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The cost of a trip to London was massive.

1800 - Pickfords' Manchester to London service runs six days a week and carries passengers (working on Sunday banned by law) to Swan with Two Necks Inn in Lad Lane, London.

The Fare to London is three pounds, three shillings to travel inside and one pound, eleven shillings and six pence for an outside seat.



Compare that to the wages of a Pickford's employee in 1912



1912 - The wage of a one-horse car-man is 21 shillings per week.1914The Home Removals Service benefits from the war. Many people are relocated and their goods stored for the duration. The Ministry of Munitions uses Pickfords heavy vehicles to move airframes and other war material.