Yellow main bar for coach, red pole head and three bars from Royal Mail coach, London-Brighton, 1826, three red, black lined, coach harness bars, one red coach harness bar broken, marked "Old times" 1888, coach harness bar, marked 1888, coach harness bar, marked 1888-1911
One red pole head and three bars from Royal Mail Coach, London-Brighton, 1826
Three red, black-lined coach harness bars
One red coach harness bar, broken
One coach harness bar, marked "Old Times" 1888
This coach bar is from The Old Times coach, which was used by Jim Selby in 1888 to set the record for the fastest journey from London and Brighton and back.
Jim Selby was a stagecoach driver who lived in London. He was born in 1844 and by 1870 was driving regularly. He eventually acquired his own coach, The Old Times, and spent a lot of time driving long distances at high speeds.
In June 1888, he agreed to wager that he would not be able to drive his coach to Brighton and back in 8 hours or less. On 13th July 1888, he established a record by driving “The Old Times” coach from Hatchett’s Hotel in London to the “Old Ship” at Brighton and back. The coach travelled 108 miles in 7 hours and 50 minutes, and he stopped to change horses 13 times on the journey. His record-breaking journey earned him a £1000 prize, but sadly the arduous conditions contributed to his death a few months later.
One coach harness bar, marked 1888
This coach bar is from The Old Times coach, which was used by Jim Selby in 1888 to set the record for the fastest journey from London and Brighton and back.
Jim Selby was a stagecoach driver who lived in London. He was born in 1844 and by 1870 was driving regularly. He eventually acquired his own coach, The Old Times, and spent a lot of time driving long distances at high speeds.
In June 1888, he agreed to wager that he would not be able to drive his coach to Brighton and back in 8 hours or less. On 13th July 1888, he established a record by driving “The Old Times” coach from Hatchett’s Hotel in London to the “Old Ship” at Brighton and back. The coach travelled 108 miles in 7 hours and 50 minutes, and he stopped to change horses 13 times on the journey. His record-breaking journey earned him a £1000 prize, but sadly the arduous conditions contributed to his death a few months later.
One coach harness bar, marked 1888-1911
This coach bar is from The Old Times coach, which was used by Jim Selby in 1888 to set the record for the fastest journey from London and Brighton and back.
Jim Selby was a stagecoach driver who lived in London. He was born in 1844 and by 1870 was driving regularly. He eventually acquired his own coach, The Old Times, and spent a lot of time driving long distances at high speeds.
In June 1888, he agreed to wager that he would not be able to drive his coach to Brighton and back in 8 hours or less. On 13th July 1888, he established a record by driving “The Old Times” coach from Hatchett’s Hotel in London to the “Old Ship” at Brighton and back. The coach travelled 108 miles in 7 hours and 50 minutes, and he stopped to change horses 13 times on the journey. His record-breaking journey earned him a £1000 prize, but sadly the arduous conditions contributed to his death a few months later.
