1/1 A PLAQUE has been unveiled in Micheldever Station to mark the first recorded car journey in the UK. In 1895, Evelyn Ellis made the first documented motor car journey departing from the village on July 5 to Datchet in Slough. This weekend celebrations were held to mark the occasion, with a plaque erected at Micheldever railway station by the National Transport Trust. The Red Wheel plaque was unveiled by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu in front of dozens of residents and members of the Veteran Car Club. The Ellis Journey of Veteran Cars was cancelled this year, but many veteran cars and their drivers were present.
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