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Waiting at my beloved Lewes station in the Indian temperatures a few days ago, I remembered this 'thread' and snapped this detail: It is not St Pancras, but to me it epitomises the carefully crafted beauty of this era (by Mowlem's, I believe). Who, now, is using brick so beautifully and laid so well? It is a surprise to see anything modern other than stretcher bond now anywhere. Sorry I did not have time to pop out and photograph a few flint and brick-edged buildings as well. Edit: Many thanks to Nick Holliday: it was Jas. Longley's who built Lewes station (not Mowlem's).

May I sneak in another pair of Glasgow buildings? Too good to omit, I hope you will agree, and again, sadly, not something built to-day:

Lastly, three from Glasgow. In view of this city's loathing of its older architecture, I expect they have been demolished by now as well. The first two share the 'corner' plot. I think the latter might be a 'Greek' Thomson.

A few more, of Bradford (including an exquisite industrial building) and Cardiff:

A couple from London and Bournemouth; the F.C.O. is well known, and it seems impossible to capture its grandeur, but I bodged an attempt at an elevation of the Durbar Hall. Not the best shot of the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, but it captures the wonderful roof-line... And the wonderful Russell-Cotes Museum:

Bexhill and Eastbourne. I would include Worthing cinema, but it is rather well known. I thought I had more of Bexhill, but they must be on another 'drive'...

Perhaps a few from my albums might be of interest, I hope. First some good Sussex buildings, a 'before and after' on Brighton's Queen's Road (it is at times like these one dislikes trees!), and one of Mrs. Dudeney's residences in Lewes: I never did get a decent photograph of the derelict master-piece on the Queen's Road opposite, 'The Temple', before it was demolished. The loss of this beautiful building has a lot to answer for my subsequent devotion to 'old ruins'...

Just wanted to make a discreet plea to raid all available photo archives for inter-regional vacuum-braked goods trains, and anything 'non-block' that served Crawley New Yard, please, as content. Mind you, I will buy copies anyway. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

Dreadful news! Please do NOT close the 1S76.com web-site down, if possible. You are providing much information of value to us all. I know nothing about web-page compositing, but if it is possible to move it to a different host (I use Heart Internet for my e-mail, and have no complaints) I hope I will not be alone in my gratitude for its preservation. Or you could just print it all in a book for us to buy!

Thanks to you both for your help. I had not heard of the 'mozzarella flow'. I know the IIB Inter-frigos got around a lot, but was not sure what freight to/from Iran they would have carried. I do like the idea of dried apricots and nuts winding their way towards the U.K. Best wishes.

Sorry if this question is thought to be more suitable for the 'Asian Railways' board, but does anyone know what goods were carried in the VIX and IIB ferry-wagons between Iran and the U.K.? I believe offal was carried in one service - perhaps not from Iran - to Pedigree Pet-foods at Melton Mowbray (Shannon, 'Wagonload', 2006, p.51). I read on this site somewhere someone saw a VIX in Iran once. I appreciate the cargo would not have been spices, saffron, carpets, and rice, but if anyone knows what the traffic was in these most romantic of wagons, and how often, I would be grateful. Thanks as ever for giving this your consideration.

Thanks for that! It makes sense. I will correct them a.s.a.p. Shame they are so over-exposed as well.

I found a few '50's in my last batch of scans, so I hope they might be of interest. 50 026 at Waterloo (many thanks to Western Aviator for confirming the location), November, 1990: ...and 50 050 at Old Oak Common Open Day, 17th August, 1991:

The last few, at Brighton and Tonbridge West Yard. 73 107, Brighton, 18th December, 1990. 73 118 and 125, Tonbridge W. Yard, 12th October, 1991. 73 103, Brighton, May 1992.

Here are three of 73 101 at Brighton, on the 22d September:

Scanned and labelled the last of my photos, so herewith the '73's, strting with four of 73 104 bustling round Lewes on 21st September, 1991, for the Brighton Open Day:

You do not happen to have any of the W.W.ii. Cold Store at Hexham, do you? Just asked on the off-chance; I doubt it was rail served at all, anyway, but I do love the structures. Thanks. [Sorry, this was quoting the O.P., but I have messed it up!]

My last '33': 33 103 at Ashford, August 1992.

My last two '47's. 47 817, Brighton, August 1992. 47 824, Lewes, August 1992 again.

Yep, I am not sure of the stops, but this would be one of the off-peak (hourly?) Hastings/Eastbourne to London Victoria services. Judging by the distance along the platform, in a 4+4 formation as well. Wasn't Hastings-Brighton '18'? It is all so long ago, I forget - '4x' for East coast-Brighton I think - but I hope someone has a set of WTTs to give us chapter and verse.

A few more at Banbury and Brighton: 56 059, Banbury, 26th October, 1991. 56 059, Banbury, 26th October, 1991. 56 116, Brighton, May, 1992. 56 033, Brighton, July, 1991.

Found a few 56's on my latest batch of scans labelled and up-loaded, so I hope these might be of interest. So sorry I missed the number of one train, but at least the sun was out. Unidentified 56, Lewes, Aug-Sept, 1991. 56 001+12xPHAs, Lewes, 09.37, 26th March, 1991. 56 032+12xPHAs, Lewes, 12.59, 11th April, 1991. Unidentified 56, Lewes, Aug-Sept, 1991. 56 037 +9xPHAs, Lewes, 13.03 6th August, 1991.

... and the last two: 47 851, Brighton, May, 1992. 47 598, Lewes, 21st September, 1991. Many thanks to '47449xeCD' for identifying this loco.

And a few more... 47 829, Lewes, 20th July, 1991. 47 826, Brighton, May, 1992. 47 805, Brighton, 22d September, 1991. 47 710, Old Oak Common Depot Open Day, 17th August, 1991. 47 710, Old Oak Common Depot Open Day, 17th August, 1991. 47 836, [loc unknown], November, 1990.

Just found a few photos of 47's in my latest batch of scans labelled. Gawd bless furlough! Hope they are of interest, if not of the best quality. 47 320, Lewes, September, 1991. 47 567, Eastbourne, 13.43, 8th September, 1990. 47 568, Brighton (diverted), 20th July, 1991. 47 568, Brighton (diverted), 20th July, 1991. 47 634, Banbury, 26th October, 1991. 47 634, Banbury, 26th October, 1991.