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Edinburgh Coaching Inns

2023-03-30T16:18:53+00:00

Arguably it was the Great North Road and the development of coaching services which was the precursor to the emergence of coaching inns and hotels in Edinburgh...

Edinburgh Coaching Inns2023-03-30T16:18:53+00:00

York Coaching Inns

2022-10-21T08:10:05+00:00

York coaching inns flourished and had a major impact on the economic fortunes of the city for 200 years. The high point was after the road improvements associated...

York Coaching Inns2022-10-21T08:10:05+00:00

The Rushey Inn, Babworth

2022-10-14T08:53:08+00:00

Many coaching inns are long gone, falling victim to the ravages of time, changing habits and road widening. The Rushey Inn at Babworth near Retford has been...

The Rushey Inn, Babworth2022-10-14T08:53:08+00:00

The Angel Inn, Grantham

2022-10-14T08:53:45+00:00

The Angel Inn traces its roots back to a hostel built in 1203 by the Knights Templar; this was a military/religious order which supported those fighting the Crusades or...

The Angel Inn, Grantham2022-10-14T08:53:45+00:00

The George, Stamford

2022-11-14T16:26:15+00:00

The George at Stamford vies with the Angel at Grantham as the country’s oldest surviving coaching inn. Its distinctive wooden arch over the Great North Road...

The George, Stamford2022-11-14T16:26:15+00:00

Coaching Inns

2022-10-27T09:09:48+00:00

As horse drawn coaches and wagons multiplied during the 18th and early 19th centuries, they spawned a new network of coaching inns and support facilities...

Coaching Inns2022-10-27T09:09:48+00:00

Dick Turpin

2023-08-04T10:03:39+00:00

Dick Turpin, the “Flying Highwayman”, was famed for his bravery, resolution and generosity. A scoundrel and a thief but also a gentleman who minimised any...

Dick Turpin2023-08-04T10:03:39+00:00

Road Building Revolution

2021-05-17T09:07:35+00:00

The growth of turnpikes after 1700 started to provide funding for investment but it was the road building revolution of the late 18th and the 19th centuries which...

Road Building Revolution2021-05-17T09:07:35+00:00

Turnpikes

2023-03-31T11:34:27+00:00

The first turnpike in the country introduced charges to a section of the Old North Road. Over the next 100 years turnpikes were introduced the length of...

Turnpikes2023-03-31T11:34:27+00:00

London Coaching Inns

2022-10-17T08:51:55+00:00

By the early 19th century there were 120 stage coach inns within a city which was far more compact than today. Many of the coach services were aligned with specific...

London Coaching Inns2022-10-17T08:51:55+00:00
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