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Belton House

A beautiful 17th century country house with fine art, furniture and decorative art collections.

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Barker and Co

Barker and Co coachbuilders of 66 Chandos Street, Covent Garden, London. Established 1710.

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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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Children's Carriage

A childrens carriage with a vis--vis seat for two and a tiller for steering.Childrens carriages were…

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Children's Carriage

A childrens carriage with a vis--vis seat for two and a tiller for steering.Childrens carriages were…

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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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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…

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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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Whitechapel Cart

Whitechapel Cart built by Linington of Portsmouth circa 1890 for a single horse or a tandem. This ca…

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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…

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State Coach

McNaught Co were a good firm of coachbuilders but perhaps not really known for producing State Coac…

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Punch Carriage

Punch Carriage built by Hayman and Co. of Exeter circa 1870 for a single horse. This carriage has an…

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Single Brougham

Single Brougham for a single horse or a pair of horses. This is a conventional brougham with an angu…

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Bow-fronted Double Brougham

This is a Double Brougham of small proportions to be harnessed to a single horse that retains a comp…