19th Century Cabmen’s Shelter

Victorian Cabmen’s Shelter: Preserving Industrial Heritage Through Digital Reconstruction

V21 Artspace collaborated with the National Tramway Museum to digitally document, interpret and reimagine one of Britain’s rare surviving Victorian cabmen’s shelters.

Originally installed in Bradford in 1877, the shelter provided warmth, shelter and refreshment for taxi cabmen and their horses. Following its relocation to the National Tramway Museum in 1972, plans were developed to restore the structure t...