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In 2006–2008, the coach underwent a two-year conservation effort by
Plowden & Smith where it was cleaned, treated for pests, excess gilding and varnishes were removed, and the structure stabilized. The carriage is part of the
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before the service, and then in the carriage procession following the service. The coach was retired from use in 2005, extensively restored, and remains on display for the public as a historical work of art with the
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style with gilded carved figurines and illustrated panels. The symbolism of the paintings demonstrate that the coach had been associated with the speakership from a very early time.
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Carvings: The body of the coach is supported by 'naval and military figures', and the coachman's box rests on two large figures of Plenty, and the footboard on a pair of lions.
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such as these, the speaker is accompanied in the coach by his usual retinue of
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The lower panels are painted with emblematic subjects. One door panel has a seated figure of
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The
Coronation Of Their Majesties King George VI And Queen Elizabeth AKA Coronation 1937
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2011 photo spread by GettyImages showing details of the paintings, figurines, and coach
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When
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Shire horses; Shaw-Lefevre having been a partner in Messrs
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In 2023 it was publicly displayed in
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Around 1808, the coach was housed in stables adjoining the Speaker's House.
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Starting in 1995, the coach has occasionally been on display at
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to whom women are bringing fruits; the offside door panel shows
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Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer
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of the United Kingdom. It is decorated with elaborate
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in the 1800s, the coach has been pulled by a pair of
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