Rich seam of vintage 'Railway Modeller' etc found in Maidstone.

[Will Crompton]

Hope this is ok to post in this forum area. On a visit to Maidstone today I looked in on the Oxfam Bookshop on Gabriel's Hill in the town centre. In the window they have a stash of vintage railway magazines from the late 50s, early 60s mainly Railway Modeller, Railway Magazine and Trains Illustrated. They are mostly in very good condition, indeed some of the Railway Modellers still have C.J. Freezer pamphlets stapled in place. They are selling the Railway Modellers for £1.49 a pop but are open to bulk discounts apparently.

 

I picked up four Railway Modellers very much on my wish list, two with different versions of H.M. Pyrke's Berrow Branch, one featuring Alan Smith's Lydney Town and one featuring J.F. Webster's Borchester which is in my all time top 5 of model railway's even today.

 

I didn't go for a job lot as there is only so much I can smuggle through SWMBO's customs post.

 

On your marks, get set, go!

 

PS there are a few Railway Books on the first floor too.

[Binky]

I found a large amount of railway books in an animal shelter charity shop on Didcot Broadway recently too, worth popping in if anyone's in the area.

[Gilbert]

On 03/08/2021 at 12:35, Will Crompton said:

I picked up four Railway Modellers very much on my wish list, two with different versions of H.M. Pyrke's Berrow Branch, one featuring Alan Smith's Lydney Town and one featuring J.F. Webster's Borchester which is in my all time top 5 of model railway's even today.

 

 

What a cracking selection.

But seriously...I now dispose of any surplus railway books to Oxfam - I am registered for Giftaid which means once sold they can treat a book a donation.

If they are at all valuable or specialised they go to their central website - which I have found to be useful source of second hand railway books when I'm buying.

Chris

[Andy Kirkham]

On 03/08/2021 at 12:35, Will Crompton said:

I picked up four Railway Modellers very much on my wish list, two with different versions of H.M. Pyrke's Berrow Branch, one featuring Alan Smith's Lydney Town and one featuring J.F. Webster's Borchester which is in my all time top 5 of model railway's even today.

 

Yes yes yes. 

 

It used to be online (August 1963) https://archive.org/details/RailwayModellerAugust1963/mode/2up but it seems to have been taken down.

[kevinlms]

14 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

Yes yes yes. 

 

It used to be online (August 1963) https://archive.org/details/RailwayModellerAugust1963/mode/2up but it seems to have been taken down.

Yes, there was 11 examples I think. Presumably the copyright owner complained.