ABSTRACT
THE strict limits of the present attempt should be stated clearly at the outset. The character of our national architecture, its progress and the peculiarities which separate it from that of other countries are subjects of supreme interest, but they are by no means those with which we shall be concerned. All that will here be attempted is a study of the distinctly local variations within the limits of our own land. But county eccentricities in any field are generally recognised as such by old residents, and are often viewed with a complacency not far removed from pride; it is hoped that in the realm of architecture an attempt to sort them out will be not without interest.
