Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Germany and Austria. London: W.J. Adams & Sons. 1896. OL 20511184M. + Index - another copy Barometer.—The weather glass and rainfall in France are measured by the Millimètre = ¹/1000th of a Mètre=.0394 inches=⁴/100th of an Inch. Thus, 724 Millimètres (mm.) correspond to 28½ inches; 736½ mm. to 29 inches; 749½ mm. to 29½ inches; 762 mm. to 30 inches; 775 mm. to 30½ inches. (See Table above). For comparison, remember that the Mean Temp. of London is 39° in winter, 50½° annual; and the Rainfall, 25 to 26 inches. Bradshaw, George (1894). Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Italy. London: W.J. Adams & Sons. OL 20453269M. HOTEL DES ILES BRITANNIQUES.—First class. Connected with the Baths. Modern comforts. Pension from 10 fr. 50c. See Advt. a b Jones, Kevin P (26 November 2011). "Biographies of chairmen, managers & other senior railway officers". SteamIndex . Retrieved 7 January 2011.

Bradshaw's general railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1891:March - No. 692Fitzgerald, Percy (1890). The Story of "Bradshaw's Guide". London: The Leadenhall Press– via Google Books. CATHEDRAL of St. Pierre, a Romanesque-Byzantine edifice, dating from 12th cent., restored 1866-75; facade and tower are specially interesting.

UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022. Postage.—To England 25c. for 20 grammes—for every 20 grammes more 15 c.; for France 10c. for 20 grammes. Post Cards, 10c. Newspapers, 5c. In Jerome K. Jerome's 1891 novel Diary of a Pilgrimage, contains an aside called A Faithful Bradshaw. This section describes a comical incident where the author always gets misled by referring to outdated guides. Motor Cars.—Detailed information regarding Motor Car regulations upon the Continent will be found in the Handbook of the Automobile Club.Now a lot has changed since 1888 and if you’re travelling from the UK for example, you won’t be catching a steamer from Newhaven to Dieppe anymore, but more likely, you’d get the Channel Tunnel over (although you can go somewhat old school by taking the Dover to Calais ferry). The trains around Europe won’t be old-world sleeper cars (unless you’re in Switzerland or you’re prepared to fork out for the Orient Express) but rather high-speed trains that cut the need for overnight journeys down to a matter of hours. You can however, still use your copy of Bradshaw’s to trace a historic route across the Continent because there are many historic places recommended in the 1888 guide still operating. Let’s highlight a few… La Crèmerie in Paris, 6ème

They’re open seven days a week everyday of the year from 11h30 am to midnight –Covid was probably the first time Bouillon Chartier had closed since the war. You’ll find mainstays on the menu that would have been on the menu in Napoleon times; it’s not gastronomy that will blow you away, we just enjoy their towering plates of fries, the cheese, a massive dessert and the great people-watching.Former British politician Michael Portillo used a copy of what was described as a Bradshaw's guide (the 1863 edition of Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Hand-Book of Great Britain and Ireland) for Great British Railway Journeys, a BBC Two television series in which he travelled across Britain, visiting recommended points of interest noted in Bradshaw's guide book, and where possible staying in recommended hotels. Hughes, Joh William C. (1896). Bradshaw's Hand-book to Brittany. London: W.J. Adams & Sons . Retrieved 4 February 2020. ( PDF version).