Thought some of you might like to read this .This Diary was handed down through the Family. My 12y daughter and I are transcribing it and will put the complete text when finished .its hard to read some words. Some hotels are named and some of them still exist. Hornby Diary pt1 HORNBY Holiday Diary written between 1855 to 187? Second visit to London May19th 1855 expenses for three weeks - few days £ 7-13-8b Sunday 20th A Hundred? Morning service at Trinity Church Brompton walk to the park in the afternoon Evening to St Saviours church. Monday 21st went to the British Museum Tuesday 22nd to Sydenham Wednesday 23rd Shopping - Panther? Thursday 24th to Greenwich Friday 25th to Regents parks zoological gardens Saturday 26th to Chelsea Sunday 27th morning to Westminster Abbey Evening to st Pauls Knightsbridge Monday 28th to National Galleries Vernons ditto? Of British Artists Tuesday 29th to the city by the boat from London bridge Wednesday 30th went shopping by omnibus and lost my purse in Regent st Thursday 31st being a wet day stayed in the house all day Friday 1st June went to Covent Garden market and got an order for Windsor? Called at the confectioners and had Refreshments Saturday 2nd to Oxford st and bought gloves and kerchiefs returned through the park Sunday 3rd morning to st Georges Hanover square Evening to st Jamess Piccadilly Monday June 4th to Brighton 51 miles from London two hours n half in going? Arrived by 11ocl Tuesday evening to Kensington Gardens Wednesday to Kew by the steamer One hours sail Thursday to Windsor had tea there I saw Eton college Friday had a glimpse of Her Majesty riding in an open carriage all through Hyde Park Saturday to the Great Western Railway Station to enquire about Oxford? 10th June Sunday to St Pauls Cathedral in the morning. Evening to St Lukes Chelsea where to my surprise a sermon was preached by Rev C P Hobbs test 14 ch prov 34 verse Righteousness exalteth a Nation. Monday 11th June went to Oxford 63 miles from London 186 from Liverpool by Birkenhead Railway 165 miles. In the Evening walked through the Botanic Gardens Oxford. (Written vertically across the page)-Botanical to Liverpool June 12th after a very pleasant journey staying at Oxford my stay? 4.11 then expenses 13.5/2 Diary Visit to Chester on Thursday 26th July 1855 Daily account Friday 27th to Wrexham a distance of 12 miles from Chester n Ruabon 5 miles from Wrexham. We dined at Wrexham and went through the church it rained heavily there. We had tea at Ruabon n walked through the park n ascended the column of Sir Watkin W Wynn erected in 1789- there are 155 steps up to it. Saturday went to Llangollen, dined then ascended a very high mountain. Rode on a Donkey to Crucis Abbey 2 miles off returned by omnibus to station had tea in Chester. Sunday morning went to Cathedral. Monday went to Abergele 34 miles from Chester, dined there and walked to the Castle in the afternoon had tea n a ride on the shore returned the same evening to Chester spent a very pleasant day. Tuesday rained all day until evening when we went to Curzon park with miss Higgins. Wednesday to Hollywell n Rhyl dined at the formel? Place n had tea at Rhyl n had a ride in a Donkey carriage to Rhuddlan Castle 3 miles off. Thursday to Park Gate dined there n had an hours ride on a Donkey walked 5 miles to Hooton station it rained heavily nearly all the way to the station which was not at all pleasant. Friday shopping n to Museum Saturday to another Museum Beeston 11 miles from Chester n walked to Banbury 2 miles off. Dined there n saw the Castle. Beeston Castle Returned to Chester expenses £5.6.1 Visit to Harrogate Scarbro n Buxton May 24th 1856 Saturday Sunday 25th morning to chapel of East High Harrogate. Evening to parish church lower Harrogate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday walked to different places in the neighbourhood. Thursday to Knaresborough saw the Castle ruin Knaresborough Castle ruin . Returned to Harrogate the same evening Friday to Ripon Studley the former 11 miles from Harrogate the latter 3 miles from Ripon. There is a very fine Cathedral at Ripon e saw through it n was very much pleased after which we had dined at one of the Hotels n a delightful walk to Studley Park through the fields there is a splendid Abbey in ruins is in the park not far from the Abbey there is a very old hill? 140 years old where the monks used to worship before the Abby was built the Annil? Is Hollow and has a singular appearance. Returned to Harrogate the same evening. Saturday 31st Went to York and went through the minster museum and gardens and castle. Dined after which proceeded by rail to Scarborough 40 miles from York. Sunday 1st July morning to Christ church testament to Less? 5 ch 28. Afternoon to St. Marys parish church Text? First Less 15 ch 5-58_59. Evening to Christ church again Test 15 ch 1 for 58-59 versus. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, walked to see the different parks of the town there is an old castle in ruins, I bathed 3 days it was rather cold but refreshing. Thursday, Saw a Gay? Wedding at the parish church, they were 8/9 carriages in the afternoon went to Lilly? 7/8 miles off, had tea there returned the same evening to Scarborough, Friday walked. Saturday left Scarborough to York, from there to Buxton by rail to north Hampton ----- to Rowsley - Ambernath by coach from Rowsley to Buxton 25 miles. Sunday morning to Buxton church, afternoon to Fairfield church. Monday walked onto Buxton in the gardens which are very prettily laid out. Tuesday to Chatsworth ---- ---- of the Duke of Devonshire it is 15 miles from Buxton we went in a car and spent a very pleasant day. Wednesday wet day, Thursday walk, Friday, Saturday. Sunday 15th heard a sermon preached at Buxton ---- Sir Francis Gray Text? 18 ch - Match 35 verse. Afternoon the same church sermon by Mr. Hull Text? 71 psalm 3 verse. Stayed the remainder of ------ ------ until Friday 20th went by coach to Manchester 25 miles arrived there had tea returned by rail? To Liverpool after a very pleasant journey expenses £13.11.3 Visit to north Wales Rhyl and Llandudno June 28th 1856 to Rhyl Stayed there a fortnight dining that time, bathed several times, rode in donkey carriage to Dyserth and Bodyddam and Bodelwyddan There is a led mine and castle in ruins at Dyserth at the Bodelwyddan a mansion, the residence of John Hay Williams Both the parks gardens are very extensive beautifully laid out, we went also to Abergele 4and1/2 from Rhyl On the 2nd Sunday that we were at Rhyl went in a Phoeton to St. Asaph Cathedral 8 miles of there is a splendid view of the vail of Clwyd from the top of the cathedral. We went to Llandudno in 1886 on the following Saturday 12th July to the 14th, Lost locket found, I stayed until Thursday 17th July while there went up to the great Ormes head from the top of which there is a lovely view of the sea the Sunday we were there went to church in the morning in the evening went to the old one on the ---- Returned home on the Thursday for one day Ferry Friday 18th July Jourey to the lakes by rail to Kendal dined there Rode in a Phoeton To Bowness 9 miles from Kendal Stayed there all night, the following morning, sailed around Windermere lake in 4 hours, Dined at Bowness rode to Grasmere in the afternoon 9 miles off. In the evening there was a very pretty light to see the bush burning? Which is a very old custom since the time of pope Gregory 4th the convents from Pergamum Built them selves houses of linches? n shrewed? Them on the floors n seats in the churches. We stayed at Grassmere. Monday whence we proceeded in the Phaeton at half past 9 oclock to Great Langdale dined there at an old fashioned house .ascended the mountain? To see the waterfall n afterwards drove to Coniston about 11 miles from Langdale stayed at the Watergate Hotel. After tea sailed on the lake which is very beautiful the scenery around? The following day drove to Ambleside 6 miles from Coniston dined there after which drove to Keswick 17 miles from Ambleside n stayed there until Friday. It is a very pretty place the scenery around the Lake is Beautiful .the first morning of our arrival we walked to Castle Head where we had a goo view of the Lake Druidical circle where we viewed the vale of St John ,Skiddaw, Helvellyn n saddleback. In the afternoon drove around the Lakes 10 miles 3 half in length . in the Evening sailed on the lake trying to catch a fish for 2 half hours but did not succeed . July 24th Birthday drove to Buttermere Crummock 14 miles on the way n 9 miles the other to Keswick it rained all day until evening we had quite an adventure. We met so many different parties at the Inn which made it very pleasant. We returned to Keswick the same evening n had a very pleasant drive. Friday went to Patterdale Ullswater 19 or 20 miles off. Dined at Troutbeck reached Ullswater at 6 oclock stayed there all night in the morning sailed on the lake (which is a very large one next to Windermere 9 miles in length ) to Lyulphs tower incy? Covered little Castle built by the Duke of Norfolk. There is a park which surrounds it n also a waterfall called Aira Force Cumbria /Waterfalls/Aira_Force which is the finest I have seen. It is beautiful particularly when the sun shines on the water there are all the colours of the rainbow to be seen. We then drove to Ambleside 10 miles off n stayed a while at the Highest inhabited house in England on the way there to Ambleside we never arrived until the following afternoon being Sunday on the Saturday evening of our arrival there was the bush -earing again to be seen we went to the New Church where the Children placed the wreathes n crosses the had made of flowers in ashes? Sunday morning went to the Churches heard sermon preached? For the clergy text 10 ch st Luke 21 verse. In the afternoon drove to Kendal 9 miles off. Stayed there all night saw the Old Castle which is in ruins. Catharine Parr was from there the wife of king Henry the 8th. Returned to Liverpool on the 28th July after a very delightful journey expenses on another page Names of Hotels where we stayed Bowness The Crown Grassmere- Red Lion Grasmere-Red-Lion-Hotel Coniston- Waterhead http://www.waterhead-hotel.co.uk/ Keswick- Derwentwater Derwentwater-hotel-keswick Patterdale- family Hotel Ambleside- White Lion White Lion Hotel Kendal- Kings Arms kings Arms