Ceremonial wheelbarrow, Stratford-On-Avon Railway

Ceremonial wheelbarrow, Stratford-On-Avon Railway, used at the ceremony of cutting the first sod of the Stratford-On-Avon Railway February 1859. Carved oak: decorated with oak leaves, acorns, roses & quotes from Shakespeare. Bronze image of Shakespeare & letters SR.

Details

Category:
Miscellanea & Curiosities
Object Number:
1986-8035
type:
wheelbarrow
credit:
British Rail, Historical Relics