The stanhope was a
gig
Gig or GIG may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Gig'' (Circle Jerks album) (1992)
* ''Gig'' (Northern Pikes album) (1993)
* ''The Gig'', a 1985 film written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy
* GIG, a character in ''Hot Wheels AcceleRacers'' ...
,
buggy, or light
phaeton, typically having a high seat for one person and closed back. It was named after Captain Hon. Henry FitzRoy Stanhope (ca. 1754 - 1828, son of
William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington
General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier.
The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and ...
), a well-known sportsman of his time, and built by the London firm of Tilbury, coachbuilders in Mount Street.
[At South Street, London in about 1820 according to Walrond, Sally: Looking at Carriages, p. 73] (see
Tilbury (carriage)
A tilbury is a light, open, two-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, developed in the early 19th century by the London firm of Tilbury, coachbuilders in Mount StreetAt South Street, London in about 1820 according to Walrond, Sally: Looking at ...
)
See also
*
Stanhope, an early auto body
*
Types of carriages
References
External links
D7849 Stanhope gig, wood, maker unknown, England, c 1862 - Powerhouse Museum Collection.Powerhouse Museum , Science + Design , Sydney Australia. Search "stanhope gig".
Morven ParkMorven Park Winmill Carriage Museum
The Carriage Association of America, Inc.
Carriages
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