Payne & Bates 7hp Car, 1901

This is a rare early example of a small Coventry based manufacturer - this 1901 built Payne & Bates is a Godiva model, named after Lady Godiva who famously rode through Coventry on a horse, naked (although the term 'naked' is most likely to refer to her not wearing any jewellery, as opposed to being unclothed). It is now in the Coventry Transport Museum

Horse Drawn Parcel Van, c1910

This horse drawn parcel van, built around 1910 for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, is typical of horse drawn vans used in the thousands around Britain in the Edwardian era before motor vans became more commonplace. They were typically staffed by two - one to drive it and to make the deliveries, and the other to keep an eye on the van to make sure no one stole anything from it whilst the other staff member was away!

Punch Cartoon, 1911

Punch Cartoon poking fun at the London Underground maps and their 'simplicity'

Sunbeam Coupe de L'Auto, 1912

This Sunbeam Coupe de L'Auto is the same as featured in my previous post here http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com/ , but photographed at the 2011 Edwardian Race at the VSCC Mallory Park Race Meeting last August

"Revivo" - The Non-Poisonous Straw Hat Cleaner

South Eastern & Chatham Railway D class Locomotive, 1901

This 1901 built express passenger locomotive is number 737, a D class 4-4-0 built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway at their Ashford Works in 1901, and was often used to haul Pullman services, such as the one in my post below

1917 Govanhills Baths reopen

Yesterday, on February 4th 2011, the Govanshills Baths which originally opened in 1917 were reopened by actor Peter Mullan (who among other films starred in 'Warhorse', set in the Edwardian era and the First World War)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16873557

http://www.govanhillbaths.com

Pullman Railway Carriage 'Topaz', 1913

This is 'Topaz', a 1913 built Pullman railway carriage, built in Birmingham. Pullman's were a very luxurious form of railway travel, offering a higher standard of comfort and service than even the First Class product offered by the railway companies. Pullman services were operated over various railway lines, with the Pullman company entering into contracts with the owning railway company who would provide running rights and a locomotive to haul the train.

The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway was the first company to run entire Pullman trains over it's system, in the late 19th Century, This particular carriage, 'Topaz' (all Pullman carriages were named - naming of railway rolling stock was usually only reserved for passenger locomotives, and usually large express ones at that) was used on the Boat Train route operated by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, where the train would carry passengers from London to Dover, where there would be the rude interruption of a ferry journey, then back on a Pullman service in France for onward travel to Paris. Entering service in 1913, 'Topaz' wasn't retired until 1961, and is now in the National Railway Museum, York, attached to a typical Edwardian express passenger steam locomotive that would have hauled it originally

Watch 'The ? Motorist', 1906

Watch the fantastic RW Paul film 'The ? Motorist' from 1906, which I reviewed here

North Eastern Railway Station, 1913

Rebuilt brick-by-brick at the Beamish North of England Open Air Museum after relocation from Rowley, the entire Rowley Station complex depicts a typical North Eastern Railway Station serving a town in the Edwardian era, 1913 to be precise.

Interior of the booking office

Toilet in the Ladies Waiting Room - compare it to the one in this post! http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com/2011/09/edwardian-bathroom_19.html