200 years of Bristol post service

Title

200 years of Bristol post service

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

2 Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Report on an eighteenth century coach retracing the 131 mile journey between Bristol and London to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Bristol Post Service to London. Top coachman, John Parker, comments. Female reporter and male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Parker

Keywords

London; Postal services; Anniversary celebrations; Horses; Horse-drawn vehicles; Bristol; Coaches; Anniversaries; Carriages; Bristol Post Service; Carriers (horse-drawn)

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