The beginning...
The 'Baker Story' began in 1889, when Charles Theodore Baker, aged 21, borrowed £25 from his elder brother and set up business in Weston-super-Mare with a pony chair for hire.
The business prospered and he was soon able to buy additional horses and cabs, stabling them behind a house at 38 Locking Road - still the firm’s headquarters today.
The early 1900s were busy years with the company providing coachmen, horses and Broughams to all the residents of Weston. He won the Royal Mail contract to deliver the post by horse-and-cab twice daily from Weston to the Cheddar Valley.