THE GOLDEN COACH
The Coronation Coach, which stands In a coachhouse of its own in the Royal Mews, is.gigantic, weighing four tons. It was designed in .1752 and painted >by Cipriani. A glittering mass of wrought gilt, it has huge wheels with outward-bent spokes and a beautiful glass body swung on great leather springs. Five British Sovereigns have gone to Westminster Abbey in it: George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria, King Edward, and King George v. ■■■•'■■ . ■ . - .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370508.2.156.5
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 21
Word Count
76Untitled Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 21
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in