Some interesting photos and facts from the Pickwick Bicycle Club collection

From a journal by George Foster of a bicycle trip through the Pyrenees in 1899 

...Whilst standing in the street discussing whether to go on further and “chance” what accommodation we could get, or to stay in this quaint old town, a man in cycling costume came up and addressed us in English. We were of course rather surprised. I was uncertain at first whether our new acquaintance was a Yankee or an Englishman, but soon found he was the latter. He was Mr Boulter of The Pickwick C.C. and turned out a fine fellow.  

 

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Some interesting Cycling History Milestones - http://retrocycleclub.org/cycling_milestones.htm

Pickwick Screen - Dickens Exhibition 1903

Hammersmith Bridge - 1900

A 19th Centerary Membership Certificate

An old Performance Certificate 

Information on Bicycle Clubs on plaque in the Harlow Bicycle Museum

Walter W Welford, Secretary of the Bicycle Touring Club

Unknown (Sam Weller?) from the Dickens Museum - possibly at the George & Vulture

The 'Original Member' marked on the back, Herbert Bridge Past President

Colour drawing of Mr Pickwick with Flags - from the Dickens Collection

Count Smorlltork

St Clements Church, Ipswich - from Pickwick Papers

From the Bull Inn, Whitechapel - Where Mr Pickwick caught the coach to Ipswich

Bull Inn Yard

The Parlour of the Leather Bottle, Cobham

Unconfirmed but possibly the same Parlour at a latter date...

Still hanging in the Leather Bottle, Cobham