The Pram

Did you know that the first pram, then called a "perambulator,” was built in 1733 by a famed architect William Kent as a way to entertain the children of the Duke of Devonshire?

We loved looking through the archive using the keyword "pram" to discover some fascinating photographs of various designs of prams of the past.

Massive coach-built prams were engineering marvels of their age, and the pride and joy of every young mother in the 19th century and even the first half of the 20th century.

Here we see a selection of various designs of prams, and their regal occupants, in the streets, parks and on the beach, often pushed by an elder sister. However, as time went by these heavy, cumbersome prams went out of fashion, to be replaced by lighter versions in the 1960s.

Now even these have been superseded by the lighter and more practical ‘buggies’ or strollers that young mums prefer nowadays.