1897 Bersey Electric Taxi Size:XL: 100 x 75cm View of St Bride's Avenue

View of St Bride's Avenue with figures and a horse drawn carriage

tragedy written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in 1604-05

'Britannia congratulating the Right Hon Brass Crosby

in Leicester Square in 1851

1897 Bersey Electric Taxi Size:XL: 100 x 75cm View of St Bride's Avenue1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. This was the first type of self propelled cab licensed for hire in London and came from the fleet of the London Electrical Cab Company. It had a range of thirty miles between battery charges, hardly sufficient for a day's work. The batteries were positioned in a tray under the chassis. This is believed to be the only survivor of seventy similar cabs built.