The contents of the coach house and the motor house in 1901 and 1915
1901 Inventory.
Carriages
Bus wagonette by Edwards, Son & Chamberlayne
Barouche by Shanks, London
Landau by Fullers, Bristol
Landau by Shanks, London
Pony Shay by Barton
Brougham by Shanks, London
Victoria by Peters, London
Dog Cart by Fullers
Pony wheel chair by Monks, Bath
Invalid Wheel Chair
2 iron carriage jacks
Large Wheelbarrow
Table, box & Tub
Harness Box
Ladder & Pair Steps
Large Clothes Horse
1915 inventory
Coach House
Landau by Shanks, London, with rubber tyres, lamps, India-rubber mat and pole
Landau by Fullers, Bristol, with rubber tyres, lamp and pole
Barouche by Shanks, London, with lamps, pole, and India-rubber mat
Victoria by Peters, London, with lamps, pole and 2 rubber mats
Two-wheel dog cart by Fullers, Bristol, with lamps
Waterproof apron
Invalid donkey chair by Monks & co., Bath, with waterproof apron
Carriage umbrella
2 blue cloth rugs
Fur rug
White waterproof
Pair steps and ladder
Trestle and tool chest
Motor House
Wolseley 40 h.p. Landau with acetelyne gas lamps, and Stepney span tyres (A Stepney was a word for a spare tyre)
Daimler 30 h.p. shooting car with acetelyne gas lamps and Stepney span tyres
2 spare tyres
Deal chest of motor tools
Sundry lamps
Motor jack
Small deal desk and stool
Who were the makers?
https://www.shanks-family.org/coachmakersntary
https://www.thecarriagefoundation.org.uk/maker/fullers
https://www.thecarriagefoundation.org.uk/maker/peters-and-sons
What happened to the contents of the coach house?
There are no specific images of the carriages and coaches mentioned in the 1901 and 1915 inventories. By the time of the 1947 sale many of them would have been replaced by newer versions or have been updated to motor cars.
Esme’s will mentions motor cars in 2 legacies:
“to my nephew Cecil Eustace Irby … my Wolseley car or any other car of mine that he may chose”
“… to my daughter Esme Frances Sylvia Cavendish … all such of my motor cars, motor accessories and spare parts for motor cars …”
