In 1896, a horse-drawn trap ran wild in Grantham after a rainstorm, crashing into a shop window. Minor injuries reported.
In June 1896, George Anyan drove his daughter Ethel to school. She was eleven. They used a pony and trap. George was a Braceby farmer.
A rainstorm started on Somerby Hill. George put up a large umbrella. The horse got scared and ran off. George fell off the trap. Ethel stayed in the trap down Somerby Hill.
She continued to Bridgend Road. Turning onto London Road, the horse slowed. Ethel then jumped out safely. The runaway horse continued down St Peter’s Hill and High Street. The trap went with it.
It tried to turn onto Guildhall Street. The turn was too sharp. The horse and trap crashed into Lord & Co’s window.
Two windows broke. Also, wood behind the window shattered. The cheese and bacon displays got covered in glass. The horse had head and neck cuts, but recovered quickly and returned to work soon after.
George bruised his hip and side. Ethel bruised her elbow. Window damage cost £8. Grantham Plate-glass Insurance paid for it, and they fixed the window fast.