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Drawing of window in Angel Hotel, destroyed 1941, depicting the first Mail Coach, known as the 'Flying Machine on Steel Springs' which began running between Sheffield and London in May 1760. The officer seated next to the coachman is Col. Athorpe

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Title:	Drawing of window in Angel Hotel, destroyed 1941, depicting the first Mail Coach, known as the 'Flying Machine on Steel Springs' which began running between Sheffield and London in May 1760. The officer seated next to the coachman is Col. Athorpe
Location:	Sheffield_City_Centre
Date Period:	1500-1799
Notes:	Col. Athorpe was a prominent figure in Sheffield in his day, while the two figures in the background are Samuel Glanville, the landlord and his wife. The window was put in by Paul Roden, proprietor about 1899.
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