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A '''carriage''' was a [[human]] land [[vehicle]] usually pulled by [[horse]]s or other animals. Before the advent of the [[car|automobile]], it was one of the primary means of transportation for humans over long distances. | |||
== Types == | |||
Types of carriages included the [[chariot]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') [[tikka-ghari]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') [[Hansom cab]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') [[hearse]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') [[Coach]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') [[Brougham]], [[Landau]], [[Phaeton]], [[Sociable]], [[Victoria (carriage)|Victoria]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and [[stagecoach]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') [[Train]]s also had carriages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'', ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | |||
[[ | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] was referred to as a carriage by several people, including [[Tegana]] ([[TV]]: [[Marco Polo (TV story)#The Roof of the World .281.29|'The Roof of the World']]), the [[Seventh Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') [[Charlotte Brontë]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Unearthly Things (comic story)|Unearthly Things]]'') [[Graham O'Brien]], and [[George Gordon Byron|Lord Byron]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
[[ | == History == | ||
[[Turlough]] was accidentally struck by a carriage belonging to [[Jasper Jeake]] in early [[18th century]] [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'') | |||
[[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson]]'s body was carried to [[Paris]] in a hearse carriage when she died in [[1764]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | |||
In [[1953]], Queen [[Elizabeth II]] rode in a carriage during her [[coronation]]. ([[ | In [[1869]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Charles Dickens]] were involved in a carriage chase with [[Gabriel Sneed]] and [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]] after the latter pair kidnapped [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') | ||
In [[1892]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] used a carriage driven by [[Strax]] while he maintained his [[retirement]] in [[Victorian]] [[London]]. [[Clara Oswin Oswald]] snuck onto the carriage and began asking him questions about his identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | |||
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In [[1893]], Strax had an extremely frustrating streak of carriage rides through [[Yorkshire]], where he believed the horses pulling the carriages got lost. He executed three horses in a single week for their insubordination and nearly performed a fourth execution on another before a street urchin pointed out the way to [[Sweetville]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') | |||
In [[1953]], Queen [[Elizabeth II]] rode in a carriage during her [[coronation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 22 April 2024
A carriage was a human land vehicle usually pulled by horses or other animals. Before the advent of the automobile, it was one of the primary means of transportation for humans over long distances.
Types[[edit] | [edit source]]
Types of carriages included the chariot, (TV: The War Games) tikka-ghari, (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire) Hansom cab, (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang) hearse, (TV: The Unquiet Dead) Coach, (TV: Tooth and Claw) Brougham, Landau, Phaeton, Sociable, Victoria, (TV: Deep Breath) and stagecoach. (TV: The Woman Who Lived) Trains also had carriages. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks, Mummy on the Orient Express, The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
The Doctor's TARDIS was referred to as a carriage by several people, including Tegana (TV: 'The Roof of the World'), the Seventh Doctor, (TV: Ghost Light) Charlotte Brontë, (COMIC: Unearthly Things) Graham O'Brien, and Lord Byron. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Turlough was accidentally struck by a carriage belonging to Jasper Jeake in early 18th century London. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria)
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson's body was carried to Paris in a hearse carriage when she died in 1764. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
In 1869, the Ninth Doctor and Charles Dickens were involved in a carriage chase with Gabriel Sneed and Gwyneth after the latter pair kidnapped Rose Tyler. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
In 1892, the Eleventh Doctor used a carriage driven by Strax while he maintained his retirement in Victorian London. Clara Oswin Oswald snuck onto the carriage and began asking him questions about his identity. (TV: The Snowmen)
In 1893, Strax had an extremely frustrating streak of carriage rides through Yorkshire, where he believed the horses pulling the carriages got lost. He executed three horses in a single week for their insubordination and nearly performed a fourth execution on another before a street urchin pointed out the way to Sweetville. (TV: The Crimson Horror)
In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II rode in a carriage during her coronation. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)
