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18th May 1973

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July 1974 74-4559-001

View of Furnival's Inn courtyard looking south with demolition work underway

1897 Bersey Electric Taxi Finish:Stretched 18th May 19731897 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.

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