Category Archives: Regency Travel

Regency Culture and Society: Mail Coach Routes from London

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Gray’s new book of roads. The tourist and traveller’s guide to the roads…(1824) is a super handy guide of travelling in the UK. Things like Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Hunting the Squirrel

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Sporting Magazine, Volume 18, 1801 Apparently, there was also a co-ed dance like game called Hunt the Squirrel which was very naughty indeed: The sports Continue →

Regency Economy: Common Hackney Fares in Town

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According to Ball and Sunderland (2002), most hackney coaches in the Regency era were four wheeled carriages frequently castoffs from gentlemen.  Because of a monopoly Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: A Patent for Moveable Axles for Four-Wheeled Carriages

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A delightful “article” in the March 1, 1819 edition of the Repository of Arts, Literature and Fashion details the new patent for moveable axles for Continue →