An Autobiography of an Ancient Athlete & Antiquarian

iv. t888 r889 1890 1891 1895 1896 1898 CONTENTS PAGB Received Testimonial from T.H.H. ... 66 Records aud Record earching 66 Wife's Illness Begau ... 67 Restored lhe "Maid's Head"... 67 Holman Huut and Max O'Rell ... 70-73 W. D. elby Died 70 History of Cromer 71 Bouglit "Alma" 72 H. R. Haweis . .. 72 Hickling Broad Case and the orfolk Broads Protection Society 73-75-76-77-78 Bought Frognal House, Hampst ad 74 l\1arshh111d Churches ... 78 Verneys at Claydon 78 Bought Selborne Cottage 79-81 Sold "Maid's Head" ... 80 Gilbert White's Road ... 83 Intense Cold 83 Seymour Lucas... 84 Trip with wife to Glou- cester, Ross, Chcpstow, Bristol, Bath, &c. 85 Mast Broke 85 Toru Gill on the German Emperor .. 86 East Anglian Dinner, Arch and Price 87 Bought the eve and orris MSS. ... 87 Bought the Smith Nor- folk Collection 88 Sisters moved to Hemel Hempstead 88 Hampstead Flats 89-92 " Motor 1\1:eet" 91 E.B.G. Die<l .. . 91 Judge Willis 94-98 Dictionary of National Biography Dinner ... 95 Bacon's House Bought... 97 " Ridibone" 100 Horsford ... 104 East Anglian Dinner to Kitchener 105 1900 1901 1902 1905 1906 PAGP. High Wind at Hendon... 106 Tried to Buy urrey House .. 107 Bought St. Leonard's Priorv ... 108 Fire at Tom Gill's 108 Quatitch Died ... IIO Retired from Business October 5th ... IIO First Ricle in a Motor ... III Sold Hampstead Pro- perty .. III Relief of Pretoria I 12 Scotch Dinner ... 114 Began to Lecture .. . u4 Wymoudham Tower and Proposed Pinuacles u4-15 Bought LamrnasColtage II5 Mrs. Jessopp II7 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals II9 Art Exhibition at St. Andrew's Hall Scaruiug Parish Hall II9 Opened " Quatuor Coro1:ati '' Visit P. M. Evaus died G. W. Bennett died G. Howick died ... C. H. fason died Built" Rye's Folly" I2I 12[ 124-5 t25 125 125 126 "Drovers' Tea'' 130 Sisler M.S.R. died 131 " Taste and Want of Taste" Lecture 132-3 136 Began Archery .. Restored Bonner's Cot– tages at East Dereham 137 George Cross died ... 139 Found lost Custom Book of orwich 141 BarrackSiteatMousehold 145 Dr. J essopp and orwich Gran1111ar School 145 Sir Thomas Browne's kull t4S Golden Square House pulled down ... ... 147 " orwich Election and its Lesson" Left St. Leonard's for Surrey Street... 151