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.

1887 100-Mile Cycle Race

From Graces Guide

1887 September. Held on the Great North Road between Hitchin and Peterborough. 42 competitors. Won by E. Hale on a safety bicycle who completed it in 6h. 46m 7s. Brown and White on a tandem were second and Edge on a Safety was third in 7h. 9m 59s.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent, Monday, September 26, 1887