âThe Wellington Coachâ (The Newcastle-York-London Mail)
There is very little information concerning the long career of this prolific artist. Cordrey probably worked in London since all his coaching scenes have London as their destination. Coaching scenes were very popular in Regency and early Victorian England but fell out of fashion with the spread of the railways in the years after 1840. The Wellington was the last regular coach running on the Great North Road. It travelled through Ferrybridge, Doncaster and Stamford and arrived at the Bull and Mouth Inn in London.
