It’s all about the ride!

When the children had outgrown the pram it travelled the streets as a go kart, fondly called the vinegar bus.

The Welch family were an important working family in the village and there is a lot of information about the family in the museum. James Welch married Annie in 1887 and they had two children called Dorothy and James. James senior was a founder member of the Parish Council and chairman from 1915-1919.

James junior-, known as Jack, married Florence E. Page in 1920. They had two children; Marjory (Peggy) born in 1921 and Tony born in 1924. Peggy later founded our museum.

The pram was owned by James and Annie and used for their children Dorothy and Jack. When the children were too big to need a pram the body was stored in the loft of their home in Market Lavington.

The wheels were given a new lease of life as part of a go kart.

The go kart was named the Vinegar bus by the family because the body was made from a wooden box originally used to transport vinegar bottles.

In the late 1970’s Tony moved into the family home and found the pram. He gave it to his sister Peggy Gye who founded the Market Lavington museum.

In 1977 Peggy used the pram in a parade celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth 11.