B/W print; horse tram no 244, Aldersgate Street to Clapton route, A Braddock, 1888

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Reference number	1998/83907
Description	A knifeboard double-deck horse tram no. 244 operating on the Aldersgate Street to Clapton route, with driver, conductor and passengers and drawn by two bay horses. The conductor stands in the road leaning against the tram, and the driver is seen at the front. Passengers are on both the lower and upper decks. A panel on the side of the vehicle states that it travels via Hackney Road, and the vehicle also displays the number 1385.
Photographer	A Braddock
Dates	circa 1888
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	C6427
Location	Covent Garden Victorian Gallery
Topics	Trams and trolleybuses
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	108mm
  Width	167mm
  Depth	5mm
  Descriptive size	167x108mm

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Advert: Compare!!! Barber and Comp Rich Sirupy Moning Congo 2/- per Ib with That Sold by Grocers & Others Destination board: Aldersgate Street, Hackney Road & Clapton. Caption: A. Braddock, Photo., 6, Lower Clapton Place, E.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	A Braddock, circa 1888