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Coachlines - June 2023

28.06.23 Liveryman Richard Charlesworth

Tradition and style at Savile Row Concours

The second staging of the Savile Row Concours took place in the street of the same name on 24th-25th May. Such was the acclaim of the inaugural event in 2022, it was back with more content, more cars and more […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 The Master Julian Leach

Master’s message May 2023

This month I’d like to thank the Coachmakers for coming to the party, or should I say will be coming to the party. Around 400 people will be coming to the Banquet on 6th June as it is fully subscribed. […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 The Clerk

Clerk’s Notes May 2023

On 30th May 1906, while conducting trials for revolutionary wireless telegraphy technology, the pre-Dreadnought Battleship, HMS MONTAGU, commanded by Captain Thomas Adair RN, ran aground at Shutter Point on the south-west end of Lundy at 0212 in thick fog and […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 The Clerk

Buy your tickets for the Coachmakers’ Banquet 2023 prize draw

The final pieces of what has become a more complex jigsaw puzzle than anticipated are now falling into place, and this year’s Banquet is almost ready for the flag to drop. It is a sell-out event at which just over […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Assistant Mark Broadbent

Coachmakers Bursary winners gain valuable insights at Fenix Carriages

Pictured above: students Rupert, Leigh and Eleanor receive their certificates from Assistant Mark Broadbent In mid-April the three successful applicants for the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers’ Training Bursary gathered at Assistant Mark Broadbent’s Fenix Carriages in […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 The Clerk

A permanent home for Brougham

The first Brougham Carriage built was made in 1838 and presented to the Coachmakers’ Company in 1894 by the Rt Hon Earl of Bathurst to retain as the first example of what had been a revolutionary design in carriage building. […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Assistant Eric Wallbank

The Coachmakers’ Charity – ambitious objectives for our 350th year

You will be aware that the Company will celebrate its 350th anniversary in 2027. The 350+ Committee has plans in place to celebrate this historic anniversary in an appropriate way. That Committee has set some ambitious objectives for our charitable […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Freeman Chris Mann

A trio of Le Mans legends at Smith Heritage Invitational

Every April, North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts a three-day spring AutoFair swap-meet and autojumble for American muscle-car enthusiasts. For 2023, though, a whole new dimension was added to the show with the introduction of a display and concours event […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Livermany Dan Geoghegan

Join us for Flywheel at Bicester Heritage

Join us for Flywheel, a celebration of wings, wheels and motion for its 10-year anniversary at Bicester Heritage on 17th-18th June, from 9am until 6pm each day. Our first Flywheel event since 2017 promises to be spectacular, as we invite […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Honorary Assistant Lesley Upham

Coachmakers join Savile Row Concours

The Master, PM Richard Charlesworth and Liveryman Christopher Tate take time at The Concours on Savile Row to discuss all things Coachmakers. Read more in the next issue of Coachlines. (Photo courtesy of Liveryman David Barzilay.)

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Liveryman Dave Connor

Not so much a pub crawl … more a relaxed Coachmakers’ Medieval City walk

Following our interesting and enjoyable stroll through the past, held in 2022, this year saw our gathered Coachmaker party ready to walk at the Barbican on Saturday 22nd April. On the one hand, this is a Grade 1 listed 1960s […]

Coachlines - May 2023

28.05.23 Assistant Clerk

Second sight

My Grandmother, Cecilia Kate Shimmings, was born in the mid 1890s in Devizes. This itself is nothing remarkable, however despite her tendency towards the use of malapropisms she had a unique ability to know things. Let me elaborate. My Grandfather […]