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DEVIL’S DYKE WAGONETTE

Both the period and the place are unknown. I hope eventually to be able to locate the street in which this was taken, but unfortunately there is no clue. The wagonette was called “SAINFOIN” and Mr. F. Mantell may have been the owner. Note the licence plate, No. 38. Numbers 1-50 were reserved for wagonettes. The journey started from a spot on the sea front between the Aquarium and the Alhambra Theatre. The route from the front was up Montpelier Road. At Old Shoreham Road, a third horse was attached to the hook at the front of the trace, for the long pull up Dyke Road, as far as the Three Cornered Copse. A halt for refreshment was made at Dyke Road Hotel. The journey from the Front to Devil’s dyke took one-and-a-half-hours.

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Place: Hove
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