arrow Carlisle Patriot arrow November 18th 1843 arrow Great Pedestrian Feat
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On Sunday last, at midnight, JAMES SEARLE, of Leeds, concluded the herculean task of walking 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours, on a piece of road from the Shakespeare Inn, Meadow-lane, to the New Peacock Inn, Holbeck;

and in addition to the task,   he continued to walk until five o'clock on Monday afternoon, when he had completed the distance of 1017 miles in 1017 successive hours, together with sixty-three yards over and above each mile, amounting to thirty-five miles 1400 yards, making a sum total of 1052 miles 1400 yards, a task hitherto unperformed by any pedestrian in the world.

On Tuesday, he was "chaired" through the town, accompanied by a number of persons and a band of music.

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