The North of England
From the great northern cities of York, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield to the quiet countryside of the Lake District, Yorkshire, and the Pennines
From the great northern cities of York, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield to the quiet countryside of the Lake District, Yorkshire, and the Pennines
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.
