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Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Assistant Eric Wallbank

Meet the Team – the Charity Committee

What does the Charity Committee do? Have you ever wondered how we find all those outstanding young people we give our awards to at our industry dinners? Or who runs our stands at careers fairs? Those are two of the […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   The Clerk

Banquet 2024 – update

Detailed planning for the Coachmakers’ Banquet 2024 has now begun in earnest. Please mark this date in your diary: Friday 17th May 2024 at the Guildhall in London. Tickets will go on sale in mid-January 2024. The draft programme for […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Howard Cook

Aerospace award winner does well, historically

Historic Aircraft Association President Sir Gerald Howarth presents Milan Stojsavljevic with the award at the Historic Aircraft Association Symposium at the RAF Museum At the Historic Aircraft Association Symposium at the RAF Museum in September, awards were made to well-known […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Liveryman Mark Jurd

The story of the Christmas coach

Thanks to the skill and craftsmanship of London’s coachmakers, the stagecoach was this country’s fastest mode of transport 200 years ago. The role of the stagecoach took on particular importance in December, when friends and family travelled home, boys returned […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Freeman David Barzilay

A model mail coach

I’ve always been a bit of a collector, rummaging through antique and junk shops the length and breadth of the UK, and across the rest of the world when on holiday. From quite an early age I started collecting old […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   PM Sarah Sillars OBE

A road well travelled: Canada calls for PM Sarah

Sometimes in life the events or places you have longed to go to, often over many years, can be a disappointment when they happen. It can be a damp squib when the expectation is greater than the reality. So, it […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Phil McCarthy

A year through a lens: Phil McCarthy’s photo journal

Pictured above: Phil sitting on the ramp, at 15,000ft somewhere above the Midlands When Lyn asked me to write a piece for Coachlines based on my experiences of a year photographing the Company, I was at first delighted but then […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   Renter Warden David Barrett

Master and Clerks’ luncheon 2023

Pictured above: The Master Lightmonger Peter McVeigh addresses the Master, observed by the Master Tallow Chandler Julian Hill and IPM Julian Leach On Thursday 7th December the Coachmakers’ Company held its second Masters’ and Clerks’ Luncheon in recent times. Hosted […]

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   The Lord Mayor of London

Wishing you a Happy Christmas from the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress

Coachlines - December 2023

20.12.23   The Clerk

Raising Christmas cheer at the Carol Service 2023

The Coachmakers’ Annual Carol Service was held at St James, Garlickhythe on Thursday 7th December 2023, presided over by the Coachmakers’ Chaplain, Canon Jeremy Haselock, his first in office, which was followed by an excellent mulled wine reception and traditional […]

Coachlines - November 2023

27.11.23   The Master Bettine Evans

Master’s message November 2023

Greetings fellow Liverymen. A warm welcome to you all, with special greetings to our most recent Freeman Paul Johnston. It’s lovely to be communicating with you all again. I do hope you have enjoyed the few weeks since we last […]

Coachlines - November 2023

27.11.23   Freeman David Barzilay

A letter from the Editor

Dear readers, It’s that time of year as we approach Christmas that we think of family and friends and getting together to celebrate. As I sit writing to you from Hertfordshire, the autumn colours are still stunning but starting to […]