Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: No. 2. Ca0tle, -KlJarnticlt Castle, Edited from notes by R, W. Anderson, Esq., the Hon. Sec., and published in the Yorkshire Chronicle, August, 1876. having been sent by circular that the Excursion to Leamington, Kenilworth, Warwick, Birmingham, and Stratford-on-Avon would be made on Wednesday, the igth of July, several members of the York Tourist Society assembled at the Railway Station at the time indicated. All being ready, the party started at 3-25 p.m. for Leamington, via Normanton, Sheffield, Trent, Leicester, Rugby and Coventry, and arriving at Leamington at 9-48 p.m., took up their quarters at the Crown Hotel as per previous arrangement. Having disposed of the dust collected on the road, and partaken of tea, which after so long a journey was very acceptable, a part of the town was explored bygaslight. On our return to the hotel, a pleasant evening was spent with several gentlemen interested in agriculture, who were exhibitors at the Royal Agricultural Show held at Birmingham. On the following morning, having breakfasted early, our party hastily surveyed the town of Leamington, which derives its name from the river Learn. It was formerly an obscure hamlet, consisting only of a few cottages, and originally bslonged to the Priory of Kenilworth. From the cslebrity of its mineral springs, it has risen with unprecedented rapidity into a large and populous town, which from the spaciousness and cleanliness of its streets, the elegance of its houses, and the beauty and interest of the surrounding scenery, is not excelled by any watering place in the Kingdom. The outskirts of the town are studded with beautiful detached residences, with grounds tastefully laid out, and the public pleasure gardens by the river add much to the charm of this favourite and attractive locali…
