Tilbury (carriage)

A tilbury is a light, open, two-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, developed in the early 19th century by the London firm of Tilbury, coachbuilders in Mount Street, London[1][2] (see also Stanhope (carriage)).

A tilbury rig is little more than a single "tilbury seat"—the firm's characteristic spindle-backed seat with a curved padded backrest— mounted over a raked luggage boot, and fitted with a dashboard and mounting peg, all on an elaborate suspension system of curved leaf springs above the single axle.

The tilbury has large wheels for moving fast over rough roads.

A tilbury is fast, light, sporty and dangerous: There is no connection with Tilbury in Essex.