![]() ![]() Inside was low-roofed, and so narrow that the knees of facing passengers touched. From 1849, there was also seating on top of the bus, reached by a set of iron rungs at the back which led to a bench, also the preserve of men: no woman in skirts could have managed the ladders. Grasping it with one hand, and a handle on the side of the bus with the other, the passenger put his foot on the wheel and then swung himself up. The driver offered the passenger the end of a leather strap. These box-seats were for favored regulars, who tipped the driver to ensure that places were kept for them. Inside the buses held twelve seats, with another two seats beside the coachman. But in 1828, a coach-builder saw omnibuses on a visit to Paris, and he thought they might work in London. For most of the century, most people walked-an hour to work, an hour home, was not unusual. One of the earliest changes to the streets was the arrival of public transport. Home » Cultural History » Life on the Streets of Victorian London Life on the Streets of Victorian London Posted on JBy Judith Flanders ![]()
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