... become prosperous, this encouraged communication links such as the Great North Road to be more widely used. The location of Doncaster in relation to the Great North Road meant that it was an ideal location for coaching inns to be built and which in turn allowed Doncaster to become more developed. One example is the Salutation inn on South Parade. The Salutation inn was one of many coaching inns situated on South Parade which enabled many people to travel to and through Doncaster. Coaching Inns were mainly used for coach drivers who seeked a place to rest overnight. Evidence suggests that a new salutation inn was planned and built down the road from where the old inn used to be situated in 1778. The new site was much bigger and was more in touch with modern times and this was important due to the introduction of the coaching trade, which ...

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