GEORGE THE FOURTH. (From the painting by Sir Thomas 7 ✓ THE "TALBOT" INN YARD, BOROUGH, ABOUT 1815. (From an old drawing) . ME AND MY WIFE AND Daughter. (From a caricature 29 by Henry Bunbury) . THE "DUKE OF BEAUFORT" COACH STARTING FROM THE "BULL AND MOUTH" OFFICE, PICCADILLY CIRCUS, 1826. (From an aquatint after W. J. Shayer) ✓ THE 66 45 AGE," 1828, STARTING FROM CASTLE SQUAre, SIR CHARLES DANCE'S STEAM-CARRIAGE LEAVING LONDON 49 55 xiii PAGE THE BRIGHTON DAY MAILS CROSSING HOOK WOOD COMMON, 1838. (From an engraving after W. J. THE BRIGHTON DAY MAIL, ABOUT 1839. JTHE contemporary painting) J Shayer) 59 (From a 95 THE " 'AGE," 1852, CROSSING HAM COMMON. (From an engraving after C. Cooper Henderson) THE OLD TIMES," 1888. (From a painting by Alfred THE "COMET," 1890. (From a painting by Alfred S. Bishop) 105 109 115 139 183 AT BRIGHTON 187 . J KENNINGTON GATE: DERBY DAY, 1839. (From an en THE "COCK," SUTTON, 1789. (From an aquatint after CRAWLEY, 1789. (From an aquatint after Rowlandson). 333 THE "GEORGE," Crawley 337 CUCKFIELD, 1789. (From an aquatint after Rowlandson) 363 THE BRIGHTON COACH, 1876, GOING DOWN CUCKFIEeld Hill 389 403 THE CLIFFS, BRIGHTHELMSTONE, 1789. (From an aquatint after Rowlandson) 453 *ST. NICHOLAS, THE OLD PARISH CHURCH OF BRIGHthelm STONE THE AQUARIUM, BEFORE DESTRUCTION OF THE CHAIN PIER 459 463 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT Sketch-Map showing Principal Routes to Brighton . PAGE 152 176 Miss M. Foster, paced by Motor-Bicycle, passing Coulsdon Thrale Place. (From a photograph taken in 1863, PAGE 192 Dr. Richard Russell. (From the portrait by Zoffany) 455 THE road to Brighton-the main route, preeminently the road-is measured from the south side of Westminster Bridge to the Aquarium. It goes by Croydon, Redhill, Horley, Crawley, and Cuckfield, and is (or is supposed to be) 511⁄2 miles in length. Of this prime route-the classic way— there are several longer or shorter variations, of which the way through Clapham, Mitcham, Sutton, and Reigate, to Povey Cross is the chief. The modern "record" route is the first of these two, so far as Hand Cross, where it branches off and, instead of going through Cuckfield, proceeds to Brighton by way of Hickstead and Bolney, avoiding Clayton Hill and rejoining the initial route at Pyecombe. The oldest road to Brighton is now but little used. It is not to be indicated in few words, but may be taken as the line of road from London Bridge, along the Kennington Road, to Brixton, Croydon, Godstone Green, Tilburstow Hill, Blindley Heath, East Grinstead, Maresfield, |