Ernest Sheasby arrived in the small village of Corfe Castle in
Dorset around 1896. After ten years in employment, he set up shop
with a horse and carriage business. During the next few years, the
business grew, Sheasby purchased motor vehicles and two tea rooms
were opened to cater for visitors. After obtaining a school
contract to transport children, he purchased his first coaches;
sadly in 1932, he was fatally injured in an accident with one of
his coaches. Sheasby's family continued to operate the business and
the name South Dorset Coaches was introduced. The business expanded
and a further garage was opened in Wareham. In 1966, a rival coach
operator in Swanage was acquired and the family sold South Dorset
Coaches in 2005. Gloriously illustrated with many rare and
unpublished photographs, 99 Years of Coaching: The Story of
Sheasby's South Dorset Coaches lists most of the 120 vehicles that
were operated during the company's ninety-nine years as well as a
biography of the Sheasby family.
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