Authenticity research

In order to investigate the history and provenance of this Eccles caravan, we engaged the services of Karen L. Nield, an independent British research consultant.

She has interviewed on our behalf Britain’s leading authorities on vintage caravans, including John Pockett and Andrew Jenkinson. Sources of her investigations include The National Motor Museum, The Fairground Heritage Trust and various organizations with links to early caravans in England such as the Eccles Caravan Owners Club and the Period & Classic Caravan Club.

Ms. Nield summarized her research report with these words: 

“Your caravan must be one of the very finest examples of its era in the world today, beautifully restored down to the finest extraordinary detail. Almost certainly a one-off production, custom-made to order … your vintage showman’s caravan is estimated to have been built in the late 1920’s by Eccles, in their Birmingham (Stirchley) factory which was operational between 1927 and 1961.”

A comparative study of The Peterson Eccles

If you want to know more about a comparison of The Peterson Eccles with other early Eccles caravans: