Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 They named them after Abbeys, Castles, Courts, Granges, Halls and Manors. There might also have been some Cathedrals had things turned out rather differently. But did the GWR ever consider naming locos after Houses? There were plenty in their sphere of operation and they were often grander than manors and granges, eg Lanhydrock and Longleat to name but two. Just wondering really..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 What - like "Bungalow" and "Semi-Detached"? I've always thought 7915's name showed the risks of following a naming theme to the extreme. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: They named them after Abbeys, Castles, Courts, Granges, Halls and Manors. There might also have been some Cathedrals had things turned out rather differently. But did the GWR ever consider naming locos after Houses? There were plenty in their sphere of operation and they were often grander than manors and granges, eg Lanhydrock and Longleat to name but two. Just wondering really..... Gryffendor? In the spirit of Hogwarts Castle... Too much standardisation - not enough classes to name - how about Colleges and Palaces - enough of those in Great Western territory? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 In a Christmas spoof article in Model Railway Constructor, Alan Williams once suggested a 'Cottage' class of Pannier tanks. Had it happened, I guess the 16xx that went to the Dornoch branch could have been named 'Dunroamin' on its return. Maybe the one that worked the vinegar branch in Worcester should have been Outhouse. (CJL) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 I note that there doesn't seem to be one named "Meerkat Manor" - in my opinion, a great oversight by the GWR! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 There's a radio telescope array in South Africa - the Karoo Array Telescope - that was extended some years ago. The Afrikaans for "more" or "bigger" is of course "meer", so it became... Meerkat. It's due to be incorporated into the Square Kilometre Array, which will extend over a very large region of the Southern Hemisphere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Given that many Castles were named after things other than Castles, Earls & Aircraft spring to mind, there is no reason why you could not have Longleat House, 72 Kings Drive etc............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 Indeed not all Halls were residences, with three being Oxford colleges - Lady Margaret Hall, Saint Benets Hall and Saint Edmund Hall - the latter two perhaps acknowleding the class' origins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: Indeed not all Halls were residences, with three being Oxford colleges - Lady Margaret Hall, Saint Benets Hall and Saint Edmund Hall - the latter two perhaps acknowleding the class' origins. And my alma mater, Trinity Hall. Being better. Because it is in Cambridge! Edited April 14, 2019 by Edwardian 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Edwardian said: And my alma mater, Trinity Hall. Yes but that's a Cambridge college - they must have been scraping the name barrel... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I never saw this GW Hall !!!! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=18&lat=53.5364&lon=-2.4164&layers=168&b=1 Brit15 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, Edwardian said: And my alma mater, Trinity Hall. Being better. Because it is in Cambridge! 12 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: Yes but that's a Cambridge college - they must have been scraping the name barrel... I wonder which GWR director of the time had attended Trinity Hall... Equally, which SR directors had been at the equally massively out of region Shrewsbury and Repton! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 4007 Swallowfield Park. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cambridge eh? Lost to Durham in the final of the Portland Bowl today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, Coach bogie said: 4007 Swallowfield Park. Mike Wiltshire And that's a "Star" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 What about Radclyffe Hall? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Plenty of bad Manors around..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimC Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I don't suppose we'll ever know. Its a frustration going thro GW loco committee minutes at Kew that they record what decisions were made, but almost never why. Some background information would be in the "guard books" for the minutes, but many are missing. In the absence of any real information I think many writers have tended to speculate. Without wanting to nock anyone in particular I've found on more than one occasion that I can form a completely logical explanation for something, only to find some evidence turn up that means it's clearly nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) On 13/04/2019 at 21:28, Peter Kazmierczak said: But did the GWR ever consider naming locos after Houses? There were plenty in their sphere of operation and they were often grander than manors and granges, eg Lanhydrock and Longleat to name but two. You could always have a "Rowton House" They were big, imposing buildings.......... Following the change of use it could be renamed "Paragon Hotel" Edited April 14, 2019 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2019 Given that a Grange is a rebuild of a 5'8" Churchward loco and is a farm attached to a large ecclesiastical property, I reckon that the West Somerset Railway's 9351, a rebuild of a 5'8" Collett loco should also be named after a farm attached to a large secular property. I give you 9351 "Bradford Barton!" 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted April 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2019 Bit of a Bleak topic 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2019 I can’t imagine a book called The Famous GWR House Class can you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2019 The carol "Deck the halls with boughs of holly" clearly refers to yuletide celebrations at Old Oak Common - a druidical-sounding place if ever there was one. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2019 14 hours ago, APOLLO said: I never saw this GW Hall !!!! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=18&lat=53.5364&lon=-2.4164&layers=168&b=1 Could be worse, they could've gone for this one: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=382875&Y=579924&A=Y&Z=115 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2019 Many years ago Alan Williams (I think possibly not credited by name) suggested in a seasonal article that Swindon should really have had a Cottage class of pannier tanks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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