With horse-drawn transport still being a popular mode of transport in the 1920s, many businesses like The Epping Carriage Works were connected with the supply of horses and carriage manufacture.

East London and West Essex Guardian Series: Site of The Epping Carriage Works todaySite of The Epping Carriage Works today (Image: Gary Stone)

By the end of the 1920s, motor vehicles had overtaken horsepower on the roads of Britain.