An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on DrivingCorbett, Edward
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An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving
Corbett, Edward
Coaching (Transportation); Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
{ Hounslow, } From the
{ Staines, } "Swan with Two
Southampton { Bagshot } Necks,"
and Poole, { Alton, } Lad Lane, and
through { Alresford } "Bell and Crown,"
{ Winchester, } Holborn.
} From the
{Hounslow, } "Cross Keys,"
Stroud, { Henley, } Wood Street,
through { Abingdon, } and the "Swan
{ Faringdon, } with Two Necks,"
{ Cirencester, } Lad Lane.
{ Lynn, } From the
Wells { Ely, } "Swan with Two
(Norfolk), { Cambridge, } Necks,"
through { Royston, } Lad Lane.
{ Ware, }
{ Uxbridge, }
{ Beaconsfield, }
{ High Wycombe, }
{ Oxford, } From the
Worcester, { Woodstock, } "Bull and Mouth,"
through { Chipping Norton, } St. Martin's-le-Grand.
{ Moreton-in-Marsh, }
{ Evesham, }
{ Pershore, }
{ Romford, }
{ Chelmsford, }
{ Witham, } From the
Yarmouth, { Colchester, } "White Horse,"
through { Ipswich, } Fetter Lane.
{ Saxmundham, }
{ Lowestoft, }
So much for the main arteries, but the account would
hardly be complete without showing how the more remote
and out-of-the-way districts were provided for. I will, therefore,
add the routes of a few mails which might be considered
as prolongations of some of those already mentioned, but
they were worked under fresh contracts and with fresh
coaches.
South Wales was served by three--one from Bristol and
two from Gloucester, as shown below:--
{ New Passage Ferry,
{ Newport,
Bristol to { Cardiff,
Milford Haven, { Cowbridge,
by { Neath,
{ Caermarthen.
{ Ross,
{ Monmouth,
Gloucester to { Abergavenny,
Milford Haven, { Brecon,
by { Llandovery,
{ Caermarthen,
{ Haverfordwest.
Gloucester to Aberystwith, by Ross, Hereford, Kington, Rhayader,
and Dyffryn Castle.
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