Town & Cities

Edinburgh Coaching Inns

2024-02-05T14:32:21+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 Inns2024-02-05T14:32:21+00:00

York Coaching Inns

2024-02-05T14:33:44+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 Inns2024-02-05T14:33:44+00:00

The Angel Inn, Grantham

2024-01-17T09:20:28+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, Grantham2024-01-17T09:20:28+00:00

The George, Stamford

2024-02-05T14:34:53+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, Stamford2024-02-05T14:34:53+00:00

Baker Perkins

2022-07-22T08:58:58+00:00

Engineering company, Baker Perkins, operated an overnight Great North Road trunker service between its factories at Peterborough and on Tyneside...

Baker Perkins2022-07-22T08:58:58+00:00

Ermine Street

2024-01-16T12:00:16+00:00

The southern section of Ermine Street aligns closely with the Old North Road, merging with Great North Road near Godmanchester, before heading eastwards.....

Ermine Street2024-01-16T12:00:16+00:00

Lindisfarne

2024-01-16T17:34:52+00:00

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne lies 4 miles from the Great North Road between Berwick and Newcastle. The Northumberland coast is magnificent, and Lindisfarne is...

Lindisfarne2024-01-16T17:34:52+00:00

Buckden Palace

2023-06-27T11:36:01+00:00

Buckden Palace sits directly alongside the Great North Road. In medieval times it straddled the road in Buckden with the Bishop’s Palace and Little Park to...

Buckden Palace2023-06-27T11:36:01+00:00

King James I

2023-08-14T17:13:31+00:00

A meandering but triumphant journey south along the Great North Road marked the start of the reign of King James I in 1603. It was his first visit to England...

King James I2023-08-14T17:13:31+00:00

St Paul’s Cathedral

2024-01-16T17:15:23+00:00

Saint Paul's Cathedral is not “on” the Great North Road – more one of its “bookends”. However, whether you define the London end of the road...

St Paul’s Cathedral2024-01-16T17:15:23+00:00
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