Brougham 1837

A Brougham is a nineteenth century carriage (pronounced  ‘broom’ or ‘brohm’ and was a light four wheeled horse-drawn carriage called after Lord Brougham because he made the style popular.  It had an enclosed body with two doors, so more suited to inclement weather. It sat two and sometimes an extra pair of fold-away seats were

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Cabriolet

A Cabriolet is a light horse drawn vehicle with two wheel and is designed to be dawn by a single horse. The carriage has a single hood that can cover the two occupants, one of whom is the driver. The driver was known as a ”tiger’ and stood on the rear platform and held onto

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The Guerney Cab

The Gurney Cab, circa 1885, was so called after its inventor, Theodore J. Gurney who patented it in Boston, USA . The Driver sat in front of the cab passengers entered via the rear door. Four people could ride comfortably on the lengthwise seats. The body was made with sheet iron on a wooden frame

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The Royal Mail Coaches.

THE ROYAL MAIL THE ERA OF COACHING 1780 TO 1840 A stage coach was a public vehicle which did regular runs between major towns, London to York and London to Bath, Bristol, Plymouth and Brighton, Lynn, Ely, Norwich, Manchester, Leeds, were becoming essential destinations for the business man and the wealthy traveler in search of

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Welsh Coaching Accident 1835

On the 19th December 1835, Edward Jenkins was driving his Gloucester to Carmarthen royal mail coach, along the turnpike between Senny Bridge and Landovery. The coach was lightly loaded and Jenkins had whipped up the horses to full gallop as they approached a left hand bend. The team of horses drifted across the road as

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