Dick Turpin
GNR_20202022-01-28T17:39:12+00:00Dick Turpin, the “Flying Highwayman”, was famed for his bravery, resolution and generosity. A scoundrel and a thief but also a gentleman who minimised any...
Road Building Revolution
GNR_20202021-05-17T09:07:35+00:00The 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...
London Coaching Inns
GNR_20202021-05-01T13:56:38+00:00By 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...
John Nevison – Highwayman
GNR_20202022-01-28T17:38:25+00:00John Nevison was one of the most infamous highwaymen operating along the Great North Road. His gang of outlaws met at the Talbot Inn at Newark and robbed...
Ogilby’s Britannia
GNR_20202021-12-04T15:51:23+00:00John Ogilby published an early road atlas of England and Wales. Each of his chosen roads was displayed in linear form. The route from London to Barwick....
History of The Post
GNR_20202020-11-25T12:45:21+00:00The Great North Road developed as a means of faster and more frequent transport of people and goods, but it was the needs of the emerging postal service that....