Update 2 April 2013: Tracy Anderson, who is currently researching the lives of the Pavilion's servants, has discovered this picture and description of a fly from a volume of cuttings in the Brighton History Centre.
Two unassuming buildings in a Brighton backstreet have recently been identified as possibly the only surviving examples of early nineteenth century ‘fly stables’ in the country.
Introduced to Brighton slightly late( 1816) for Lydia Bennet to have enjoyed them, but this is a fascinating post, and I think you will enjoy reading about Brighton's "manflys".
2 comments
January 17, 2013 at 11:34 pm
cathyallen
That was very interesting; I had never heard of these small vehicles before this. I was glad to see the drawings. The look something like a “Smart Car.” Thank you, Julie.
January 18, 2013 at 10:23 am
jfwakefield
You are exactly right!They do look like the Regency equivalent of a Smart car. Its a fascinating article, isn’t it?