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Victorian Ladies with a Battlesden Car

A rather comical photograph of four Victorian ladies and a Battlesden Cart.A Battlesden Car was a va…

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Butcher's Cart

A local trade vehicle used by H. Betts of 15 Earl Street Maidstone.The Betts family were successful…

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Sleigh

A very aesthetically pleasing and beautifully built childs Sleigh of the rococo style. It possibly o…

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The Lincoln & Wakefield Stagecoach

An oil on canvas painting of the Lincoln to Wakefield stagecoach by Abel Hold.

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Cordrey, John

John Cordrey was an allusive artist. Exact birth and death dates are unknown and there is no record…

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Man Fly

This carriage has, until recently, been listed as an Invalid Carriage dating from the turn of the tw…

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Jaunting Car

This Jaunting Car belonged to HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle. It was built by Irelands forem…

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Growler

A Growler for a single horse. This carriage was a working vehicle and has an angular profile and mai…

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Invalid Carriage

Built by J. Ward of Leicester Square, London, this carriage, painted in the colours of the 6th Marqu…

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Pony Phaeton

This carriage was used by Queen Victoria at Osborne House. The dash board was made higher than norma…

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Cabriolet

The Cabriolet was introduced from France about 1810 and, by about 1830, was much refined and improve…

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Chariot Undercarriage

An interesting carriage and something of a curio. It clearly lost its body sometime ago and has perh…

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Brouette

The Brouette is a rare carriage. This example has a standard Sedan Chair shaped body with a door at…

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Landau

A Landau of standard shape and proportions for a team of four horses, with a folding leather hood, S…

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Travelling Chariot

A travelling Chariot for a team of four horses. This is one of the earliest carriages in the collect…

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Travelling Coach

A Travelling Coach for a team of four or six horses in original unused condition. The coach has a co…