Of course the Victorians walked faster. They didn’t have Instagram and map apps

It turns out that for the past 127 years anyone following standard walking directions has unintentionally been playing a game of “Are you fitter than a Victorian mountaineer?” As a result, Ordnance Survey has finally decided that it is going to shake things up and provide 21st-century directions

from Pocket https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/30/victorians-walked-faster-map-apps-ordnance-survey
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