Whilst the high profile restorations at the Crich Tramway Village are tramcars, that\u2019s not all that gets restored at the home of the National Tramway Museum. We\u2019ve featured the Bradford Cabmen\u2019s Shelter on these pages before which has seen extensive restoration over the past couple of years and now visitors to the museum can get inside it once more with all work completed and it open to the public once more.<\/p>\n
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The Cabmen\u2019s Shelter is located at Wakebridge and was sent away for restoration work which saw it return to its former position in December 2020. But at this stage it remained closed to visitors to allow for staff at the museum to complete the interior work \u2013 and with this now completed it is possible for anyone to get inside and see what the Cabmen\u2019s Shelter looked like in its heyday.<\/p>\n
The interior has been fitted out as it was in 1877 with bench seating along with storage space beneath that would have been used as lockers. There is also a table with coal locker underneath inside the structure.<\/p>\n
The Cabmen\u2019s Shelter is considered a significant item in the collection as it represents urban transport before the introduction of tramways. It was once the refuge for Bradford\u2019s horse car drivers who weren\u2019t allowed to shelter in their cabs so they could use the shelter to warm themselves, wash and get a hot drink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whilst the high profile restorations at the Crich Tramway Village are tramcars, that\u2019s not all that gets restored at the home of the National Tramway Museum. We\u2019ve featured the Bradford Cabmen\u2019s Shelter on these pages before which has seen extensive … Continue reading