The Story of the East Riding of YorkshireBrowne, Horace B. (Horace Baker)
History
The Story of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Browne, Horace B. (Horace Baker)
Yorkshire (England) -- History
HULL AND YORK
_ROYAL MAIL-COACH_,
WITH A GUARD,
_WELL ARMED._
Sets out every Day about _Half-past Three_ in the Afternoon, from Mr.
_BAKER’s_, the _Cross-Keys_, in the _Market-Place_, _HULL_, and arrives
at Mr. _PULLEINE’s_, the Tavern in _YORK_, in SIX HOURS; returns from
thence about _Half-past Twelve_ at Night, or immediately after the
Receipt of the LONDON MAIL, and arrives at _HULL_ early in the Morning.
No more than _Four Inside_ and _Two Outside_ Passengers will be taken.
Fare, 10s. 6d. INSIDE; OUTSIDE 5s. 3d.
Short Passengers Threepence-halfpenny _per_ Mile.
Parcels from 3d. to 6d. if above a Stone Weight One Halfpenny _per_
Pound.
For Places or Entry of Parcels, apply to _Henry Cawood_, at the
Post-Office, _Hull_, Mr. _Pulleine_, _York_; Mr. _Bland_, _Beverley_,
and to Mr. _Gill_, King’s Arms, _Market-Weighton_, from those Towns
respectfully for _Hull_, _York_, _London_, _or_ _Edinburgh_.
Conveyance may be secured for Passengers and Parcels from _Hull_ to
_London_ (Fare 3l. 13s. 6d.) by the MAIL COACH, the whole Way, except
the Places be previously disposed of at _York_, in which Case Mr.
_Pulleine_ engages to send the Passengers forward in a Post-Chaise at
the same Expence and accompanying the MAIL COACH; the same from _Hull_
to _Edinburgh_, 3l. 13s. 6d. or any intermediate Places at Fares in the
Proportion of Distance.
⁂ The Proprietors give Notice, that they will not be accountable for any
Parcel exceeding
the Value of Five Pounds.
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HULL AND SELBY, OR HULL AND LEEDS JUNCTION, RAILWAY.
OPENING OF THE LINE
=FOR PASSENGERS AND PARCELS ONLY,=
ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 2nd, 1840
The Public are respectfully informed that this RAILWAY will be OPENED
THROUGHOUT from HULL to the JUNCTION with the LEEDS and SELBY RAILWAY,
at Selby, on WEDNESDAY, the First Day of July next, and that PASSENGERS
and PARCELS only will be conveyed on THURSDAY, July 2nd; thus presenting
a direct Railway Conveyance from Hull to Selby, Leeds, and York without
change of Carriage.
TRAINS WITH PASSENGERS WILL START FROM HULL AS UNDER
AT SEVEN O’CLOCK, A.M. AT THREE O’CLOCK, P.M.
AT TEN O’CLOCK, A.M. AT SIX O’CLOCK, P.M.
ON SUNDAYS, AT SEVEN O’CLOCK, A.M., AND SIX O’CLOCK, P.M.
The Trains from LEEDS and YORK, for HULL, will depart from those Places
at the same Hours; and Passengers and Parcels may be Booked through at
the Leeds, York, and Hull Stations. Arrangements are also in progress
for Booking Passengers to Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham, and London.
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