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Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages

Located on Mill Street in the centre of Maidstone, the Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages offers an…

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Canoe Landau

A coachbuilders design for a Canoe Landau by Hooper and Co of London.At the start of the nineteenth…

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Children's Carriage

This baby carriage was reputedly built by sailors under the command of a member of the Ashburnham fa…

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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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Growler

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

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Sleigh

One of several European Sleighs in the Tyrwhitt- Drake collection. This one has a lion and a maiden…

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Sleigh

This sleigh is thought to have come from Central Europe and is a particularly ornate specimen of car…

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Sleigh

One of the most elaborate Sleighs in the Tyrwhitt-Drake collection this example has a seat carved in…

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Sleigh

The use of Sleighs did not really catch on in England due to the country not having prolonged period…

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Sleigh

Sleighs of this type were an object of fun and jollity and not really designed for travelling distan…

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Round Backed Gig

A Round Backed Gig with striking green and black vertical stripes on the body and bright yellow lini…

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Sedan Chair

A Westminster arch-roof sedan chair dating from around 1760 with highly polished and japanned black…

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Market Float

This float is a stylish well-built example for general purpose use. The builders, Lamble and Co were…

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Lonsdale Wagonette

This carriage was owned by Tyrwhitt-Drake and is thought to have originally belonged to Lord Lonsdal…

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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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Private Drag Coach

A very well appointed coach in original condition. There are a few unusual features such as the brac…