THE INTELLIGENCER, 1738

This almanac on coach and carriers services into London was published in 1738 by Meadows, Gilliver and Clarke. It contains many more entries than the earlier documents listed on this web site and a higher proportion of coach services. However, it is clear from the times of arrival and knowledge of the routes taken to reach the provincial terminus that many of the towns through which a particular service passed are listed. Hence, many of the apparently independent services are actually repetitions of a service calling at several intermediate locations, en route to the remote terminus. By the date of publication, many of the main roads into London were turnpiked and one might have expected a reduction in journey times and an increase in the number of long distance services. There is no strong evidence in these data for either of these potential changes. The complete almanac is available as a Microfiche in the Guild Hall Library and the information presented here has been tabulated to summarise the relevant facts in a more accessible fashion.

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Guild Hall Library - Microfiche The Intelligencer: or Merchants Assistant
W Meadows, L Gilliver & J Clarke, 1738

The names & places of abode of all merchants and considerable traders throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark with an exact account of all the stage coaches and carriers in Great Britain, in Inns where they set up, and the time of their coming in and going out.
(Here the day of the coming in is recorded, the going out is normally the following day at the time shown here, "s" indicates summer time - winter time different or sometimes no service).

Abergavenny	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	S	12
Abington	carrier	Four Swans, Bishopsgate Street	Tu	12
Abington	carrier	White Horse, Friday Street	WTh	10
Abington	coach	White Horse, Fleet Street	F	3s
Acton	coach	One Bell, The Strand	daily	15s
Adwalton	carrier	Bear, Basinghall Street	Th	14
Adwalton	carrier	White Horse, Cripplegate	Th	12
Ailesbury	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	S	11
Ailesbury	carrier	George, Smithfield	Th	10
Ailesbury	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	MF	10
Ailesbury	carrier	Saracen's Head, Snowhill	TuF	11
Ailesbury	coach	Crown, Holborn	MWF	6s
Ailesbury	coach	Bell, Holboun	MWS	6s
Alcester	carrier	Cross Keys, Wood Street	Th	6
Aldermiston	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	Th	10
Alresford	carrier	Rose, Holborn Bridge	W	8
Alton	carrier	White Swan, Holborn Bridge	W	10
Altincham	carrier	Axe, Aldermanbury	W	12
Ambleside	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	12
Amersham	carrier	White Horse, Holborn Bridge	Tu	3
Amersham	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	Tu	3
Amesbury	carrier	Bull & Mouth, Aldersgate	Th	6
Ampthill, Beds	carrier	Rose & Crown, St John's Street	MTuF	10
Ampthill, Beds	carrier	Windmill, St John's Street	S	12
Amstey	carrier	Red Lion w/o Bishopsgate	F	12
Amstey	carrier	Two Swans w/o Bishopsgate	F	12
Andover	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	W	6
Appleby	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	12
Archester	carrier	Bear & Ragged Staff, Smithfield	W	8
Arundel	carrier	Queen's Head, Southwark	W	8
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	carrier	Axe, Aldermanbury	S	10
Ashborn	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	S	11
Ashbury	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Tu	10
Ashford (North Rd)	carrier	Axe, Aldermanbury	W	12
Ashford, Kent	carrier	Darkhouse by Billingsgate	W	17
Ashford, Kent	carrier	Talbot Alehouse, The Stand	Th	15
Ashton-under-line	carrier	Blossom's Inn, Laurence Lane	WTh	11
Ashwell	carrier	Old Katherine Wheel w/o Bishopsgate	Tu	12
Attlebury	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Axminster	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	S	11
Aye	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Baddow	carrier	Black Bull w/o Aldgate	daily	5
Bagshot	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	Th	10
Bagshot	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	F	8
Bakewell	carrier	Axe, Aldermanbury	W	12
Bakewell	carrier	Blossom's Inn, Laurence Lane	WTh	11
Baldock	carrier	Horshoe, Goswell Street	S	12
Baldock	carrier	Golden Lion, St John's Street	F	12
Bampton	carrier	Bull & Mouth by Aldersgate	W	6
Banbury	carrier	White Swan, Holborn Bridge	M	10
Banbury	carrier	George, Snowhill	W	6
Banbury	carrier	Ram, Smithfield	W	8
Banstead	carrier	King's Head, Southwark	S	12
Bardfield	carrier	Saracen's Head, Aldgate	M	11
Barkhamstead	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	S	11
Barkhamstead	carrier	Horshoe, Goswell Street	Th	6
Barkhamstead	carrier	George, Snowhill	Tu	6
Barkhamstead	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Tu	12
Barkhamstead	coach	Black Swan, Holborn	MWF	7s
Barkin	coach	Bull w/o Aldgate	daily	15
Barklow	carrier	Two Swans w/o Bishopsgate	Tu	12
Barkway	carrier	Old Katherine Wheel w/o Bishopsgate	MW	12
Barnet	carrier	Swan with two Necks, St John's Street	TuThS	13
Barnet	coach	Cross Keys, St John's Street	dailyx2	9/15
Barton on the Clay	carrier	Rose & Crown, St John's Street	MTuF	10
Basingbourn	carrier	Two Swans w/o Bishopsgate	F	12
Basingstoke	carrier	Rose, Holborn Bridge	Th	11
Bath	carrier	Three Cups, Bread Street	S	3
Bath	carrier	Three Cups, Bread Street	TuF	12
Bath	carrier	White Swan, Holborn Bridge	TuF	6
Bath	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	WS	5
Bath	carrier	Rose, Holborn Bridge	W	5
Bath	coach	Three Cups, Bread Street	TuThS	3s
Bath	coach	Bell, Bell Savage Yard, Ludgate Hill	TuThS	4s
Bath	coach	One Bell, The Strand	TuThS	3s
Bath (NB These all call at the White Horse Picadilly)
Battle	carrier	Spur, Southwark	W	5
Beccles	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Beccles	coach	Cross Keys, Gracechurch Street	W	8s
Beckenham	coach	Star, Fish Street Hill	MS	14s
Beconsfield	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	Th	11
Beconsfield	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	MTh	10
Bedford	carrier	Rose & Crown, St John's Street	MTuF	10
Bedford	carrier	Swan with two Necks, St John's Street	Tu	8
Bedford	carrier	White Hart, St John's Street	TuF	12
Bennington	carrier	Two Swans w/o Bishopsgate	F	12
Benson	coach	White Horse, Fleet Street	F	3
Berwick	coach	Black Swan, Holborn	TuThS	5s
Bettsworth	carrier	King's Head, Southwark	MWF	10
Bewdley	carrier	Saracen's Head, Snowhill	F	8
Bewdley	carrier	Cross Keys, Wood Street	Th	6
Biggleswade	carrier	Three Cups, Aldersgate Street	S	7
Biggleswade	carrier	Cock, Aldersgate Street	S	13
Biggleswade	carrier	Swan with two Necks, St John's Street	W	10
Billericay	carrier	Blue Boar w/o Aldgate	Th	9
Bingham	carrier	Bull, Holborn	S/2	10
Birmingham	carrier	Castle & Falcon, Aldersgate Street	FS	10
Birmingham	carrier	George, Aldersgate Street	WF	10
Birmingham	carrier	White Horse, Friday Street	MWFS	10
Birmingham	carrier	George, Snowhill	W	6
Birmingham	carrier	Saracen's Head, Snowhill	MWFS	10
Birmingham	coach	George, Aldersgate Street	W	4
Bishop-Storford	carrier	Three Nuns w/o Aldgate	MTh	14
Bishop-Storford	coach	Black Bull w/o Aldgate	MF	8
Bistow or Bicester	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	M	6
Bistow or Bicester	carrier	George, Snowhill	M	7
Black Barnesley	carrier	Bear, Basinghall Street	Th	14
Black Barnesley	carrier	White Horse, Cripplegate	Th	12
Blackbourn	carrier	Bell, Wood Street	Th	12
Blackheath	coach	Cross Keys, Gracechurch Street	dailyx2	17,18s
Blackmore	carrier	Blue Boar w/o Aldgate	F	9
Black-notley	carrier	Saracen's Head, Aldgate	Th	10
Blandford	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	S	11
Blandford	carrier	Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane	S	10
Blandford	coach	White Horse, Fleet Street	S	3s
Blandford	coach	Angel behind St Clements, The Strand	F	5s
Blechingly	carrier	Half Moon, Southwark	F	7
Blewbury	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Tu	10
Bludlow	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Th	10
Bocking	carrier	Saracen's Head w/i Aldgate	Th	10
Bocking	carrier	King's Arms, Leadenhall Street	Th	12
Bolisdale	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Bootle	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	12
Boston	carrier	Red Lion, Aldersgate Street	S	12
Boston	carrier	Horshoe, Goswell Street	S	7s
Boston	coach	Horshoe, Goswell Street	W	4s
Boulton Moors	carrier	Bell, Wood Street	Th	12
Bourne	carrier	Red Lion w/o Bishopsgate	W	12
Bow & Stratford	coach	White-chapel Bars	daily	often
Boxford	carrier	King's Arms, Leadenhall Street	W	12
Brackley	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	F	10
Brackley	carrier	Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane	F	10
Bradford (West Road)	carrier	Bull & Mouth, Aldersgate	Th	6
Bradford (West Road)	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	Th	5
Bradford (North Road)	carrier	Bear, Basinghall Street	Th	14
Bradford (North Road)	carrier	White Horse, Cripplegate	Th	12
Braghin	carrier	Old Katherine Wheel w/o Bishopsgate	MTh	12
Braintree	carrier	King's Arms, Leadenhall Street	Th	12
Braintree	carrier	Pewter Pot, Leadenhall Street	W	12
Braintree	carrier	Saracen's Head, Aldgate	Th	10
Braintree	coach	Bull w/i Bishopsgate	MWF	6s
Braintree	coach	Spread-Eagle, Gracechurch Street	MWF	4s
Brecknock	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	F	12
Brentford	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	M	7
Brentford	coach	Checquer Alehouse, Charing Cross	MWF	9
Brentford in daily when court is in Hampton
Brentford	coach	White Horse, Fleet Street	daily	14
Brentwood	carrier	Blue Boar w/o Aldgate	TuF	9
Brentwood	coach	Blue Boar w/o Aldgate	MWF	14s
Bridgenorth	carrier	Bear & Ragged Staff, Smithfield	F/2	11
Brickhil (Gt & Little)	carrier	Cock, Aldersgate Street	W	6
Bow-Brickhil	carrier	Three Cups, St John's Street	S	14
Bridgwater	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	6
Bridport	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	S	11
Brighthelmstone	carrier	George, Southwark	W	7
Brill	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Th	10
Bristol	carrier	Three Cups, Bread Street	S	3
Bristol	carrier	Three Cups, Bread Street	TuF	12
Bristol	packhorse	Three Cups, Bread Street	M	12
Bristol	carrier	White Swan, Holborn Bridge	TuF	6,12
Bristol	carrier	King's Arms, Holborn Bridge	WS	5,4
Bristol	carrier	Rose, Holborn Bridge	W	5
Bristol	coach/fly	Three Cups, Bread Street	TuThS	3s
Bristol	coach/fly	Bell Savage Yard, Ludgate Hill	TuThS	4s
Bristol	coach/fly	One Bell, The Strand	TuThS	4s
Broad-Windsor	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	S	11
Broadway	carrier	Bull & Mouth, Aldersgate	F	11
Bromley, Kent	coach	Spread-Eagle, Gracechurch Street	dailyx2	14,15
Bromley, Kent	coach	Cross Keys, Gracechurch Street	MS	14
Bromsgrove	carrier	Cross Keys, Wood Street	Th	6
Bromsgrove	carrier	Saracen's Head, Snowhill	S	8
Broughton	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	12
Broxbourn	carrier/cart	Swan by Norton Falgate	daily	-
Buckham	carrier	White Hart, Southwark	Su/2	10
Buckinghams	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Buckingham	carrier	George, Smithfield	FM	10,17
Buckingham	carrier	Bear & Ragged Staff, Smithfield	M	12
Buckingham	carrier	Bell, Warwick Lane	Tu	12
Buckingham	carrier	Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane	Tu	9
Buddesdale	carrier	Four Swans w/i Bishopsgate	TuWF	11
Buddesdale	coach	Bull w/i Bishopsgate	MWF	1s
Bungay	carrier	Four Swans, Bishopsgate Street	TuWF	11
Bungay	coach	Bull w/i Bishopsgate	MWF	1s
Buntingford	carrier	Red Lion w/o Bishopsgate	F	12
Buntingford	carrier	Dolphin w/o Bishopsgate	MWF	10
Buntingford	coach	Dolphin w/o Bishopsgate	MWF	7
Burford	carrier	Bell, Friday Street	W	5
Burnham	carrier	Peacock, Clare Market	MF	8
Burstol	carrier	Bear, Basinghall Street	Th	14
Burstol	carrier	White Horse, Cripplegate	Th	12
Burton on Trent	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	S	11
Burton in Kendal	carrier	Castle, Wood Street	Th	12
Burwash	carrier	White Hart, Southwark	W	6
Busby	carrier	George, Snowhill	TuF	10
Busby	coach	Black Swan, Holborn	MWF	7s
Buxton	carrier	Axe, Aldermansbury	W	12

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