Copenhagen Fields

[Kylestrome]

While we're on the subject of Hovis, here's an original sign that's still to be seen above 45 High Street, Windsor.

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by Kylestrome

[CF MRC]

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a picture of one of their lorries somewhere:
“PATENT STEAM CARPET BEATING CO., Ltd., Carpet Beaters, Cleaners, and Dyers, 196, York Street, King's Cross, London, N. Hours of Business: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established in 1874 by Simmons & Tullidge. Incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1893. Managing Director: S. Simmons (founder). Original patentees of Carpet Beating Machinery in England. Branches; Ten in various parts of London and suburbs. Specialities: The Cleaning, Dyeing and Beating of Carpets, and General Household Dyeing and Cleaning. By the Company's system all the dirt is taken out without injury to the fabric. An extensive business is carried on throughout London and Suburbs. Patents and Inventions: Carpet-beating Machines and Carpet-cleaning Machines. Telephone: No. 127 North. Telegraphic Address: "Eradicate, Camroad, London." (Groan Grace’s Guide 1914).

 

The carpet beating factory would be one of the mass of buildings in the middle distance of the layout: another little sign writing job to do one day... Any volunteers?

 

A local store near us has just had its HOVIS sign repainted and gold leafed: it looks very fine. 
 

Tim

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by CF MRC

[grahame]

Our village baker's Hovis sign appears well maintained:

 

 

[maico]

16 hours ago, CF MRC said:

Indeed it is. This is the public’s view, with the Cally road under bridge in the foreground. Our bridge goes over the road, so as to ‘lose’ the trains.  The NLR viaduct is lost in the foreshortened telephoto view. The picture would have been taken early 80s, the Ebonite  (previously Tylor) tower being demolished in 1983, the year we started planning the layout. 
 

Tim

 

The area has changed so much these days it's hard to get my bearings, but isn't the foreground in the photo the York Rd A5200 underpass ?

 

The caledonian Rd is the second underpass shown bellow

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by maico

[CF MRC]

Correct on both counts. The York Way underpass stays rather deeper than it did, to clear HS1. Interesting how many tiled roofs there are on the Cally.  Tiling was more common in London than people realise, but these may be a more recent change. 
 

Tim

Edited November 29, 2020 by CF MRC

[Caley Jim]

3 hours ago, Kylestrome said:

While we're on the subject of Hovis, here's an original sign that's still to be seen above 45 High Street, Windsor.

 

Wheesht!     He'll be wanting one of these etched next!

 

Scottish dentist (retired)

[bécasse]

7 hours ago, CF MRC said:

Interesting how many tiled roofs there are on the Cally.  Tiling was more common in London than people realise, but these may be a more recent change. 
 

Tiles became the preferred roof covering within the LCC area, rather than slates, after the Great War. Not that tiles should be thought of as modern, they were the first building material to have a standard size imposed in Britain by law - and that was almost back in pre-history during the brief reign of Edward IV.

[maico]

York Rd and Caledonian Rd underground stations seemed to have be swamped in recent years by hi-rise...

 

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by maico

[CF MRC]

When we started the layout, the area really hadn’t changed that much, it was very run down, with relatively low rise building replacement in the 60s, 70s & 80s. What is striking is that even the 80s buildings are now being replaced, especially with high rise. The model has become quite an historical record. Ought to be worth a TV program about it one day. 
 

Tim

Edited November 30, 2020 by CF MRC

[Yorkshire Square]

10 hours ago, maico said:

York Rd and Caledonian Rd underground stations seemed to have be swamped in recent years by hi-rise...

 

 

 

That's some neat modelling, but I'm not totally convinced by the flock they've used on the embankment... 

[Douglas G]

9 minutes ago, Yorkshire Square said:

 

That's some neat modelling, but I'm not totally convinced by the flock they've used on the embankment... 

I'm also disappointed by the trees - you can see they're just made from lichen...

[Kylestrome]

2 hours ago, Yorkshire Square said:

That's some neat modelling, but I'm not totally convinced by the flock they've used on the embankment...

 

It's also much too clean and there are too few people.

[Caley Jim]

24 minutes ago, Kylestrome said:

 

It's also much too clean and there are too few people.

And the buildings are totally lacking in any architectural detail.  They look as if they've been made out of cereal packets! 

 

Jim

[grahame]

2 minutes ago, Caley Jim said:

And the buildings are totally lacking in any architectural detail. 

 

Architectural details have changed over the years - it's all about functionality and footprint plan now. But they do look colourful and many appear to have roof gardens.

 

 

[CF MRC]

Driving down York Way, I never fail to be depressed by the brown Soviet-style tower blocks that back on to the road.  Some of the KX development is really inspired, these are not. 
 

Tim

[maico]

What is the thinking behind covering the bridge and tunnel approach with something that looks like an alien spaceship? Is it to control noise in the residential area to the right?

 

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by maico

[Ian Morgan]

Japanese high speed tunnels have odd shaped entrances/exits to reduce the sonic boom created when a train enters the tunnel at high speed. Not sure what speed this tunnel is entered at, probably quite slow from this end, but could be faster entering at the other end.

 

Also, it looks like there is a scissors crossing just inside the tunnel, but that could be an artifact from Google image processing.

 

[CF MRC]

The tube is for noise abatement.  We can simulate it on CF with a bit of grey pipe lagging. 
 

Tim

[maico]

When I was a kid I lived in Shepards Hill London N6 shown on the left. During the night in the Summer with the windows open you could just about hear slow freight trains on the mainline shown on the extreme right. My bed used to shake very slightly with the vibrations even though the line was over 2km away.

The white block of flats has the HS line burrowing under them, lines close to the building on the side, and more further away in front. It must be a noisy place...

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by maico

[CF MRC]

If it weren’t for the ugly grey pipe, the current rail scene would actually make a fascinating model with trains going in all directions. 
 

We always said that the complexity of railways at Belle Isle was quite the equal of the old Fleischmann layouts at IMREX in the 1980s. 
 

Tim

Edited December 2, 2020 by CF MRC

[Donw]

On 29/11/2020 at 12:50, CF MRC said:

Correct on both counts. The York Way underpass stays rather deeper than it did, to clear HS1. Interesting how many tiled roofs there are on the Cally.  Tiling was more common in London than people realise, but these may be a more recent change. 
 

Tim

 

I would assume Clay tiles would come from similar places to bricks so an easy run to Kings Cross

 

Don

[CF MRC]

Those tiles are probably Marley tiles from the 1960s. However, photos of very old buildings in London often show small tiles. These building all date from the 1850s onwards, so the roof covering could have been transported by rail, although the houses were probably made from locally sourced clay.  Our old aerial photos show a preponderance of slate roofs in the area. 
 

Tim

[lambiedg]

This may have appeared on your radar before but I just stumbled on it!

 

[CF MRC]

Thanks. I wondered when he would do our two stations.  Entertaining chap with a quirky style. 
 

Tim

Edited December 3, 2020 by CF MRC

[CF MRC]

After nearly six months solid work the YR station is now complete, above ground, and has a passing resemblance to the prototype. 

 (Courtesy LTM archives)

The open areas at the back now have polycarbonate covers to protect against little fingers.  Next job, on this project, will be making the stair, lift and ventilation shafts. 

 

Tim

 

Edited December 5, 2020 by CF MRC