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CHERTSEY-BRIDGE 



is about twenty miles from London, some dis- 

 tance from the town : the house most fre- 

 quented by anglers, is the Cricketers, situated 

 between the bridge and Chertsey, but there 

 are several other houses in the neighbourhood 

 affording good accommodation. Boats may 

 be hired here for angling in the deeps, (and 

 tackle, if a visitor should to be deficient) with 

 a boatman to attend ; the customary charge 

 on these occasions, for the day, is five shil- 

 lings, and a dinner for the man. 



Chertsey deeps contain plenty of fine Bar- 

 bel, Roach, Dace, &c. also about the bridge, 

 and its wharfings, there is good angling, which 

 may be practised without a boat ; here you 

 may take Perch, Roach, Dace, Chub, Bleak, 

 and sometimes a Trout : from hence to Shep- 

 perton, through the meadows, you will find 

 several capital swims, where I have had ex- 



