From The Improved Bath Guide 1825
Transport
Mail Service
Mail Coaches run every day from either The York House or The White Hart
| Destination | Departs From | Via | Time of Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | The York House | Melksham and Devizes, Chippenham and Caine | 5:30pm and 6:00pm |
| Exeter and Plymouth | The York House | Wells, Glastonbury, Bridgewater, and Taunton | 9:00am |
| Milford (except Sunday) | The York House | Bristol, Cardiff, and Swansea | 7:45am |
| Oxford | The White Hart | Tetbury, Cirencester, and Faringdon | 11:00am |
| Portsmouth | The White Hart | Salisbury and Southampton | 6:00pm |
| Birmingham | The White Hart | Gloucester and Worcester | 3:30pm |
Post Office, Broad Street.
Attendance from eight in the morning till nine at night ; but letters may be put into the Office at any time.
The letter-box is closed every evening from half-past five to six o’clock ; but letters will be forwarded by the evening mails, by paying 1d. if brought quarter before six; from which time to the arrival of the Bristol Mail fid. charged— after which no letter can be forwarded by that post.
John Maule, Esq; Postmaster.
The Days and Hours the Post sets out from and arrives at Bath
| To and From | Goes Out | Comes In |
|---|---|---|
| London, and Parts beyond (every day except Saturday) | 5:30pm | 8:00am to 9:00am |
| Hounslow, Colnbrook, Maidenhead, Reading, Newbury, Hungerfurd, Marlborough, Devizes, Chippenham, Malmesbury, &c | 8:00am to 9:00am | 5:30pm |
| All parts of Oxfordshire, Stratford, Warwick, Abingdon, Faringdon, Swindon, Wotton-Basset, Cricklade, Highworth, Lechlade, Fairford, Cirencester, Tetbury, Sodbury, &c. | 10:30am | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Cornwall, Devonshire, Wellington, Taunton, Bridgewater, W ells, Somerton, Langport, Ilminster, Chard, Crewkerne, &c. | 8:15am | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Brighton, Chichester, Petworth, Shoreham, Dorsetshire, Hampshire, Salisbury, Heytesbury, Warminster, Frame, &c | 5:30pm | 8:00am to 9:00am |
| The North of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, most of the Northern Counties of England, Cove and Cork, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, and Birmingham | 3:00pm | 9:00am |
| Devizes, Melksham, Trowbridge, Bradford, &c. | 5:30pm | 8:00am to 9:00am |
| Bristol, South of Ireland, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire,Monmouthshire, Glamorganshire, Newport, Carleon, Chepstow, &c | 8:15am and 3:00pm | 9:00am and 6:00pm |
Stage Coaches
Stage Coaches did not run to the same tight schedules as the Mail. An exact time is seldom indicated and the route to the destination is usually unspecified.
| Departs From | Destinations |
|---|---|
| The York House | Coaches to London daily, at half-past six, a quarter before eight, and eight o’clock, in the morning; and at three in the afternoon. |
| The York House | Coaches to Bristol and Cheltenham, and to all parts of the kingdom, daily, Sundays excepted. |
| The White Hart | Coaches to London daily, morning and evening; and to most parts of the kingdom every day, except Sunday. |
| White Lion | Coaches to London every day, except Sunday, morning and evening ; also to Bristol, Clifton, Bradford, Trowbridge, Warminster, Shaftesbury, Blandford, and Poole. |
| Castle and Ball | Coaches to London, morning and evening, every day, except Sunday. |
| Greyhound | Coach to Loudon every afternoon at four, except Sunday, and to Bristol and Cheltenham |
| Three Cups | Coach to London every day, also to Bristol. |
| Angel, Westgate Street | Coaches daily to Bristol and Trow bridge |
| Golden Lion | Coaches daily to Bristol, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bridport, Clifton, Exeter, Frome, Ilchester, Lyme, Miuehead, Poole, Sidmouth, Southampton, Trowbridge, Weston-Super-Mare, and Weymouth. |
| Packhorse | Coaches to Bristol, Bradford, and Trowbridge, every day, except Sunday |
| Martin's Warehouse, Horse Street | The Accommodation, to Wells, Biidgewater, and Taunton, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, at eight |
Waggons, Caravans, &C
The principal Waggon Offices are:
| Mr. R. Cruttwell’s | Abbey Green |
| Mr. E. Mitchell’s | Saw Close |
| Mr. J. Martin’s | Horse Street |
| Mr. Jacob Salmon’s | 20, Corn Street |
| The Three Cups | Northgate Street |
whence goods are conveyed to London, and all other parts of the kingdom.
Caravans, &c. arrive at ihe following Inns weekly from ail the principal towns and villages within fifty miles of Bath :
| Angel | Old Bridge |
| Bell | Walcot Street |
| Bladud’s Head | Lady Mead |
| Exeter Inn | Horse Street |
| Full Moon | Old Bridge |
| George | Walcot Street |
| Golden Lion | Horse Street |
| New Inn | Horse Street |
| Packhorse | Northgate Street |
| Pelican | Walcot Street |
| Saracen's Head | Broad Street |
| Three Cups | Northgate Street |
Water Carriage
The Kennet and Avon Canal affords a direct communication with London: and goods are conveyed thither from the following warehouses.
| Warehouse | Departs From | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Betts & Drewe | Quay | Steel Yard Wharf, Upper Thames Street, London. |
| Euclid Shaw | Sydney Wharf | Bull Wharf, Upper Thames Street, London. |
| Richard Horner’s Barges | from 20, Corn Street | Hambro’ Wharf, Upper Thames Street, London, and all intermediate and adjacent places on the line of the Canal, every week. |
| J. G. Ames & Co’s. Fly Boats | to Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Newcastle and the Potteries, Leeds, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and ail parts of the North, every Monday, Wednesday,and Friday: office 20, Corn Street. |