I will admit it, I get the conveyances of the Regency confused all the time. So here is a primer on all the assorted vehicles of the Regency era for your (and

People in Regency England depended heavily upon horseback and carriage to get around. Many of them traveled extensively from their country […]

I've been posting for several months now about images from the Regency era publication Ackermann's Repository; which was published in England from 1809 to 1828. These monthly issues were full of wonderful hand-colored plates of Fashions, Furniture, Curtains, Landscapes, Gardens, Architecture and more. In July 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 1 (1809-1815) In August 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 2 (1816-1822) In September 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 3 (1823-1828) There were over 480 Fashion Plates published in the 20 years they were in publication and I've created png images from 41 of them to use in my digital art projects. This is a reference chart for the 41 png images showing a variety of fashions from 1809-1828 I've posted these to my deviantART account in an easy to download zip file to share with you all. Click HERE to go to that page and then click the Download button on the top right once there. I just could not resist sharing this ladies with you once more and I hope you will use them to create some fun digital art or craft projects of your very own. Here are some of the digital art projects I've created so far using many of the images from above. Beautiful Day for a Walk by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ladies with a Gothic view by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ladies with a Curtain View Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Beauties by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Midnight Garden by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ghost Scene by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Masquerade Ball by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. The Regency Ladies of Fashion by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. I'm having so much fun creating with these images that I wanted to share these fun FREEBIES with you guys too. Enjoy!

Coachmen were the people entrusted with the management of a person's carriage and horses, but there were 15 things a good Georgian coachman would not do...

Long before the development of the roadside motel, travelers had to use a different method to get adequate rest. Travelers (and their horses) used coaching inns to get food, alcohol, and rest. Initially only the wealthy could travel, but suddenly in 1667 everything changed.

Some articles and blogs claim that all chaises and post chaises must be yellow. However, the only requirement I've found or a particular color of any carriage i

The causes of carriage accidents, some of which were deadly, were based on a wide variety of factors. Among the reasons for carriage accidents were

A look at the wide variety of conveyances from the Regency Era carriage, to different types of coaches and other types of vehicles.

Regency Trivia – Coaches Traveling Coaches Of all the privately owned coaches and carriages these were the largest. Bear in mind that every coach was bespoke. There are accounts of traveling co…

Sense & Sensibility is about so many things, but there is an emphasis on income, inheritance and money, and how the world of the late 18th, early 19th century figured in the lives of AustenR…

By Donna Hatch People in Regency England depended heavily upon horseback and carriage to get around. Many of them traveled extensively...

Summer Hanford recently blogged on Austen Authors about language, particularly for writers working in the Regency period. I was traveling and unable to jump into the discussion, but her comments se…

Curricles, gigs and phaetons in the Regency

In April 1811 Jane Austen was staying with her brother Henry and his wife Eliza at their home 64, Sloane Street and working on the proofs of Sense and Sensibility. Not that this prevented her from …

Coachbuilding or coach making was achieved by coach makers who created "those numerous and elegant vehicles which modern refinement ... invented as speedy

We shared the game for passengers of a carriage, travelling piquet, but coachmen had their own game up on the box called the "Road Game": Coaching, past and

We have looked at travel and the various carriages of the Regency Period in four previous posts. You can re-visit them here: Part I: Travel in Regency England Part II: A Study of Character’s Move…

A look at the wide variety of conveyances from the Regency Era carriage, to different types of coaches and other types of vehicles.

Learn about the era of stagecoach travel 1660-1850, via my guide to getting about in Regency London (1819)

Many readers of Regency novels are fascinated by driving a carriage: It’s partly romantic, partly adventurous and in our accelerated times comfortingly nostalgic. Most people of the Regency period would shake their heads at such attitudes. To them, driving a carriage was mainly a means of transport and not even a convenient one: Stage coaches were crammed with passengers, accidents happened fr ...

We are accustomed these days, when we are fortunate enough to buy a new car, to choosing from a substantial list of options. Well, there was no less choice two hundred years ago, if you were fortunate enough to purchase a new carriage. William Felton's book of 1794 laid out all the options for the prospective buyer. He states that he wrote the book, in the main, to educate gentlemen about the construction of their coaches, and the costs involved, so that they would not be cheated by unscrupulous tradesmen. Certainly his work is comprehensive and completely understandable by the layman. Mr. Felton includes all aspects of coach building, from frames and springs to hammer-cloths and trimmings. It was this last that I personally found most interesting. One of the main figures of the plates shows a coach interior wall--one half left is trimmed in a basic manner, the other right in a more opulent style. "Holders", that is straps to grasp over rough roads, etc. have two and a half pages devoted to them. Windows were of prime importance. Mr. Felton asserts that "...glass should always be of the best plate; but a great difficulty lies in procuring them...free from bladders or veins..." There was a wide choice of window coverings, as this illustration left shows: Fig 5 - is a spring curtain, which we might call a roller blind. Fig 6 - is a festoon curtain, on the left plain and on the right ornamented. Felton states they are "of no utility". Fig 8 - shows the Venetian blind which Mr. Felton highly approves. Fig 9 - is the 'common shutter' which could be raised and lowered in the same way as the glass window, by a strap and loop. There are chapters on lamps, wheels, and one on coach painting with wonderful details: Of course, many carriages were used for long distance travel and as such they required storage, and lots of it. There were all kinds of storage compartments and containers that could be included with a new coach: trunks, imperials (designed to carry light objects--placed on the roof), and wells (fixed to the bottom of the carriage body). Of particular interest were hat boxes (made of leather to the shape of the hat, and generally carried on the roof): and cap-boxes (of various materials, according to expenditure, and fastened "resembling a sword-case" to the back of the coach's body): When I first began my Regency research, more than twenty years ago, I struggled to find information, of the period, on coaches. This book answers all my questions. It's available for download from Google Books. There is another book available, equally informative, titled "English Pleasure Carriages". But it is from 1837, and the changes to carriage design in the forty years between the books is worth studying. The 1837 book, unlike Felton's earlier work, has illustrations of complete carriages that are excellent. Happy travelling! 'Til next time, Lesley-Anne

Lot of Vintage Blue Transferware Dinner Plates Maker: Johnson Bros., Ltd. Pattern: Regency Coaching Scenes This listing is for a set of six(6) vintage dinner plates in the above-mentioned pattern (as pictured). Classic blue and white transferware pattern with floral rimmed border and a central image of a horse drawn carriage travelling through town. Plates have wide fluted rims and scalloped edges. High gloss finish. Each plate measures 10” in diameter. Made in England. Hallmark on back of each plate includes additional seal of appointment by the Queen. In EXCELLENT vintage condition with no chips, cracks, repairs, crazing or discoloration. *Pictured tea cup is not included. However, I do have the set of matching tea cups, which are available for purchase. Please see separate listing. I am happy to provide additional photos or information upon request. Please be advised, this is a vintage and/or pre-owned item. It is sold as-is. I do my best to address any flaws and describe items to the best of my ability. I have been collecting antique and vintage items for 25+ years, but I do not claim to be an expert. All sales are final. No returns or exchanges. All shipping upgrades must be paid by purchaser. All items are shipped via USPS only. Any other carrier must be authorized by seller.

In April 1811 Jane Austen was staying with her brother Henry and his wife Eliza at their home 64, Sloane Street and working on the proofs of Sense and Sensibility. Not that this prevented her from …

I will admit it, I get the conveyances of the Regency confused all the time. So here is a primer on all the assorted vehicles of the Regency era for your (and

I had a wonderful auction haul of prints and maps in December – including the map that I’d gone for in the first place – Cary’s New Plan of London with the Correct List of u…

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Berlina is a carriage which at the end of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century replaced Kareta model used at royal courts since the Middle Ages. With two or five windows, initially with a reach but from the second quarter of the nineteenth century, with the widespread use of elliptic leaf spring, without a reach. […]

When I was writing the first, and even the second, draft of The Realm of Silence, I called the carriage my heroine is driving up and down the Great North Road, to and from Edinburgh, a phaeton. I k…

Long before the development of the roadside motel, travelers had to use a different method to get adequate rest. Travelers (and their horses) used coaching inns to get food, alcohol, and rest. Initially only the wealthy could travel, but suddenly in 1667 everything changed.