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 22, 2020

Sunday August 18th, 1872

May 22, 2020/ Museum Park

Sunday Aug 18th spent here till 4 Oclock went about 2 miles to Mr Recordon’s, a very nice quiet man, his wife a native of Frampton on Severn and Cousin to Mr Morgan, was very kind both of them we had Tea and staid till 9 when we returned to our Hotel.

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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.

Sunday August 18th, 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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Museum in the Park
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Gloucestershire
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Our ‘What3Words’ location: ///amounting.embarks.rebounder