Coaching inn
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The coaching inn was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point for people and horses. The inn served the needs of travell
Painting of the first Cock Hotel in Sutton, Surrey by Thomas Rowlandson in 1789.
The George Inn, Southwark is the only galleried coaching inn to survive in London
Roadhouse (premises)
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A roadhouse, or road house, is a small mixed-use premises, typically built on or near a major road in a sparsely populated area or an isolated desert region, that serves passing travellers, providing
Coaching inn
…private travellers in their coaches, the public riding stagecoaches between one town and another, and (in England at least) the mail coach. Just as with roadhouses and caravanserais in other countries, although many survive, and some still offer overnight accommodation, in general coaching inns have lost their…
A roadhouse on China National Highway 209 in Gaoqiao Township, Xingshan County, Hubei. It appears to be used as a rest stop for long-distance buses.
The Queen Bee Roadhouse at Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
The Dutch House, a typical British 1930s coaching inn on the busy A20 road in Eltham, Greater London
Roadhouses along a trail to Klondike, Yukon, 1898