Penrhyn Castle and Snowdonia, from Beaumaris.
    (_After David Cox