Catalogue - Thimbleby & Shorland
Catalogue - Thimbleby & Shorland
Catalogue - Thimbleby & Shorland
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169 TANDEM CART or WHITECHAPEL CART - built by Heath of Farnham &<br />
Aldershot, to suit 16-2 hh. Painted Royal blue and lined in gold. On 16-spoke Warner<br />
wheels with iron treads and stamped brass hub caps, leaf springs, adjustable seating with<br />
blue Melton button-back upholstery, adjustable shaft heights, rear drop down foot rest<br />
with metal steps, mud guards, handbrake and lamp brackets.<br />
Estimate: £1,000 – 2,000<br />
History - The previous owner was Lt. Col. Sir<br />
John Miller, the Crown Equerry at The Royal<br />
Mews who had purchased the Tandem Cart<br />
from Mr George Mossman in the late 1960’s.<br />
Col. Miller won the Concourse d’Elegance with<br />
this carriage at Royal Windsor Horse Show in<br />
1970 when his passenger was H.R.H. Prince<br />
Edward. Norman Brown purchased the Tandem<br />
Cart at the Reading Sale in September 1991<br />
The photo show Arthur Showell<br />
driving Montreal and Sydney at<br />
the Royal Mews<br />
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