_Section the First_.
THE situation of the town of Cromer. The parish church a beautiful
specimen of architecture, in the time of Henry the fourth. The beauty of
its proportions injured by the necessary manner in which it has been
repaired. Accident of a bay falling from the steeple. Anecdote of
Robert Bacon. Free School. Inns. The Fishery the chief support of the
lower class of inhabitants,--also, a great source of picturesque
amusement. Boat upset. Mercantile trade. Dearness of Coals,--the
reason of it. Cromer an eligible situation for retirement. A
description of the bathing machines, cliffs, and beach. Sea-shore a
constant amusement to the artist. Picturesque effects of the storm and
the calm compared. Sea-fowls. Light-house. Overstrand. Cromer Hall.
_Section the Second_.
WALK to Runton. Cromer seen to advantage in the return from Runton. The
battery.
_Section the Third_.
EXCURSION to Holt--upper road to be preferred. Description of the
country between Cromer and Holt. Churches or villages, seen through a
valley, a very common species of landscape. Fine distance a circumstance
of great beauty. Heath ground terminated by distance. Particular effect
given to a distance. The influence which a distant prospect, under
particular circumstances, has upon the mind. Holt. Return from Holt by
the lower road. Beeston Priory. Remark of Shenstone's upon ruinated
structures. Felbrigg beacon.
_Section the Fourth_.
FELBRIGG. Grounds described. Oak,--its uses in the
picturesque,--improved by age and decay. Shenstone's ideas of trees in
general, particularly the oak. Felbrigg house, pictures and library.
Beckham old church,--the loneliness of its situation greatly to be
admired. Such scenes calculated to excite reflection.
_Section the Fifth_.
CHURCH at Thorp-Market described. Stained or painted glass in
windows,--its effect. Gunton Hall, the seat of the Right Honourable Lord
Suffield. Offices very fine. Parish Church in the park. North-Walsham.
Hanworth, the seat of Robert Lee Doughty, Esq.
_Section the Sixth_.
RIDE from Cromer to Mundesley. Trimmingham beacon. Mundesley. The
beach at Mundesley. View from it particularly affected by the state of
the weather. Effects of partial lights, called by Mons. du
Piles--"accidents in painting."
_Section the Seventh_.
THE Cottage at Northrepps,--its romantic situation. Casual observations
on planting. Echo at Toll's hill.
_Section the Eighth_.
BLICKLING, the seat of the Honourable Asheton Harbord. Description of
the house, pictures, etc. The park. Mausoleum. Parish church.
Aylsham. Road from Aylsham to Cromer. Woody lanes frequently very
picturesque.
_Section the Ninth_.
WOOLTERTON, the seat of the Right Honourable Lord Walpole. Its
situation. Ruin in the park.
_Section the Tenth_.
SHERRINGHAM, Upper. Description of the grounds belonging to Cooke
Flower, Esq. Shepherd's cottage, rural situation of. Thatch considered
as the most picturesque covering to a cottage. Connection of objects
necessary to produce a pleasing effect. Weybourn. Sherringham, Lower.
Good situation of the inn. The beach. Thompson's description of a
sun-set at sea.