Wessex . ch Lyme Regis matter, andBay Cottage sets up a claim to be the original ofCaptain Harvilles house. And it was from the steepflight of steps of the famous Cobb itself that LouisaMusgrove made her tragic leap. At various times many other literary celebrities,including the late Lord Tennyson, have visited orstayed at Lyme ; finding in its quietude and beautifulscenery rest for the body and inspiration for the mind. Lyme Regis is scarcely likely ever to re-develop intoimportance, but it still possesses many features ofinterest, more especially for the geologist and the loverof wild and be
Wessex . ch Lyme Regis matter, andBay Cottage sets up a claim to be the original ofCaptain Harvilles house. And it was from the steepflight of steps of the famous Cobb itself that LouisaMusgrove made her tragic leap. At various times many other literary celebrities,including the late Lord Tennyson, have visited orstayed at Lyme ; finding in its quietude and beautifulscenery rest for the body and inspiration for the mind. Lyme Regis is scarcely likely ever to re-develop intoimportance, but it still possesses many features ofinterest, more especially for the geologist and the loverof wild and beautiful scenery. A little distance to the west of the town is the under-cliff, from which very fine panoramic viewsare obtainable, and not far from here is a spot of someconsiderable historical interest called White ChapelRocks, from its having been the secret meeting-placefor worship of Dissenters during the times of persecu-tion which succeeded the Restoration. Lyme Regis 102 ENTRANCE GATE, CLEEVE ABBEY. Lyme Regis of To-day and the immediate neighbourhood present a very fairspecimen of a certain type of Wessex coast scenery,and the district is picturesque. Nowadays during thesummer months visitors add an air of life and activityto the town which seems strangely out of characterwith its old-world air and atmosphere. 103 CHAPTER V SOME TOWNS OF NORTH WESSEX In the north of Wessex there lies a group of townsforming by their position almost the three points of anequilateral triangle, with a fourth town but a littledistance outside the area so covered. The first of thefour, Sherborne, is close on the Somersetshire borders,and there are few more prettily situated places in thewhole of the north of Wessex. Easily reached fromalmost all parts of the county by excellent roads andby two lines of railway, it is as accessible as any townin Wessex. Much still remains of interest in Sherborne, whichis pleasantly placed on the southern slope of a steephill overhanging the valley of the riv
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