Wigan Album
STAGE COACH advert
7 CommentsPhoto: RON HUNT
Item #: 24269
What a find Ron!
Swear I could hear the clatter of hooves and wheels as I read that.
A very interesting find. I was surprised that it took so little time,considering the stops and the condition of the roads..Thank you Ron.
Leaves Liverpool at 8:30 and arrives in Wigan at 1. Three and a half hours! How slow is that? Why, trains now can do it a full half hour faster :)
The five bob fare to Wigan. is equivalent today to:
£25.30 using the retail price index
£319.00 using average earnings
from here - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/
Who had five bob in 1790. .?
Would that be the Bears Paw from Chapel Lane?
Being in the 18th cen. I would presume there was a BEARS PAW near to the town centre and not the one in Chapel Lane. I wouldn't have thought Chapel Lane existed then?