Brighton and its coaches : a history of the London and Brighton Road, with some account of the provincial coaches that have run from Brighton (1894)
Blew, William C. A. (William Charles Arlington), b. 1848 · London : J.C. Nimmo · leaf 84
ime, we will walk on. This walking on oftenconsisted of a hard tug, up hill and down, over five orsix miles of slimy, slippery road. Before the coach overtook the passengers who hadproposed to walk forward, they arrived at Hand Cross,a complete rustic inn, of which the landlord bore theimpress of… … BRIGHTON ROAD IN THE LAST CENTURY 49 placed in front of the inn to receive the weariedmuscles of the promenaders. Bannister, the publican of Hand Cross, walked forthfrom his inn, carrying a gallon bottle of gin in one hand,and a small wicker bnsket of slices of ginger-bread inthe other. You must be…
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