1899 Daimler horseless carriage bandages The man is sharpening an

The man is sharpening an item on his grinder which he is operating by foot

At the top is a group of hafted weapons and shields and on both sides several plate chanfrons for the protection of horses faces and heads

Spike Milligan doing funny hand gestures behind Michael Bentine

House in Golden Square

The first Blackfriars Bridge was designed by Robert Mylne

1899 Daimler horseless carriage bandages The man is sharpening an1899 Daimler horseless carriage. Very early open car; the driver and passengers had to brave the weather. This was the first car to be driven into the House of Commons Yard, and also the first all British entry in a foreign road race, the Paris Ostend event in which it finished third in the Tourist Class. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, had one of his first ever motor rides in this car.