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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 over long distances. | 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. | ||
[[Turlough]] was accidentally struck by a carriage belonging to [[Jasper Jeake]] in early [[18th century]] [[London]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'') | [[Turlough]] was accidentally struck by a carriage belonging to [[Jasper Jeake]] in early [[18th century]] [[London]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'') | ||
[[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson]]'s body was carried to [[Paris]] in a hearse carriage when she died in [[1764]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | |||
In [[1869]] [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Charles Dickens]] were involved in a carriage chase with [[Gabriel Sneed]] and [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]] when the latter pair kidnapped [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') | In [[1869]] [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Charles Dickens]] were involved in a carriage chase with [[Gabriel Sneed]] and [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]] when the latter pair kidnapped [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 25 June 2012
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.
Turlough was accidentally struck by a carriage belonging to Jasper Jeake in early 18th century London. (BFA: Phantasmagoria)
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson's body was carried to Paris in a hearse carriage when she died in 1764. (DW: The Girl in the Fireplace)
In 1869 Ninth Doctor and Charles Dickens were involved in a carriage chase with Gabriel Sneed and Gwyneth when the latter pair kidnapped Rose Tyler. (DW: The Unquiet Dead)
In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II rode in a carriage during her coronation. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
