Historedia
Person

Walter Arnold

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Walter Arnold, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Walter Arnold fined for speeding: the first speeding fine in England

    1896

    Role: Defendant

    1. 28 January 1896 · East PeckhamFirst Speeding Conviction

      Walter Arnold was fined one shilling plus costs for driving at 8 mph, exceeding the 2 mph town limit, in what is believed to be the first speeding conviction in the UK.

Sources

  1. Speed limit Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  2. East Peckham Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16