The Horseshoe - 17th Jul 2012 7:52pm
Charabancs at the Horseshoe, New Brighton Pier 1920s.
The old Chelsea Reach is on the right
Charabancs at the Horseshoe, New Brighton Pier 1920s.
The old Chelsea Reach is on the right
Re: The Horseshoe - 17th Jul 2012 8:01pm
those were the days.... i love these pics thanks pablo
Re: The Horseshoe - 17th Jul 2012 9:05pm
Glad you like the photos Mark. The daimler in the front would have been the top of the range back then. It mght have even had heating
Re: The Horseshoe - 18th Jul 2012 6:13am
The front charabanc (Reg no HF59) in pablo42's picture was owned by the New Brighton Motor Coach Co, who owned quite a few white Daimler charabancs.
The company, which was based in Grosvenor Road, New Brighton, was formed in 1914 and dissolved in October 1932. HF59 in pablo42's picture has solid tyres and probably dates from about 1916.
The second picture below shows what is probably the same party (note the flags on top of the charabancs) outside Lever Bros head office.
Re: The Horseshoe - 18th Jul 2012 7:19am
Nice one Upton. Brilliant piece of detective work. So, the top photo would be Grosvenor Road?
Re: The Horseshoe - 18th Jul 2012 9:32am
Nice find.
Are they solid tyres? On wet cobbles, it must have been an interesting ride!
Are they solid tyres? On wet cobbles, it must have been an interesting ride!