Search results

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...

Great article and great coaching name for a fast gallop !

I am so sorry about the difficulty everyone has experienced in using the link I posted; access can be achieved by copying the link address and pasting in into and then using your search engine.

Oh gosh, perhaps I entered it incorrectly. Please try this and let me know if it works or not: www.harlechjoe.wordpress.com

A few months ago forum members were extremely generous with the supply of information to aid my understanding of the route followed by a stagecoach service called the Wonder that operated between Shrewsbury and London on a daily basis. Both Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens were amongst its...

Due to the serious nature of Coronavirus I have decided to postpone my bicycle ride along the route of The Wonder until the autumn. Once the ride has been completed I will post a link to my cycling blog with the story of this adventure. I hope you all stay healthy and happy in the months ahead -...

Wow, I love TI frames, they are ideal for touring and don't scratch. It would be wonderful to have a cycling buddy for a few Kms. My intention is to be in Birmingham City Centre late morning on Monday June 29th. Perhaps we can keep in touch outside the forum to finalise arrangements. My email...

Certainly, with greatest of pleasure - its the least I can do. The journey will begin at the end of this month with a 'taster-ride' from The Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury visiting the coach staging posts to Wolverhampton. I will then post a link to my cycling blog for that part of journey for forum...

Thank you for thinking of me ! I will have to use google street map to look in detail at the route and seek safer alternatives and times of cycling to avoid the danger of busy roads that don't segregate me from traffic.

Thank you so much for helping with my enquiry and 'going the extra mile' with these photographs ! Joe

A stagecoach named The Wonder journeyed from Shrewsbury to London in a day. Famous passengers included Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens. I am planning a cycle ride to retrace the route and have obtained a stagecoach timetable that says The Wonder would stop in Birmingham and obtain fresh...