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| I.—ALTON TOWERS. |
| Lion Fountain | 1 |
| Ruins of Alton Castle | 2 |
| Alton Towers, from the Terrace | 4 |
| ———”–——from the Lake | 6 |
| The Octagon | 8 |
| The Conservatories and Alcove | 11 |
| The Temple | 19 |
| The Conservatories | 22 |
| The Pagoda | 24 |
| Choragic Temple | 27 |
| View from the Lower Terrace | 29 |
| The Gothic Temple | 31 |
| Part of the Grounds | 33 |
| Hospital of St. John | 34 |
| II.—COBHAM HALL. |
| Initial Letter | 37 |
| Cobham Hall | 38 |
| The Three Sisters | 43 |
| The Lodge | 45 |
| Interior of the Church | 48 |
| The College Porch | 50 |
| The College | 52 |
| III.—MOUNT EDGCUMBE. |
| The Eddystone Lighthouse | 54 |
| Plymouth Breakwater | 57 |
| Mount Edgcumbe, from Stonehouse Pier | 59 |
| The Mansion | 61 |
| Lady Emma’s Cottage | 64 |
| The Gardens | 65 |
| The Ruin, the Sound, Drake’s Island, &c. | 68 |
| The Salute Battery | 69 |
| IV.—COTHELE. |
| The Mansion | 73 |
| The Landing Place | 75 |
| V.—ALNWICK CASTLE. |
| Lighting the Beacon | 78 |
| Plan of Alnwick Castle | 80 |
| Alnwick Castle, from the River Aln | 81 |
| The Barbican | 83 |
| The Prudhoe Tower and Chapel | 85 |
| The Keep | 87 |
| Norman Gateway in the Keep | 89 |
| The Armourer’s Tower | 91 |
| Figure of Warrior on the Barbican | 93 |
| The Well in the Keep | 94 |
| The Constable’s Tower | 95 |
| Figure of Warrior on the Barbican | 96 |
| The East Garret | 98 |
| The Garden Gate, or Warder’s Tower | 99 |
| Bond Gate: “Hotspur’s Gate” | 103 |
| Alnwick Abbey | 105 |
| The Percy Cross | 107 |
| Hulne Abbey: The Percy Tower | 109 |
| ———”–——The Church | 111 |
| The Brislee Tower | 114 |
| VI.—HARDWICK HALL. |
| Ancient Pargetting, and Arms of Cavendish | 116 |
| Hardwick Hall, with the Entrance Gateway | 118 |
| The West Front | 122 |
| The Great Hall | 125 |
| The Grand Staircase | 127 |
| The Chapel | 129 |
| The Presence Chamber | 131 |
| Mary Queen of Scots’ Room | 133 |
| The Picture Gallery | 135 |
| Ancient Lock, and Arms of Hardwick | 137 |
| Hardwick Hall, from the Park | 139 |
| The Old Hall at Hardwick | 142 |
| Interior of the Old Hall | 144 |
| Fac-simile of the Countess of Shrewsbury’s Signature | 145 |
| Hault Hucknall Church | 146 |
| The Grave of Hobbes of Malmesbury in Hault Hucknall Church | 148 |
| VII.—ARUNDEL CASTLE. |
| Horned Owls in the Keep | 153 |
| The Quadrangle | 156 |
| Entrance Gate, from the Interior | 158 |
| The Keep | 160 |
| The Library | 163 |
| The Church of the Holy Trinity | 169 |
| Tombs of Thomas Fitzalan and Lady Beatrix in Arundel Church | 171 |
| VIII.—PENSHURST. |
| The Bell | 172 |
| Penshurst, from the President’s Court | 174 |
| North and West Fronts | 177 |
| View from the Garden | 179 |
| The Baron’s Court | 182 |
| The Village and Entrance to Churchyard | 185 |
| The Record Tower and the Church, from the Garden | 186 |
| The Hall and Minstrels’ Gallery | 188 |
| IX.—WARWICK CASTLE. |
| The Swan of Avon | 192 |
| The Castle, from the Temple Field | 194 |
| The Keep, from the Inner Court | 196 |
| Earl of Warwick and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester | 198 |
| Earl of Warwick’s Combat before the Emperor Sigismund and the Empress | 199 |
| Earl of Warwick Departing on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land | 200 |
| Badge of the Earl of Warwick | 201 |
| CÆsar’s Tower | 202 |
| The Castle, from the Bridge | 203 |
| The Castle, from the Island | 205 |
| Guy’s Tower | 206 |
| The Warder’s Horn | 207 |
| The Castle, from the Outer Court | 209 |
| The Inner Court, from the Keep | 211 |
| Guy’s and the Clock Tower, from the Keep | 212 |
| The Castle, from the banks of the Avon | 214 |
| The Beauchamp Chapel; Monument of the Founder | 216 |
| The Confessional | 217 |
| The Oratory | 218 |
| Warwick: The East Gate | 219 |
| X.—HADDON HALL. |
| Dorothy Vernon’s Door | 221 |
| Haddon, from the Meadows on the Bakewell Road | 223 |
| The “Peacock” at Rowsley | 225 |
| Haddon, from the Rowsley Road | 226 |
| Arms of Vernon quartering Avenell | 227 |
| Arms of Lord Vernon | 230 |
| Haddon, from the Meadows | 234 |
| The Main Entrance | 235 |
| Inside of Gateway | 236 |
| Ground and Garden Plan of Haddon | 237 |
| The first Court-yard | 239 |
| Gateway under the Eagle Tower | 240 |
| The Chaplain’s Room | 241 |
| The Chapel | 242 |
| Norman Font in the Chapel | 244 |
| Wall-paintings in the Chapel | 248 |
| Steps to State Apartments | 249 |
| Roman Altar, Haddon Hall | 250 |
| The Banqueting-Hall: with the Minstrels’ Gallery | 251 |
| Old Oak-table in the Banqueting-Hall | 252 |
| The Hand-lock in the Banqueting-Hall | 252 |
| Staircase to Minstrels’ Gallery | 253 |
| Oriel Window in the Dining-room | 255 |
| Ante-room to the Earl’s Bed-room | 256 |
| The Ball-room, or Long Gallery | 257 |
| Steps to the Ball-room | 259 |
| Dorothy Vernon’s Door: Interior | 260 |
| Dorothy Vernon’s Door: Exterior | 261 |
| The State Bed-room | 263 |
| The Archers’ Room, for Stringing Bows, &c. | 264 |
| The Rack for Stringing the Bows | 265 |
| The Eagle, or Peverel Tower | 266 |
| Gallery across Small Yard | 267 |
| Room over the Entrance Gateway | 268 |
| The Terrace | 270 |
| The Hall from the Terrace | 271 |
| Arms of Family of Manners | 272 |
| Arms of the Duke of Rutland | 278 |
| The Foot-Bridge | 279 |
| Ring found at Haddon Hall | 280 |
| Washing-Tally found at Haddon Hall | 281 |
| Bakewell Church | 283 |
| Monument of Sir John Manners and his Wife, Dorothy Vernon | 286 |
| Ancient Cross, Bakewell Churchyard | 290 |
| XI.—HATFIELD HOUSE. |
| Armed Knight | 294 |
| The Old Palace at Hatfield | 295 |
| The Front View | 297 |
| The Garden front of Hatfield House | 299 |
| The East View | 302 |
| The Gallery | 304 |
| The Hall | 305 |
| XII.—CASSIOBURY. |
| Crest of the Earl of Essex | 308 |
| Back View | 310 |
| From the Wood Walks | 313 |
| From the South-west | 315 |
| The Swiss Cottage | 317 |
| The Lodge | 318 |
| Monument in the Church at Watford | 320 |
| XIII.—CHATSWORTH. |
| Entrance to the Stables | 322 |
| The Old Hall as it formerly stood | 325 |
| Chatsworth from the River Derwent | 333 |
| The Entrance Gates | 335 |
| The Grand Entrance-Lodge at Baslow | 340 |
| Edensor Mill Lodge and Beeley Bridge | 341 |
| Entrance Gate | 342 |
| The Bridge over the River Derwent, in the Park | 343 |
| The Great Hall and Staircase | 344 |
| Vista of the State Apartments | 346 |
| Grinling Gibbons’
Masterpiece | 348 |
| The Old State Bed-room | 349 |
| The State Drawing-room | 351 |
| The State Dining room | 352 |
| The Drawing-room | 355 |
| The Hebe of Canova | 356 |
| The Library | 357 |
| Fireplace by Westmacott in the Dining-room | 359 |
| The Sculpture Gallery | 360 |
| Mater Napoleonis | 361 |
| The Pavilion and Orangery, from the East | 363 |
| Carving over one of the Doors of the Chapel | 365 |
| Carving over one of the Doors of the Chapel | 366 |
| Carvings in the Chapel | 367 |
| The Private or West Library | 370 |
| The Sculpture Gallery and Orangery | 372 |
| Bust of the late Duke of Devonshire | 373 |
| The French Garden | 374 |
| The Great Cascade | 375 |
| The Alcove | 376 |
| Waterworks—The Willow Tree | 377 |
| Part of the Rock-work | 378 |
| The Great Conservatory | 379 |
| Part of the Rock-work—The Rocky Portal | 380 |
| The Emperor Fountain | 381 |
| The Garden on the West Front | 382 |
| West Front from the South | 383 |
| The Hunting Tower | 384 |
| Mary Queen of Scots’ Bower | 385 |
| The late Sir Joseph Paxton’s House | 386 |
| The Victoria Regia | 388 |
| Edensor Church and Village | 389 |
| Monumental Brass to John Beton | 391 |
| Cavendish Monument, Edensor Church | 392 |
| Tomb of the Sixth Duke of Devonshire | 393 |
| The Chatsworth Hotel, Edensor | 395 |
