Pigot's Directory (1841) - Postal, Coach and Carrier Services in Towcester

POST OFFICE, TOWCESTER, 1841

George Gurney, Post Master. Letters from London, Birmingham and intermediate places arrive every morning (Monday excepted) at four and afternoon at half-past one, and are despatched every morning at nine and night at ten. Letters from Buckingham, Oxford, Brackley and intermediate places arrive every night at half-past nine, and a despatched every morning at five.

Coaches

To Northampton: The Rising Sun, from Oxford, calls at the White Horse every day at twelve o'clock
To Oxford: The Rising Sun, from Northampton calls at the White Horse every afternoon at three; goes though Buckingham and Bicester.

Carriers

To London by way of Wolverton Railway Station and thence by railway: John Henry Richardson's Fly Waggons, from his warehouse, Park Street, every Tuesday and Friday.
To London by way of Wolverton Railway Station and thence by railway: James Allen from his house, Park Lane every Tuesday afternoon.
To Brackley: Edward Taylor from the White Hart every Wednesday.
To Buckingham, Bicester and Oxford: John Luck from the Old Dolphin every Monday and Friday.
To Buckingham, Bicester and Oxford: John Euston from his home every Saturday.
To Daventry: John Euston and William Wilcox from their homes, High Street every Wednesday.
To Northampton: John Euston, every day, (Sunday excepted).
To Northampton: Robert Webb every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
To Northampton: William Wilcox every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
To Northampton: William Radley and Edward Williams every Wednesday and Saturday, all from their respective houses.
To Northampton: Edward Taylor from the White Hart every Tuesday.
To Northampton: John Luck from the Old Dolphin every Wednesday.
To Stony Stratford: John Euston and Robert Webb, from their houses, every Friday.

Transcription and additional research by David Wilcock
October 2009

Source

This text has been transcribed from "Pigot's Directory of Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire", 1841. Note that in the transcription the punctuation has been copied, but "st" and "street" have been changed to "Street" and "la" to "Lane".