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 162,337 pages of information and 244,505 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 Great North Road 24-Hour Cycle Race

From Graces Guide

1887 September. 'In the Great North Road 24 hours' cycling race, on Saturday L. Waterhouse, of Sheffield, on a "Safety," covered 270 miles, while C. Mills, on a tricycle, did 267 miles, notwithstanding the heavy roads.'[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 08 September 1887