RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wonder if anyone has any info/references on how the stables would look at a medium-to-large GWR through station around the 1900s? Looking through my books and the modeling press (incl. a generic drawing in RM Jan 97) tends to bring up the apparently “standard†design of a small stable building as illustrated by Chipping Norton here. I actually have an old card kit for that design stashed away somewhere (I forget the name of the range), which could provide some dimensions for a scratched building. But that design seems to be fairly small, and I am not sure if they are appropriate for my period and a large-ish station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Mikkel, I've e-mailed you as you have probably discovered by now....here is the link, glad I didn't post, it's not one of mine! [scroll down] http://www.google.co...=1t:429,r:2,s:0 Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted January 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2011 The Chipping Norton stables are identical to those at Minehead and various other locations around the GW Network. I have some scale plans if you wish. Note that the large end double doors were often later additions once horses had been replaced with motor lorries and the stables converted to garages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dilbert Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Chris Leigh's 'GWR Country Stations' has a photo of an unusual block at Shipton... dilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 10, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2011 Many thanks for these answers. Doug's example from Witney is just the sort of thing I had in mind, ie a stable block that was a little larger than the smaller standard design. It seems basically to be an extended version of the smaller design? Many thanks for your kind offer Ikcdab, I'll see what type I decide on before troubling you. Dilbert, I'll see if I can get hold of GWR Country Stations, it's time I got it anyway! Meanwhile, here's a few examples of some rather larger GWR stables! http://www.flickr.co...mmm/3875180482/ http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrhd704.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scanman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Mikkel I'm at work at the mo' - when I get home I'll scan some drawings /images from 'The Abingdon Branch' & email them to you Regs Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I think I have some shots of Evesham from the 1980's which may help. I will rummage tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I can go one better than photographs, being quite heavily in to the history of railway horses and horse related buildings, I have a book called Great Western Horse Power by Janet Russell. This has a quite a good selection of plans of GWR stables, unfortunately putting these directly onto the forum would most likely be a breach of copyright, however, I will scan whatever you want and email/PM them to you. Plans as follows: Weston-Super-Mare - 20 stalls, Hayle - 6 stalls - 2 pages, good drawings Hayes - 6 stalls Hayes & Harlington - 10 stalls - unusual building shape Westbury - 5 stalls - nice archtectural details on building Castle Cary - 4 stalls - small building quite plain Uxbridge - 9 stalls - very clear plan, probably what you are looking for. Park Royal - 12 stalls - very poor quality drawing same style building as Westbury but longer. Mint Stables - stupid amount of stalls accross 3 levels, pages and pages of plans! There are also drawings of pretty much all GWR road vehicles in here as well as loads of photographs of horses and related buildings. If you want to go really silly, I can even email you the plans for the new smiths forge to be built at Paddington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 12, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions so far - very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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