A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Clearwater]

One has to hope that the author has actually managed captions which match the pictures - not one of his stronger points.

Ha! That one was definitely Brent - I recognised it!

[brianusa]

Viewable on the google books sample, quite a good view of the east side of the signal box.

While saints are not the most useful loco to Brent in 1947, espically Saint Dunstan given that it had already been scrapped. I do have a model in progress of this loco (having spent most of my early years at st Dunstan school). The GWRJ have it recorded as being black with a green tender in the early 40s, so I'd be interested to know if the book has any photos of the loco towards the end of its life.

 

St Dunstan's was an all girls church school in Plymouth; I remember it well - not all the girls were Saints!

 

Brian

Edited March 7, 2017 by brianusa

[Mallard60022]

St Dunstan's was an all girls church school in Plymouth; I remember it well - not all the girls were Saints!

 

Brian

Wish I had known that! However I think there was one young woman of Irish descent that went there that I was infatuated with. However that was a complete waste of time......Devonport High School for Gals was a different story 

However I did prefer Castles and Light Pacifics.

Philth

[cary hill]

A new book has arrived:

 

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Rob

 

There's an April '12 photo of Brent credited to the GW Trust on p11 showing 172 Quicksilver. Have you seen that photo before? It's at platform level looking towards the footbridge.

 

David

 

Presumably there is a good chance that the photo is earlier than 1912, as the loco is still an "Atlantic" in the photo, and was converted to a 4-6-0 in April 1912.

 

Good to see one of the young Finchings in full Edwardian dress on the Island Platform.

[Clearwater]

Presumably there is a good chance that the photo is earlier than 1912, as the loco is still an "Atlantic" in the photo, and was converted to a 4-6-0 in April 1912.

 

Good to see one of the young Finchings in full Edwardian dress on the Island Platform.

I think you're right - rereading the caption, it says the loco was converted in Apr 12. I misread that as the date of the picture. Even when the captions are right, it doesn't cover for the dodgy reader!

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

Horrocksford.

 

apparently not

 

[Captain Kernow]

apparently not

 

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Google Earth must be thick.

[ian]

No at all. Horrocksford is in stealth mode.

[bgman]

apparently not

 

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Have you tried GCHQ ? 

[ian]

No at all. Horrocksford is in stealth mode.

 

(Formerly known as early closing day.)

[teaky]

I claim my prize!

 

 

[ian]

Have you tried GCHQ ? 

 

Yes, but they don't have early closing.

 

(I love the idea that 60 people have reviewed GCHQ....)

[brianusa]

There was a good fish and chip shop the other side of the A671.

 

Brian.

[colin penfold]

I already knew that national security had gone to pot. Excuse quality of photo taken from moving vehicle to avoid capture by the authorities

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

I already knew that national security had gone to pot. Excuse quality of photo taken from moving vehicle to avoid capture by the authorities

 

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Those trying to qualify fot The Open won't want to go near any bunkers, secret or not....

[colin penfold]

Those trying to qualify fot The Open won't want to go near any bunkers, secret or not....

One hesitates to think about their balls glowing in the dark after being in the nuclear bunker.

[St Enodoc]

I claim my prize!

Wot, with alternative facts?

 

Any fule kno Pimlico is one stop after Victoria and you need a passport to get there.

 

And whoever made up such a daft name as Knunck Knowles?

[Oldddudders]

Wot, with alternative facts?

 

Any fule kno Pimlico is one stop after Victoria and you need a passport to get there.

 

And whoever made up such a daft name as Knunck Knowles?

 

Someone called Phuctifino?

 

EDIT : Or, as m'learned friends would put it Coitate si cognato.

Edited March 10, 2017 by Oldddudders

[teaky]

Wot, with alternative facts?

 

Any fule kno Pimlico is one stop after Victoria and you need a passport to get there.

 

And whoever made up such a daft name as Knunck Knowles?

Ahh, Knunk Knowles: 'tis shrouded in the mists of time.  The secret known only to Grand Masters of Ecky Thump.

[Waraqah]

I claim my prize!

What was Horrocksford Hall's running number?

[teaky]

What was Horrocksford Hall's running number?

I'm afraid I cannot enlighten you there Waraqah.  I suspect that's one of those locomotives from that company that was fond of dark green.  Was it a prairie or a pannier?

[The Stationmaster]

Here you go mes enfants -

 

http://www.ribblevalleyrail.co.uk/Horrocksford/Horrocksford%20Branch.htm

 

http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/LNWR/Horrocksford.html

 

https://www.railscot.co.uk/locationnew.php?loc=Horrocksford

[Stephen Freeman]

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Here you go mes enfants -

 

http://www.ribblevalleyrail.co.uk/Horrocksford/Horrocksford%20Branch.htm

 

http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/LNWR/Horrocksford.html

 

https://www.railscot.co.uk/locationnew.php?loc=Horrocksford

Just be careful not to upset the natives, Pendle isn't very far away. Not an area famed for sausages I'm afraid, but on the other side of Pendle Hill is a place far more familar to modellers of a certain age, being the supposed site of a very famous mine. Don't want to go into that very much as it could lead to some very sticky situations.

Edited March 10, 2017 by Stephen Freeman

[gwrrob]

At the outbreak of WWII Brent's doctor was Dr. Rolf Creasy.

 

Common vehicles seen in the Ivybridge /Brent area belonged to J. Hoare and Sons of Park Street Ivybridge. They owned the only taxi in the area and also operated 'Ivy Coaches'. The firm was known for having a Rolls Royce which was hired, each year, by a vicar in Ivybridge, Rev Malcolm Campbell and the local doctor, Dr Oldacre to be driven on fishing trips to Scotland.

 

 

Mike Wiltshire

Dr Creasy has made an appearance in his Austin attending to the booking clerk Miss Jasper this afternoon.

 

 

Edited March 10, 2017 by gwrrob

[colin penfold]

The station garden's looking good Rob. Very spring-like.

 

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz,

I wonder where them birdies is,

The little birds is on the wing,

Ain't that absurd?

The little wing is on the bird

 

With thanks to Spike Milligan for the poetry and for his part in my downfall.

 

A Hitler