Category:Semi-state coaches of the City of London
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"The Corporation owns six other 'semi-state' ..coaches.. (two ..berlins.. and four chariots) four of which are also used in the Lord Mayor's Show. They are used to transport other senior dignitaries of the Corporation: the Chief Commoner and the Secondary, the Lay Sheriff, the Aldermanic Sheriff and the outgoing Lord Mayor and Chaplain. They are elegant carriages with plain black painted roofs and the bodies either maroon, green or blue; each has the City arms painted on its doors. In 2010 the Corporation attempted to sell two of these carriages to raise funds, but failed to attract the desired amount of money."
Wikipedia: Lord Mayor of London's State Coach
- a coach has a fixed roof ("a standing roof on four corner pillars, four door pillars and full upper and lower panels"
- a berlin coach has two (bench) seats positioned vis-a-vis and may seat six persons. (Berlin is its form of undercarriage with two perches in place of one and the suspension of the body from thoroughbraces.)
- a chariot has one (bench) seat facing forward and may seat three persons
- a semi-state chariot (Gala Coupé) is less formal than a dress chariot (Grand Coupé)
- a state coach is formal, usually ornate and heavily embellished
- a semi-state coach is formal, less ornate and not heavily embellished (Berlina de Media Gala)
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This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.