Stage Coaches Collection

Fresh horses for a stagecoach
Bringing fresh horses out of the stable for a stagecoach at a posting inn

Stagecoach Good Old Days
The Good Old Days, before train travel

Coach at Red Lion 1868
A coach laden with hampers and hares, geese and other game halts at the Red Lion pub at Christmas time - and a white Christmas, too !

Stagecoach / Shepherd Boy
The Dover coach passes a shepherd boy and his sheep

Stage-coaches pulled by five-horse teams, c. 1890 s
Stage-coaches pulled by five-horse teams, c.1890s - Australia ?

French Diligence Coach
A diligence coach heading through a French town

Liverpool Mail in Snow
The Liverpool Mail encounters heavy weather near Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, and can t spare a thought for the distressed lady stuck in her private carriage

Change of horses in the diligence of South London
" Change of horses in the diligence of " South London Royal Mail". Engraving by James Harris (1807-1846) from a Henderson painting. Engraving."

Stagecoach (19th c. ). Engraving
Stagecoach (19th c.). Engraving

Passenger Traffic map
Plan of licensed stage coaches running between London and the East of England, c.1840 Date: c. 1840

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

Boarding a Coach
Travellers board the mail coach which will carry them over the Saint Gotthard pass, Switzerland. Date: 1877

Coachmans Dalmatian
A coachman stands with his trusty Dalmatian at his side. Theres a popular belief that Dalmatians are chosen as coach dogs because their spotted coats don t show the dirt... Date: circa 1828

Coach Going down Hill
A mail coach descends a hill. Date: circa 1835

Mail-Coach Leaving
With letters and packets for Brighton, the mail-coach leaves the General Post Office, London Date: circa 1840s

Children Wave Stagecoach
Children wave excitedly to a distant stagecoach

Changing Horses
The Mail Change - at a posting inn, four fresh horses are brought out to replace those of the approaching mail coach

Brighton Stagecoach
Boarding the London to Brighton Stage : travellers take their seats, and luggage is lifted on board

Stagecoach in Storm
Horses frightened by lightning during a storm

English Mail Coach
English stagecoach and mail coach

Paris Diligence / 1816
The Paris diligence nears its final destination

Coaching Inn Yard / 1812
An Inn yard after the arrival of a stagecoach. Luggage is adjusted, the horses refreshed and the passengers stretch their legs

French Diligence / Loading
A French diligence coach is prepared for departure

Mail Coach / Cargo of Game
DECEMBER The Norwich to London mail coach transports a large cargo of game, including turkey rabbits, partridge and pheasant

Two Stagecoaches Race
THE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other

Stage Coach / Flood Tide
A Flood Tide " Ship a hoy!!" A concerned gentleman is offered passage by jolly boat, but encouraged to stay in the stage which will make the final five mile in 20 minutes

French Diligence / 1823
A French diligence coach tears through the countryside

Carriages Taken by Train
A fascinating picture showing the arrival at a countryside terminus of a steam train transporting two stagecoaches which are unloaded to depart onward by road

French Diligence
Changing the horses on a French diligence; note the cobbled paving of the road

German Stagecoach 1846
Passengers emerge from their coach at Cologne

American Stagecoach
A stagecoach drawn by four horses sets out from a staging post in the American countryside

Post Carriage Russia
The arrival of a carriage at a post house in Russia

Coach Loses Passengers
The Scarborough Coach loses its passengers at a crossroads

STAGECOACH / GOOD NIGHT
A stagecoach passing through a toll gate at night entitled " Good night"

Stagecoach / White Horse
The Cambridge Telegraph stagecoach outside the White Horse, Fetter Lane, London, preparing for departure

Transport / By Horse / Stage
Coaches were generally made of tough ash wood, with mahogany panels and leather upper parts; the finest made coaches commanded the best wages

COACH / 1670
Horse-drawn coaches from the time of Charles II

The Windsor Coach C1820
The Windsor Coach

Coach in California
Stagecoach travellers in California might enjoy the magnificent scenery, if they weren t so scared their coach is going to go over the edge and into the ravine

Social / Us Coach / Train
The Stagecoach and its Nemesis - the horses rear at their first sight of an IRON horse

German Mail Coach
A German mail coach bowls through the countryside : the coachman warns the villagers of his imminent arrival by blowing his post-horn

C16 German Coachman
A German coachman

German Mail Coach Snow
A German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care

Stagecoach Timetable
Time-table of coaches from Cheltenham, Thomas Haines Junior proprietor

Coach and Train
A coach rolls peacefully along the road - but in the distance is the train which will soon put the stagecoach out of business

Basket Coach 1780
The Basket Coach, so called because it has a basket at the back to hold the luggage

Stagecoach in Snow
The stagecoach horses pull their coach through heavy snow

Snowbound on Xmas Eve
SNOWBOUND ON CHRISTMAS EVE - the guard of a stagecoach stuck in the snow fires his blunderbuss to call for help

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