This document is a transcript of a travel journal written by Sidney Thornton in 1872.

Sidney was a grocer in Stroud and it was unusual at the time for someone of his class to embark on such a journey. He and his wife of 20 years, Ann, left their eight children with a nursemaid and servant while they went away with their friends, Mr and Mrs Morgan, to Switzerland for the Summer.

The journal details every aspect of their journey, from times travelled to the costs of meals, and bed and board at the various guest houses, and the special treatment afforded to English travellers at some destinations.

Spelling errors, and names of places mentioned have remained as they are in the original, and only minor alterations have been made to the text.

Thanks to Bill Jones for the illustrations.

May 06, 2020

Monday 12th August, 1872

May 06, 2020/ Museum Park

Mr and Mrs Morgan with S Thornton and Wife agreed to go for a Tour, myself and wife started on Monday Aug 12th 1872 from Stroud Station 23 past 10 in the morning, arrived at Paddington at ½ past 2 O’clock 101½ miles, took a cab 3/- to London Bridge Station, met Mr and Mrs M, left the ladies at the waiting room, Mr M and I went to Cook & Sons Fleet Street took 4 tickets for £5..8..0 each for Switzerland and Coupons for 5 days each, 7/6 per day each, for breakfast dinner bed and attendance, all very clean and nice.

Back to Station had some refreshments went and saw Revd Spurgeon’s Chapel it will hold 6000 persons so well the seats are arranged that every person can see the preacher. Back to Station, started at 8 for Newhaven 73 miles arrived at ½ past 10 a very quick and pleasant ride, (a Miss Alder of London got into the same carriage and made herself most agreeable and useful to us).

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The Travel Journal of Sidney Thornton

This document is a transcript of a travel journal written by Sidney Thornton in 1872.

Sidney was a grocer in Stroud and it was unusual at the time for someone of his class to embark on such a journey. He and his wife of 20 years, Ann, left their eight children with a nursemaid and servant while they went away with their friends, Mr and Mrs Morgan, to Switzerland for the Summer.

The journal details every aspect of their journey, from times travelled to the costs of meals, and bed and board at the various guest houses, and the special treatment afforded to English travellers at some destinations.

Spelling errors, and names of places mentioned have remained as they are in the original, and only minor alterations have been made to the text.

Thanks to Bill Jones for the illustrations.

Monday 12th August, 1872

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The Travel Journal of Sidney Thornton

This document is a transcript of a travel journal written by Sidney Thornton in 1872.

Sidney was a grocer in Stroud and it was unusual at the time for someone of his class to embark on such a journey. He and his wife of 20 years, Ann, left their eight children with a nursemaid and servant while they went away with their friends, Mr and Mrs Morgan, to Switzerland for the Summer.

The journal details every aspect of their journey, from times travelled to the costs of meals, and bed and board at the various guest houses, and the special treatment afforded to English travellers at some destinations.

Spelling errors, and names of places mentioned have remained as they are in the original, and only minor alterations have been made to the text.

Thanks to Bill Jones for the illustrations.

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