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
CARLISLE and ANNAN.—The City of Carlisle and Royal Victoria three times a
week. J. D. Thomson, Agent, 13, Water-street.
LANCASTER.—The John O’Gaunt. John Hadwen, Atherton’s Buildings,
Dale-street.
WHITEHAVEN.—Steam packets sail three times a week during the summer
months, and twice a week during the winter months, with passengers and
goods. W. Dowson, Agent, 8, Goree Piazzas.
WORKINGTON and MARYPORT.—The Union sails once a week during the winter,
and twice a week during the summer months. J. D. Thomson, Agent, 13,
Water-street.
POST OFFICE.
DELIVERY OF LETTERS.—The First Delivery commences at 8 a.m., and the
Office continues open till the arrival of the London Mail, (per Grand
Junction Railway,) 10.55 a.m. The letters comprised in this delivery are
those of the over-night Birmingham Mail (with a bag from Manchester and a
foreign bag from London); the Holyhead and Carlisle Mails (with bags from
Edinburgh and Glasgow); and the Dublin Packet.
2nd DELIVERY—Commences about 9 a.m., with the first Manchester Mail per
Railway; bringing also bags from Rochdale, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, and
York.
3rd DELIVERY—Commences about 10.45 a.m., and includes the letters by the
2nd Manchester Mail per Railway, with a bag from Newton.
4th DELIVERY—Commences about 12 noon, (and continues until about 3.40
p.m.,) in which are included bags from Birmingham, Walsall,
Wolverhampton, Penkridge, Stafford, Newcastle, Nantwich, Middlewich,
Northwich, Preston Brook, Warrington, Eccleshall, Stone, Towcester,
Northampton, London, Bristol, Exeter, Falmouth; and the letters from
Portugal, North and South America, and the West Indies, are also included
in this delivery.
5th DELIVERY—Commences about ¼ past 1, p.m., and includes the letters
brought by the Bristol Mail.
6th DELIVERY—Commences about 4 p.m., and includes letters brought by the
3rd Manchester Mail, per Railway.
7th DELIVERY—Commences about 4.50 p.m., and includes bags from
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Warrington, Prescot.
8th DELIVERY—Commences ten minutes past 6 p.m., with the letters by the
Lancaster Mail, from Ormskirk and Maghull.
9th DELIVERY—Commences at ¼ past 7, p.m. It includes the letters of the
4th Manchester Mail, per Railway, with Bags from York and Leeds.
10th DELIVERY—Commences about 7.30 p.m. and includes bags from
Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Penkridge, Stafford, Newcastle,
Nantwich, Middlewich, Northwich, Preston Brook, Warrington, and Prescot.
_The Delivery closes finally at 9 p.m._; _on Sundays at 8 p.m._
There are Three Deliveries within the Town by Letter Carriers, every day
(except Sunday); the first delivery to commence about 8, a.m.; the second
about 12; the third about 5, p.m. On Sundays, only the first, at 8, a.m.
When any delay occurs in the arrival of the Mails, a corresponding delay
will, of course, occur in the delivery.
The office is closed on Sundays from 9, a.m., until 1.30, p.m., and
finally at 8, p.m.
DESPATCH OF LETTERS.
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