By 1887 Wood was the World Penny Farthing Champion, and visited Australia and New Zealand during 1887 and 1888; At Ballarat in November Wood won the professional championship, and in New Zealand he set a world mile record of 2 minutes 50.6 seconds.
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Of course today's mountain bikes might be able to carry a person and the lesser amount of food needed for a faster journey, but the early bicycles such as the Penny farthing seem better suited to modern roads and lacked the multiple gears needed for cross country travel.
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Nevertheless, Phillips and the party organization he led were blamed by some for the defeat in the 1955 general election : a post-mortem conducted by Harold Wilson labelled the party's organization as a " penny farthing [ an antiquated model of bicycle ] in a jet age ".
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The new line up returned to Toronto in mid-February to perform at Boris and continued to play local gigs, including an extended date at the city s Penny Farthing club from March 4 9, before landing a support slot at The Doors show at the CNE Hall on April 20.
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There are six other pubs in the town centre-' The Charlotte'in Station Road,'The Duke of Wellington'on London Road,'The Crayford Arms','The Duke's Head'and'The One Bell'( which footballer Jimmy Bullard bought for his father in 2009 ), each on or adjoining Crayford High Street, and the latest venue-a micro-pub-The Penny Farthing, on Waterside.
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Many of the buildings in this area close to the harbour used to serve as commercial warehouses and stores and now provide large spaces for galleries such as the Forrester Gallery, the Grainstore Gallery, The Libratory and Steampunk HQ . Even the playgrounds in the harbour area continue the Victorian / industrial steam theme with a giant Penny Farthing structure supporting the swings, and several Steampunk-styled playground features.
