Contract drawing for a horse box and carriage landing
Drawing
1878 (Made)
1878 (Made)
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This design shows a simple arrangement for loading a horse in a railway wagon, or specialised horsebox. Instead of attempting to manoeuvre the often temperamental animals into the side of a wagon, the groom would lead the horse up a slope, over a ramp placed above the buffers, and directly through the end doors of the specially designed wagon.
Object details
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| Title | Contract drawing for a horse box and carriage landing (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Contract drawing for a horse box and carriage landing for the Tilton to Market Harborough branch and Medbourne branch of the Great Northern and London & North Western Railway, 1878, Anonymous |
| Physical description | Plans, elevations and sections of a horse box and carriage landing, showing track, buffers, platform and approach slope |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered in ink G. N. and L. & N. W. Joint Lines, 1874 Tilton to Market Harboro' and Medbourne Branch. Horse box & Carriage Landing (to be reversed at Medbourne & East Norton) 1 in 15 slope. Dated K. A. D. 18th July 1878. Stamped in purple ink To be returned to Civil Engineer's office: London Midland Region Euston. |
| Object history | Bought at Christie's Charity Sale of Works by Leading Contemporary Architects, Artists and Designers, February 3, 1987, p.27, lot no 68A |
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| Summary | This design shows a simple arrangement for loading a horse in a railway wagon, or specialised horsebox. Instead of attempting to manoeuvre the often temperamental animals into the side of a wagon, the groom would lead the horse up a slope, over a ramp placed above the buffers, and directly through the end doors of the specially designed wagon. |
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| Accession number | E.661-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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