Omnibus at Cross Lanes, Cury, Cornwall

Photograph taken 1910 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BB98/06177

A view of the bus with an open drivers compartment at the front. The conductor can be seen at the back of the bus in a white coat with his ticket machine over his shoulder.

Location

Cornwall Cury

Period

Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

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The interior of the carriage tyre shop showing employees at work. All the workers are dressed in their everyday clothes and wearing aprons to protect them. These jobs were skilled, indoor jobs rather than manual labour and this is reflected in the clothing.

Omnibus at Cross Lanes, Cury, Cornwall

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