Harper measures the road from Westminster Bridge to the Brighton Aquarium and tells its story mile by mile through Croydon, Redhill, Crawley and Cuckfield. He covers its rival routes, the Prince Regent and Brighton’s rise, the great days of the stage-coaches, the railway competition, record-breaking runs and the inns and villages along the way.
A classic of English road history, crowded with anecdote. Download the free EPUB.