. Coaching days & ways. Horses; Coaching (Transportation) -- England; England -- Social life and customs. V -> r.:' ^^- A ^ 'ZJ^'yi. Ttt'^. > :,ff;j:. ^_ Castle Arch, Guildford. PORTSMOUTH ROAD. The Portsmouth Road has been described to me by one having authority as the Ro}'al Road ; and certain!}' kings and queens have passed up and down it, eaten and drunken in the Royal Rooms, still to be seen in some of the old inns ; snored in the Royal Beds (also in places to be seen, but not slept in), and dreamed of ruts and bogs, and blasted heaths and impassable , and all
. Coaching days & ways. Horses; Coaching (Transportation) -- England; England -- Social life and customs. V -> r.:' ^^- A ^ 'ZJ^'yi. Ttt'^. > :,ff;j:. ^_ Castle Arch, Guildford. PORTSMOUTH ROAD. The Portsmouth Road has been described to me by one having authority as the Ro}'al Road ; and certain!}' kings and queens have passed up and down it, eaten and drunken in the Royal Rooms, still to be seen in some of the old inns ; snored in the Royal Beds (also in places to be seen, but not slept in), and dreamed of ruts and bogs, and blasted heaths and impassable , and all the sundry and other mild discomforts which our an- cestors, whether kings or cobblers, had to put up with ; or those amono" them at all events who travelled when the weather was rain}-, and there were no real roads to travel upon. To me however the Portsmouth Road—so-called Royal —presents itself in a less august guise ; so much so that if I were asked to give it a name whereby it might. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cuming, E. D. (Edward William Dirom), 1862-1941; Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864-1949. [London] : Hodder and Stoughton
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