An 1887 Sketchbook Diary: Page 2

An 1887 Cycling Sketchbook

Page 2: SKETCHES - Walt and his sister, Amy, seek a new Route to Aintree, Thursday 24th March 1887

Page title in handwriting

Walt & Amy on their 19th century traveller tandem tricycle looking for a route to Aintree and racing a butcher's cart

tandem trike on a bumpy cobbled road

Consulting map to find turning but fail to find marked church

Walt and Amy Dutton push the tandem tricycle

Signpost to Aintree

We despair of finding the rideable road and a re glad to get back on the macadam in our own disrict, where we do fast time home.

Map showing places visited on local rides

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