Date:1820 - 1850 (c.)
Description:This Park Drag was built in the early 19th century for the Earls of Shrewsbury by Holland and Holland. The 20th Earl was an enthusiastic and successful driver and this may well be the vehicle in which he drove a record 121 miles in one day in 1887. The Private Coach, also known as a Park Drag, was a privately owned version of public stage coaches and mail coaches. This coach has sockets at the end of the roof seats and footboards which were probably used for securing a sun awning when it was being used as a grandstand at sporting events such as horse races and cricket matches. The Coach was repainted in its current colours in the 1980s. Originally, it would have been red, blue and black. This horse-drawn carriage is from the Staffordshire County Museum collection. You can find out more about the Park Drag and see 3D imaging that you can rotate and zoom in to explore detail at the Staffordshire Carriage Collection website: http://www.staffordshirecarriages.org.uk/park-drag/
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Donor ref:64.064.0002 (37/35626)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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