22 THE BRIGHTON ROAD 



hoped that the descendants of your very ancient Servants 

 will still meet with your farther Encouragement, and leave 

 the Schemes of our little Opponent to their proper Deserts. — 

 I am, Your old and present most obedient Servant, 



J. BATCHELOR. 

 December 13, 1762. 



The rivals both kept to the road until the death of 

 Batehelor, in 1766, when his business was sold to Tubb, 

 who took into partnership a Mr. Davis. Together they 

 started, in 1767, the first service of a daily coach in the 

 ' Lewes and Brighthelmstone Flys," each carrying 

 four passengers, one to London and one to Brighton 

 every day. 



Tubb and Davis had in 1770 one " machine " and 

 one waggon on this road, fare by " machine ' 14s. 

 The machine ran daily to and from London, starting 

 at five o'clock in the morning. The waggon was three 

 days on the road. Another machine was also running, 

 but with the coming of winter these machines per- 

 formed only three double journeys each a week. 



In 1777 another stage- waggon was started by 

 " Lashmar Sz Co." It loitered between the " King's 

 Head," Southwark, and the " King's Head," Brighton, 

 starting from London every Tuesday at the unearthly 

 hour of 3 a.m., and reaching its destination on Thursday 

 afternoons. 



On May 31st, 1784, Tubb and Davis put a " light 

 post-coach " on the road, running to Brighton one day 

 returning to London the next, in addition to their 

 already running " machine " and " post-coach." This 

 new conveyance presumably made good time, four 

 " insides " only being carried. 



Four years later, when Brighton's sun of splendour 

 was rising, there were on the road between London 

 and the sea three " machines," three light post-coaches, 

 two coaches, and two stage-waggons. Tubb now 

 disappears, and his firm becomes Davis & Co. Other 

 proprietors were Ibberson & Co., Bradford & Co., and 

 Mr. Wesson. 



