Cart Collection (page 2)

Gypsy caravan and trap in a wood clearing. Pen & ink with watercolour wash sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Charminar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Asia

Donkey cart, County Leitrim, Connacht, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Chuck Wagon Race, Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. A horse and cart keeps strictly to this limit

Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances
District Council of Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape

Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1815. View with figures and carts in the street. Built between 1714 and 1729, the church was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor

Straidkilly, Carnlough, The Slipping Village - a view of Straidkilly with a man driving on the road with a horse and cart. There is a thatched cottage on the right

Coleridge Nether Stowey
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critics cottage at Nether Stowey, Somerset Date: 1772 - 1834

Primrose Hill Road, NW London. Date: circa 1910

St Pancras Station and Midland Grand Hotel London, designed by Victorian architect George Gilbert Scott, circa 1905. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
John Burtons Old Curiosity Shop at 27 Market Street. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Luttrell Psalter. 14th c. Blocked cart pulled by horses and helped by men. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape, and a hose cart

LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East London
Opened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping. Seen here are the firemen posing with their two horse drawn escape carts

LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council, Kennington fire station was located in Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington, South London. Seen here are its horse drawn escape ladder

Ealing Fire Brigade with horse-drawn appliance
Firefighters of the Ealing Fire Brigade, West London, with a horse-drawn appliance, and a policeman standing alongside

Dorset Hay Wain
A farmer leading a horse-drawn hay cart (or hay wain) in a country lane in Dorset, England. Date: early 1940s

BROOKLYN, c1820. Winter scene in Brooklyn. Oil, c1817-1820, by Louisa Ann Coleman after Francis Guy

Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to Utah
Mormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ox-pulled wagon - Lipton Tea Company
Colombo, Sri Lanka - a wagon of the Lipton Ltd. Tea company bearing a mass of wooden tea chests and pulled by a pair of white oxen. Date: circa 1910s

Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)

Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera

Street scene, Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales
A street scene in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The grocers shop on the left displays a large coffee pot on the corner of the building

City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End Road
Situated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clements Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse

The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California, USA. A large ostrich pulls a wheeled cart, containing an enthusiastic lady passenger! The boss of the farm in bowler hat stands proudly behind

Cricket in Coventry
Cricket played on Grey Friars Green, Coventry

Oast Houses and Kiln
Hop oast houses and kiln, Kent, England

Loading the Harvest Wagon - Arthur W Redgate
Oil on Canvas 40.6 x 66

View of The Council House, Nottingham, from South Parade
Artist - Title: View of The Council House, Nottingham, from South Parade - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 76 x 63.5

Land Girls WWII
Land Girls, Mrs. Gosden, Miss Peggy Rose and Miss Ivy Baldwin, with a horse and hay cart farming on a farm in Tooting during World War II

Digging Golf Bunker
Men busy preparing the 8th bunker at Princes golf course, Sandwich, Kent, in readiness for the Open Championship in June

Borough Market 1864
The new Borough market is full of people buying their vegetables

London Rag & Bone Men
A rag and bone horse and cart and other horse drawn vehicles, about to cross Tower Bridge, London, England

Lewisham Clock Tower
One pram, one horse-drawn cart - there isn t much of a traffic problem at Lewisham Clock Tower !

Wellington Street. Ballymena - a street scene with people and boy and hand cart. To the distance can be seen a horse vehicle and motor car. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim)

High Street, Donaghadee, Looking South - a street scene with shop fronts and people, there is a hand cart to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

Jamesons Whisky Heritage Centre, Midleton, County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Wheelwrights making cart wheels
Wheelwrights or wainwrights making large wooden wheels in a traditional rural workshop. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Elephant & Castle
The Elephant & Castle public house, seen from Walworth Road with a horse bus, a hansom cab, a horse-drawn wagon and a dog cart as well as various pedestrians

Spain and Portugal - Leiria Fountain - Fountain foreground - Bullock cart with barrel, people around fountain - houses in background. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain

Straidkilly, Carnlough, A Quiet Chat - a view of a man with horse and cart, talking to a lady outside a thatched cottage. There are other buildings to the left

WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, London
WW2 - Recycling tin cans to aid the war effort in East Ham, London - April, 1940. Date: 1940

Shire horses and cart on Marazion beach, Cornwall
Two white shire horses pulling a cart along Marazion beach in Cornwall, with St Michaels Mount in the background

Decorative ox-cart in Sarchi Village, Central Highlands, Costa Rica, Central America

Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden Market
Mrs Sullivan, or Auntie of the Garden, a famous character in Covent Garden Market who earned her living from looking after the carters whips

The Horse Cartoon, 1931
Cartoon, by H.M. Bateman, showing a large chauffeur driven car crashing into the rear of a horse-drawn hansom cab or cart

Figure riding cart with milk churn, Arigna, Shannon River, County Leitrim, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

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"The Versatile Cart: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of art and history as we explore the captivating role of the humble cart. From John Constable's iconic masterpiece "The Hay Wain, 1821" to Alfred Wallis' charming depiction of a cottage in St Ives, Cornwall, carts have left an indelible mark on our collective imagination. Louis Wain takes us on a whimsical ride with his delightful artwork "Cats in a dog cart, " showcasing how even our furry friends appreciate the allure of this timeless mode of transportation. Meanwhile, in Sheffield, England, carts were an integral part of daily life during the bustling coal mining era of the 1850s. Venturing further south to Reading, Berkshire, we witness carts transporting goods from Polkanuggo Quarry in Stithians, Cornwall. The strength and grace displayed by shire horses pulling hay wagons exemplify their indispensable contribution to rural communities. In Ayr's High Street or amidst the chaos at an Advanced Dressing Station on the Western Front captured by Matania's skilled hand, carts prove their adaptability across diverse settings. Even culinary delights find their way onto wheels as horse-drawn fish and chips wagons bring joy to coastal towns like those found in Cornwall. Lastly, let us not forget Whitwick Colliery where coal miners shattered production records for our country. These courageous individuals relied heavily on sturdy carts to transport vital resources underground while shaping Britain's industrial landscape. Through these glimpses into artistry and historical events involving carts throughout time and places like Cornwall or Sheffield; it becomes evident that these unassuming vehicles hold stories untold. Their presence symbolizes resilience and progress while reminding us that sometimes it is through simplicity that greatness is achieved.