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    Canal toll houses

    Thank you so much - the amount of knowledge this forum has harnessed and is willing to share is incredible; I will look up and make contact Brandauer and ask if they were part of the pen invasion of America. I didn't realise coal went to the Droitwich salt works yet it makes perfect sense. With...
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    Canal toll houses

    Again, thank you for your help and advice. Provided we are snow and ice free I'll be riding the route at the end of March and shall be delighted to share my photos to readers on this forum page in early April - Joe
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    Canal toll houses

    Thanks for the heads-up, I can now plan some detours - Joe
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    Canal toll houses

    Thank you for this posting Viv. In March I will be cycling along the Birmingham Canal Network between Wolverhampton and Worcester - if I come across any other toll houses will post/share a photo on this forum. This springtime adventure retraces the route of coal to fuel mass manufacturing...
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    Hen And Chickens Hotel New Street

    Dear Heather , Over recent months I have been uncovering information about the Wonder stagecoach that had stopped at the Hen and Chickens. According to Harpers reconstructed time bill the Wonder stopped at the Albion Hotel and Coach Office after the H&C. The proprietor was Thomas Hicks and those...
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    Coaching Inns in the 19th century

    Great article and great coaching name for a fast gallop !
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