Winn Family taxi in car accident at Station Road/Deal Road junction.
Winn Family taxi in collision with another car at the Martin Mill crossroads.
Information from Sound File (MARG.04756)
‘Sydney Winn was driving a fare to Martin Mill Station. His taxi was hit by a car driven by an Army Officer going very fast. The Army Officer was killed. The fare was said to have gone through the taxi’s canvas roof into the field, his bowler hat jammed down over his ears.’
Subject
Station Road (65)
Transport (21)
Winn Family (13)
Date of creation
Early 1900sDate of coverage
Early 1900sPlace
St Margaret's at Cliffe, Station Road JunctionContributor
Jean Winn, RingwouldReference number
MARG.07005Format
Still image (3706)
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Hi Nick
Thanks for the correction. I definitely bow to your superior knowledge!!! This was a notorious accident spot . I will amend the record
Many thanks
Christine Waterman
St Margarets History Society
Sorry to be a spoiler but the taxi is not a Model T, I can’t help you with the make of either vehicle though the registration number may still be traceable. Strange that there are no skid marks for the two-seater and that the steering wheel and windscreen are undamaged.
Regards. Nick Cliffe. Editor, Model T ‘T Topics’ magazine. Model T Ford Register of GB.
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