Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and ManchesterDrake, James, active 1825
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Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester
Drake, James, active 1825
Grand Junction Railway Company (Great Britain) -- Guidebooks; Railroad travel -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks
RECEIVING HOUSES FOR GENERAL POST OFFICE.
Mr. W. Hewitt, Grocer, Mr. J. White, 235,
Hagley-row. Bristol-street.
Mr. E. Gunn, 1, Kenyon-street. Miss Davies, Lower Terrace, Sand
Pits
Mr. W. Drury, 30, Mrs. Wood 172, High Street,
Lancaster-street. Deritend
Mr. T. Ash, Druggist,
Prospect-row.
HACKNEY COACH FARES.
DRAWN BY TWO HORSES. Not exceeding half a mile, 1s.—ditto one mile, 1s.
6d.—ditto one mile and a half, 2s.—ditto two miles, 2s. 6d.—ditto three
miles, 3s. 6d.—ditto four miles, 5s.
DRAWN BY ONE HORSE.—Not exceeding one mile, 1s.—ditto one mile and a
half, 1s. 6d.—ditto two miles, 2s.—ditto two miles and a half, 2s.
6d.—ditto three miles, 3s.—ditto three miles and a half, 3s. 6d.—ditto
four miles, 4s.
Returning with the same Fare, half the foregoing charges.
TIME. Between the hours of nine in the morning and twelve at
night—twenty minutes, 6d.—forty minutes, 1s.—every twenty minutes above
forty, 6d., for being detained.
TIME. Between twelve at night and six in the morning—double the
foregoing fares.
PENALTY. Not exceeding twenty shillings, for every offence, in case any
driver shall refuse to show a list of the above fares, if required.
BANKERS,
WITH THE HOUSES WHICH THEY DRAW UPON IN LONDON.
Taylor and Lloyds, Dale-end. Hanburys, Taylors, & Lloyds.
Attwoods, Spooner & Co., New Spooner, Attwoods & Co.
street.
J. L. Moilliet & Son, Cherry Sir. J. W. Lubbock & Co.
street.
Birmingham Banking Co., Jones, Lloyd & Co.; & Glyn,
Bennett’s-hill. Halifax & Co.
Birmingham Borough Bank, Bull Prescott, Grote & Co.
street.
Nat. Prov. Bank of Birm. Hanburys, Taylors & Lloyds.
Bennett’s-hill.
Birm. Town & Dist. Bank, Barclay, Bevan & Co.
Colmore-row.
Birm. & Mid. Banking Co., Williams, Deacon & Co.
Union-street.
Branch Bank of England,
Bennett’s-hill.
Savings’ Bank, Temple-row, open on Monday and Thursday, from Twelve
till Two o’clock.
INNS.
The Royal Hotel Temple Row The principal Family
Houses.
New Royal ditto New-street
Stork Old Square Family & Commercial
Hen and Chickens New-street Coach, Family, and
Commercial.
Swan High-street & New-st.
Albion High-street
Nelson High-street
Castle High-street
Saracen’s Head Bull-street
St. George’s Tavern High-street
Union Union-street Chiefly Commercial.
White Hart Digbeth
George Digbeth
Woolpack Moor-street
King’s Head Worcester-street
COMMERCIAL BOARDING HOUSES.
J. Jones, 12, Union Passage;
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