Over Fen and Wold

· 1921

The planning of our tour--Ready for the road--The start--One of Dick Turpin’s haunts--Barnet--A curious inn sign--In the coaching days--Travellers, new and old--A forgotten Spa--An ancient map 1 Memorial of a great battle--An ancient fire-cresset--Free feasting!--Country quiet--Travellers’ Tales--Hatfield--An Elizabethan architect--An author’s tomb--Day-dreaming--Mysterious roadside monuments--Great North Road _versus_ Great Northern Railway--Stevenage--Chats by the way--Field life--Nature as a painter--Changed times 21…

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