The Cost of a Room - London and North Western Railway - Hotel Tariff 1880s

I recently purchased this lovely little item from ebay, and have, after much judicious research (okay - 5 minutes on the internet), worked out that it is from the 1880s. What I found particularly amusing, and I have yet to fully understand, are the 'sitting room' charges, which were 'according to position.' Perhaps facing a window cost more? Also, what constitutes a 'plain' breakfast? I'm guessing just bread and tea.

Images of the Great Eastern Railway Steam Laundry - 1912

These pictures from the Great Eastern Railway Magazine of March 1912 show the Great Eastern Railway's steam laundry at the Colchester. It was built in 1888 to serve the companies' hotels, but by 1912 it was also cleaning the laundry of refreshment rooms, steamships and the guard's and enginemen's dormitories. Since 1893 it had been under the charge of Mr John Bell, and in 1912 was employing fifty-nine girls and twelve men. Over the years the number of items it washed increased as the GER's business expanded; from 949,030 in 1890, to 3,473,121 in 1911.

London Bridge Station Hotel 1861

This engraving from the Illustrated London News is of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's 'Terminus Hotel', which was situated next to London Bridge Station and opened in 1861. However, it was not successful, being on the south side of the river, and was turned into offices for the company in 1892.