▁▁▁ ▁The ▁M oss man ▁Car riage ▁Collection ▁is ▁a ▁museum ▁housing ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁horse - dra wn ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Stock wood ▁Park , ▁L ut on , ▁Bed ford shire . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁collection ▁of ▁such ▁vehicles ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁includes ▁original ▁vehicles ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th , ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁B ags ha we ▁Gallery ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁rural ▁craft s ▁and ▁tr ades ▁held ▁at ▁Stock wood ▁Disc overy ▁Centre ▁was ▁am ass ed ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Wy att ▁B ags ha we ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁local ▁historian ▁and ▁a ▁leading ▁authority ▁on ▁folk ▁life . ▁B ags ha we ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D unst able ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁engineering ▁firm . ▁ ▁B ags ha we ▁began ▁a ▁small ▁private ▁museum ▁in ▁D unst able ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁honor ary ▁cur ator ▁of ▁L ut on ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁museum s ▁director . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁B ags ha we ▁and ▁Charles ▁Fre eman , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁B ags ha we ▁as ▁cur ator ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁visited ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁museum s ▁which ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁folk ▁life ▁museum s ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Both ▁were ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Sc and