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near the white bridge. The Lead-mill river 

 also, that runs through the garden of the 

 White Hart, is free. This being the case, a 

 number of young anglers in particular resort 

 thither in the summer to enjoy their favourite 

 recreation free of all expense ; and those who 

 are skilful often obtain very good sport, as the 

 water is well stored with fish. 



The first subscription fishery is the White 

 House, which commences from the white bridge. 

 It contains some very good swims for roach, 

 barbel, dace, gudgeon, perch, chub, carp, &c., 

 and some very good haunts for jack. We 

 have seen in this water about the bridge men- 

 tioned, as many large fish of various kinds as 

 would have filled a town cart. And in the 

 shallows in the month of April, roach by thou- 

 sands, when they are spawning. A good 

 number of barbel and jack, and a great many 

 roach and dace, are taken here every season. 

 The subscription is 10s. 6d. a-year. The 

 accommodation at the White House, which is 

 private, is very good. 



The next fishery is the Horse and Groom, 

 Lea Bridge, kept by Mr. Jas. Berresford, sen., 

 who for a number of years lived at the 

 White House just named, which is still held 



