"Gig or Sulkie Race Before the Ravenbury Arms, Croyden"

English Naive School
Oils on Canvas
English c. 1880

16 ¾” high x 26” wide (framed)

A driver in his two wheeled Gig or Sulkie races past crowds on the Croydon Road, Mitcham, London. The route between the Ravensbury Arms a mile further down the Croydon Road (also known as the Red House) was a popular course for such races in the 1800s.

Ref: 7386


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