Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,694 pages of information and 247,077 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1869 The Great Bicycle Race

From Graces Guide

Run between Chester and Rock Ferry - a distance of thirteen miles. The winner was Henry W. Eaton in 1 hour 27 minutes.

Competitors were:

  • George Ball
  • A. L. Lane
  • J. Moss Bennett
  • W. E. Potter
  • G. M. Jones
  • R. W. Leyland
  • W. Long
  • J. S. De Wolfe, Junior
  • W. H. de Wolfe
  • George Scott
  • H. Brown
  • William Hope
  • L. Notara
  • Henry W. Eaton
  • C. Haddon
  • A. S. Pearson
  • J. C. Cannon
  • F. A. Macdona
  • G. H. Wilson


See Also

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Sources of Information

Liverpool Mercury etc, Monday, April 5, 1869