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Curricle

A design for a Curricle by the coachbuilders Hooper and Co.The Curricle is one of the few two wheele…

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Sediola

The Sediola is an Italian gig used by wealthy gentlemen in cities but also used to travel across the…

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Sedan Chair

A Westminster arch-roof sedan chair which dates from around 1760 with highly polished and japanned b…

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Travelling Chariot

The Anglesey Travelling Chariot is one of the earliest in the collection at Arlington Court dating f…

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Chaise

This carriage was owned by some one of substantial wealth and high social standing. It is a carriage…

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Mailcoach in the Snow with Fallen Leader

Oil on canvas painting of a mailcoach struggling through the snow. One of the leaders has fallen. By…

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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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Siamese Phaeton

This super little phaeton was used by Queen Victorias grandchildren. There is a surviving photograph…

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Rickshaw

There are a number of carriages in the Maidstone collection that belong to the Royal Collection and…

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State Landau

Built by Hooper and Co this is recorded as being Queen Victorias 5th State Landau. It is a superb ex…

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Private Drag

Private Drag for a team of horses. This carriage has a centre pole and is sprung with telegraph spri…

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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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Five Glass Landau

The Five Glass Landau is an unusual carriage which instead of having two leather heads in the classi…

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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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Wright, George

George Wright 1860-1942 was one of five siblings, three of which were painters. He is especially wel…

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Travelling Chariot

This carriage dates from the early 1800s and was donated by Colonel Antrobus. It is believed that hi…