Visit to the Great Exhibition
Our group found an entry in an account book showing that a local farmer 'gave Harris a present to enable him to visit the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park'; the opening of the railway would have made such a trip much more achievable for most people.
Title
Account book, farmer at Loose
Date
1851
Catalogue number
Centre for Kentish Studies U106/A2
Transcript
June 27 Gave Harris a Present to enable him to visit the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.