Two wheeled tradesman cart with whip

The tradesman cart was built in 1918 by James Plater and Sons, a coachmaker local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. This is relatively late in the history of carriages, during a period when carriages were being replaced by motor vehicles across the UK.

The cart was made for display at the annual Thame Show in Oxfordshire, a traditional agricultural event. The tradesman cart provides a glimpse into the roles that some horse-drawn carriages had in UK communities well into the 20th century.

Following the Thame Show the tradesman cart was purchased by Mr. John Allison for his family to use as a social vehicle. After the Second World War the Allison family used the cart for afternoon drives with everyone dressed in their Sunday best. They used a single horse to pull the cart, attached with a special harness. By the 1960s, the Allisons used the cart as part of their Haddenham-based garage / petrol station / coach hire business.

The Allison family owned the cart for eight decades until they donated it to the Science Museum in 2001.

The tradesman cart was built in 1918 by James Plater and Sons, a coachmaker local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. This is relatively late in the history of carriages, during a period when carriages were being replaced by motor vehicles across the UK.

The cart was made for display at the annual Thame Show in Oxfordshire, a traditional agricultural event. The tradesman cart provides a glimpse into the roles that some horse-drawn carriages had in UK communities well into the 20th century.

Following the Thame Show the tradesman cart was purchased by Mr. John Allison for his family to use as a social vehicle. After the Second World War the Allison family used the cart for afternoon drives with everyone dressed in their Sunday best. They used a single horse to pull the cart, attached with a special harness. By the 1960s, the Allisons used the cart as part of their Haddenham-based garage / petrol station / coach hire business.

The Allison family owned the cart for eight decades until they donated it to the Science Museum in 2001.

The tradesman cart was built in 1918 by James Plater and Sons, a coachmaker local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. This is relatively late in the history of carriages, during a period when carriages were being replaced by motor vehicles across the UK.

The cart was made for display at the annual Thame Show in Oxfordshire, a traditional agricultural event. The tradesman cart provides a glimpse into the roles that some horse-drawn carriages had in UK communities well into the 20th century.

Following the Thame Show the tradesman cart was purchased by Mr. John Allison for his family to use as a social vehicle. After the Second World War the Allison family used the cart for afternoon drives with everyone dressed in their Sunday best. They used a single horse to pull the cart, attached with a special harness. By the 1960s, the Allisons used the cart as part of their Haddenham-based garage / petrol station / coach hire business.

The Allison family owned the cart for eight decades until they donated it to the Science Museum in 2001.

The tradesman cart was built in 1918 by James Plater and Sons, a coachmaker local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. This is relatively late in the history of carriages, during a period when carriages were being replaced by motor vehicles across the UK.

The cart was made for display at the annual Thame Show in Oxfordshire, a traditional agricultural event. The tradesman cart provides a glimpse into the roles that some horse-drawn carriages had in UK communities well into the 20th century.

Following the Thame Show the tradesman cart was purchased by Mr. John Allison for his family to use as a social vehicle. After the Second World War the Allison family used the cart for afternoon drives with everyone dressed in their Sunday best. They used a single horse to pull the cart, attached with a special harness. By the 1960s, the Allisons used the cart as part of their Haddenham-based garage / petrol station / coach hire business.

The Allison family owned the cart for eight decades until they donated it to the Science Museum in 2001.

The tradesman cart was built in 1918 by James Plater and Sons, a coachmaker local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. This is relatively late in the history of carriages, during a period when carriages were being replaced by motor vehicles across the UK.

The cart was made for display at the annual Thame Show in Oxfordshire, a traditional agricultural event. The tradesman cart provides a glimpse into the roles that some horse-drawn carriages had in UK communities well into the 20th century.

Following the Thame Show the tradesman cart was purchased by Mr. John Allison for his family to use as a social vehicle. After the Second World War the Allison family used the cart for afternoon drives with everyone dressed in their Sunday best. They used a single horse to pull the cart, attached with a special harness. By the 1960s, the Allisons used the cart as part of their Haddenham-based garage / petrol station / coach hire business.

The Allison family owned the cart for eight decades until they donated it to the Science Museum in 2001.