ON EIGHT FROM LOND. 131 Miles. From Cromer. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. CLXXVI. LONDON TO YARMOUTH THROUGH CHELMSFORD, IPSWICH, SCOLE INN, BUNGAY, AND BECCLES, 1264 Miles. 115 118 119 125 127 131 Flixton Hall, Sir R. S. Adair, Bart. 271 25 181 BUNGAT is a railway station, 211 and is situated on the Waveney, navigable for barges up to the town. It was almost 201 destroyed by fire in 1688, but! has since been neatly rebuilt. It has two parish churches, one of which has a fine tower. Here also are remains of a Benedictine nunnery, and of a very strong castle, fortified in the reign of Stephen, but demolished in that of Henry III Bungay has a handsome market place and cross, a theatre, assembly rooms, free grammar school, &c. Here also are several mineral 17 To Norwick, 14 miles; to (Loddon, 6 miles.) Mettingham. Ruins of Mettingham Castle. Shipmeadow. ON LEFT FROM LOND. To Norwich, 19 miles. Redenhall (church of the 14th century). Gawdy Hall. Denton House, 1 m. Earsham House, Sir W. W. Dalling, Bart. 2 m. from Bungay, Ditchingham Park, J. J. Bedingfield, Esq.; Hedenham Park, Broome 108 Hall. 109 13 m. Ellingham Hall, and, 8 m. distant, Kirby Cane Hall (Lord Berners). ON RIGHT FROM LOND. 476 LONDON TO YARMOUTH, THROUGH CHELMSFORD, &c.—Continued. 1101 13 BECCLES. cr. river Waveney. Gillingham All Saints. (Norfolk.) 1112 113 Toft Monks. 115 Haddiscoe. 117 7 St Olave's Bridge. 119 Near St Olave's Bridge are the ruins of Herringfleet Abbey and Herringfleet Hall, J. Leathes, 6 Esq. At Fritton, Fritton Hall; and 14 m. distant, Somerleyton Hall, Sir. S. M.Peto, Esq.See p. 479. cr. the river Yare. ON RIGHT FROM LOND. ON LEFT FROM LOND. Ashendens. Beccles is a well built town on the Waveney. It has an elegant Gothic church, the porch of which is a good specimen of later English. In the south part of the town is the ruins of another church. Here are also a handsome town hall, several chapels, banks, free school, and grammar school. A common of about 1400 acres belongs to the town. Pop 1851, 4398. At Gillingham, All Saints, Geldeston Hall, J. Kerrich, Esq. At Toft Monks, Raveningham Hall, Sir E. Bacon, Bart. CLXXVII. LONDON TO YARMOUTH, THROUGH IPSWICH, WOODBRIDGE, SAXMUNDHAM, AND LOWESTOFT, 124 Miles. From Yarm. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. From Whitechapel Ch. Martlesham Street. River Deben. 69 72 75 Ufford Place, Captain 47 WOODBRIDGE, (p. 478.) 76 C. Brook. To Orford, 11 m., and 1 m. thence, Sudbourne 451 Hall (Marquis of Hertford); Melton Lodge. Loudham Hall 781 Christ Church Park, W. C. Fonnereau, Esq. Bealings Hall. 2 m. Playford Hall. Beacon Hill House, Sir E. S. Gooch, Bart. Seckford Almshouses. The Priory, and 3 m. distaut, Grundisbrugh Hall, Sir J. Blois, Bart. Bredfield Hall. Melton. 441 E. 431 Pettistree. 80 dry, Esq. Whitbread, Esq., and Rendlesham. 2 m. Campsey Ash High House, John Shepherd, Esq. Little Glemham Hall, 39 Hon. Mrs. North. 37 Wickham Market. cross river Deben. Glemham. cross river Alde. Easton Park, Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. Great Glemham Hall J. Moseley, Esq.; Marles841 ford Hall, and 2 miles distant, Parham Hall. 861 S. F. Corrance, Esq., and Parham Lodge. IPSWICH, the capital of Suffolk, and a place of great antiquity, stands on the side of a gentle elevation rising from the river Orwell, the banks of which present very pleasing prospects. Ipswich formerly contained nineteen parish churches, and still retains twelve, besides three in the Liberty, and several places of worship for Dissenters. In St. Peter's is an ancient font, and in St. Lawrence's a painting by Sir Robert Ker Porter. Ipswich has town and shire halls, an extensive county jail, a commodious market-place, corn-exchange, banks, barracks, baths, theatre, assembly-rooms, public library, free schools, mechanics' institute, custom-house, &c. A college was established here by Cardinal Wolsey, who was said to have been born in a house, still standing, in St. Nicholas parish; but the * 10 miles from Saxmundham is Halesworth on the Blythe, by means of which, and of a canal to Southwold, it carries on a considerable trade. A great quantity of hemp is grown in the vicinity, and many of the inhabitants are employed in spinning yarn. Pop 1861, 2529. 478 IPSWICH-WOODBRIDGE-FRAMLINGHAM-OLFORD-SOUTHWOLD. institution fell with the founder. Ipswich was formerly, though no longer, cele brated for its woollen manufactures. It chiefly depends at present on the manufac ture of agricultural implements and on ship-building, and the exportation of shiptimber, corn, malt, &c.; but it has a considerable import trade for wines, spirits, timber, ship stores, and other commodities. Customs Rev., 1850, £29,126 18. 2d. Vessels sail every tide from Ipswich to Harwich and back again—an excursion rendered peculiarly delightful by the beauty of the scenery. Ipswich is connected by railway with all parts of the kingdom. About a mile from the town is the race-course, and a beautiful promenade, called Christ Church Park, is open to the public. Two M.P. Pop. 1851, 32,914. WOODBRIDGE stands on the river Deben, and is a place of great antiquity. It has a spacious market place, in the centre of which is the old shire hall. St. Mary's, the old church, contains several monuments, is spacious, and is supposed to have been erected in the time of Edward III. It has a square buttressed tower 180 feet high. Here are also meeting-houses, richly endowed almshouses, a customhouse, a small theatre, and barracks, dock-yards, &c. Woodbridge is a place of considerable trade, exporting corn, malt, and flour, and importing coal, timber, and general merchandize. Pop. 1851, 5161. About nine or ten miles from Woodbridge is FRAMLINGHAM, a town of great antiquity, on the Alde. The church is large, with a tower 90 feet high, in which is a peal of eight bells. The roof of the nave is of curiously carved oak. The church contains several monuments of the Howard family; among others, that of the accomplished poet, Earl of Surrey, beheaded by Henry VIII. Here are the ruins of a magnificent castle, which, with the manor, were bequeathed by Sir Robert Hitcham to Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. It was to this castle that Queen Mary repaired when Lady Jane Grey was placed upon the throne. Pop. of parish, 2523. ORFORD, twelve miles from Woodbridge, has an ancient castle, of which only the keep now remains. The church contains an ancient font and several monuments. One mile distant is Sudbourne Hall, a seat of the Marquis of Hertford, Orford gives the title of Earl to the Walpole family. Pop. 342. It SOUTHWOLD, almost surrounded by the Blythe, is pleasantly situated on an eminence overlooking the sea, and much frequented in the bathing season. was nearly destroyed by fire in 1659. Pop. 1851, 2103. In Southwold Bay or Sole Bay, the famous naval engagement took place in 1672, between the Dutch under De Ruyter, and the English under the Duke of York, afterwards James IL LOWESTOFT, a place of great antiquity, stands on a cliff facing the sea, viewed from which it is a remarkably picturesque object. The parish church, about half a mile west of the town, is large, handsome, and contains several ancient monuments. In the churchyard is the tomb of Potter, the translator of Eschylus, Sophocles, &c. There are also meeting-houses, a town-hall, two light-houses, a theatre, lunatic asylum, &c. &c. One of the principal branches of industry are the fisheries and fishcuring, for the London and Norwich markets. There are rope and twins manufactories. Lowestoft has lately been much frequented as a bathing place, for which its sands are well adapted. The town is greatly indebted to Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., of Somerleyton Hall, who purchased the harbour in 1844, and originated a company for the improvement of the port and town, the deepening of Lake Lothing, &c. He carried also the branch railway from Reedham to Lowestoft, thus placing the latter in a very advantageous commercial position. Pop. 1851, 6580. GREAT YARMOUTH, a considerable seaport town and a place of great antiquity. The old town is situated on the eastern bank of the Yare, and is connected with the new town, called Little Yarmouth, by means of a bridge. The old town had walls, and consists of four parallel steeets, and of about 150 narrow cross lanes, called rows. The best dwelling-houses are situated along the quay, which is considered the finest in the kingdom, having in the centre a noble promenade, planted on each side with trees. The principal buildings are the old church, erected in 1123, and recently restored, several chapels, banks, a town-hall, theatre, assembly-room, bathing-house, &c. There are several charitable institutions, the principal of which is the Seamen's Hospital, and extensive barracks, containing a large armoury. There is an extensive manufactory for crapes and other silk goods. Ship-building, and the various trades connected with it, are carried on to some extent. The rivers Yare, Waveney, and Bure, which unite in Breydon Water, contiguous to the town, secure to Yarmouth an extensive inland trade. The exportation of grain and malt is considerable; but the principal business of this port consists of the herring and mackerel fisheries. An extensive timber trade with the Baltic is also carried on, and Yarmouth Roads have long been the principal rendezvous for the collier trade. Customs Revenue, 1850, £38,372:11:11. It is one of the termini of the Eastern Counties Railway, and thus holds communication with all important parts of the kingdom. Two M.P. Pop. 1851, 30,879. Near Yarmouth is a beautiful fluted column, 140 feet high, in memory of Lord Nelson. SOUTHEND (Essex) is situated on an acclivity at the mouth of the Thames opposite to Sheerness. It has of late years risen into some importance as a bathing-place. Here is an assembly-room, a theatre, library, meeting-house, baths, bathing machines, &c. Near this place a stone marks the termination of the jurisdiction of the corporation of London over the Thames. Steam vessels sail thither regularly during summer. On the Naze, a projecting piece of land, on the east coast of Essex, 18 miles from Colchester, is the village of Walton, of late in some repute as a bathing place. |