Car park beside Payne's Park, Hitchin
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Car park beside Payne's Park, Hitchin
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 27 Jan 2012
Viewed from the grounds of Hitchin Museum, much of the car park is on the site of the yard of the Swan, a coaching inn from whence Kershaw's coach made its daily journey from Hitchin to London - just over four hours each way on a good day. The Kershaw service had been operated for 110 years by the same family but closed completely on the opening of the railway to Hitchin in 1850.
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Image Location
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51.948016
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-0.280898