Penlan

Oh, I thought the divide was North South ?

........ a few 'Living on their own means', ........ The quarrymen were all lodging in 'Penlan Cottage' and the contractor was staying in 'Penlan'. The first owner of one of my 1934 Austin 7's was a local postman, and I often wondered how he could afford it.. It transpires he was 'living on his own means', but was bored, so took up being the local postman to occupy his mind.. PENLAN !!!!!! ---

In this village - Mousehole - there are still plenty of (non-functioning) concrete standpipe supports around with the remains of the lead supply piping still visible.. The pipe came up through the concrete, so I assume the concrete was cast around the pipe within some form of timber framing. I believe these became disused in the early 60's. I suspect the distance to the church pump was to enable penance to be paid.. Nothing to do with this topic..... The parishioners used to have a token that allowed them into the church to take communion, I believe they received this token once they had proven they knew the bible etc., etc.,

I'm sure I mentioned it in an earlier posting, but in Inverkeilor (Angus, Scotland), we had a vast improvement in water supply, instead of going down a couple of hundred yards to the church and pumping water into buckets, they put a standpipe at the end of our close in about 1953, though it may have been later, I do recall carrying a small bucket of water up from the church when I was at school there in 1952 - 53. It was called The Close, then in the 70's posh people bought some the houses and it became 'Teapot Lane'. It had been Redcoats army housing at one stage. Before the name change, the toilets were at the top of the garden.

This was one of the uses for computer chads (card punches), I did a couple of station platform areas in front of the building with these, herringbone fashion, they looked very good (I thought). I don't know if I still have a sample somewhere, I will have to look it out. These where for a friends layout(s) not mine. I certainly don't have any chads now, though in the 70's - 80's I seemed to have had bags of them.

I'm sure I've mentioned it somewhere before on RMweb, if not in this topic, but.. After WW1, when those fortunate enough to survive and return home to the tin mines of west Cornwall, they found the Army rations had been a lot better than they had at home before the war and they had become taller, the downside was the headroom in the tunnels was low for them, they had to move about stooped. I recall in the late 50's going into a local or two in the New Forest and seeing just a sea of the tops of caps, I was 5' 10", the locals average was around 5'4".

... and in Scotland (or at least in County Angus) the school holidays where phased to allow children off for potato picking and the raspberry harvests, or at least they did in the early 50's when I was at school up there..

W^D Models, my link didn't work, but some good stuff on that web site.

ChrisN - I was intrigued by the motif (fox?) on the hiring lady's handbag.

But come Monday, the nights start drawing in, Summers over..

That was one of the main reason's I attended the Wigan Show in the 80's and early 90's, Pies... On a winters day/eve... smashing.

You don't have to be a Lancastrian to remember the pub, my eldest lad's band played there a few times, one of the best gigs going he reckoned. And I liked the beer.....

Looking at the lettering on the Delivery cart in my post #6 above, it looks a bit rough, but it's using a photo of the side of a LNWR delivery cart, all I did was add the Barnum's notice at the left, and for either side, move the 'Railway' lettering either way for the small window in the side (for the driver to see what's about!!). I'm doing a 'Carmarthen Farmers - Co-operative Society' wagon at the moment, by this method, we will see how it looks, but taking my friend, 'The Icon', outlook on things like this, "can a blind man on a galloping horse see it's wrong / right.".. I shall go with that. I have my standards, though with age, I think they're slipping.

Honestly, Allan, they do look good... Stubby, 3 bedroom dogs kennel? You haven't been thinking of buying those laser cut wooden kennels from the USA have you.. I have a couple.

Not really related to this, but I did a similar thing with the delivery cart shown, all the lettering etc., is printed (actually no, the black'ish background is printed - the white is the paper showing through), and then glued to the brass former. It works and looks OK, to me.

The Fourtrak is the favoured small towing vehicle by local contractors in west Cornwall, they pay a premium to get hold of them, there's a waiting list at 'GMO Motors' in PZ. Absolutely agree re. Rav4 is 'nout but a car, and I have two LWB's, both Mk1's. I much prefer the manual to the auto, especially for towing.

Nick, I heard that one was destroyed during a visit by me to Cardiff a week ago, if John Miles reads this, he might be able to contact the iconic person for clarifcation... (Icon is a pet name for somebody).

That would be an MP's, or Banker's Cottage... Certainly not a Cornish Cottage or Scottish But'n'Ben.

The Corniche itself weighs 2.185 tonnes. (2 tons 4cwt) The trailer has to be at least 0.150 tonnes (3cwt). The Rav4 (swb) weighs circa 1.150 Tonnes (1 ton 3cwt). The Gross Weight would thus have been a minimum of 3.485 Tonnes (3 tons 10cwt). Now mindful the 'rule of thumb' is Towed weight approx. 85% of Car weight..... = gross 2.15 Tonnes (2 tons 3cwt). Yes I know some people go 100%, but...... Oh, that's less than the Corniche by itself. If the minimum weight I've shown at 3.485 Tonnes was more.... ...... then it will exceed the max. 3.500 Tonnes allowed on a Class BE Driving license. I would have thought the Insurance Company would be bordering on not paying out on this. I certainly would not tow a trailer with 2 Tonnes on it with my Rav4 anyway, anyday. I tow a 1934 Austin 7 around on my trailer, that's approx 150 kgs trailer plus 600 kgs A7, I'm happy with that with approx 80 kgs on my towbar..

OK, yes I've been selective, BUT a dark mild, like 'Brains Dark', wonderful, though unfortunately seemingly no longer available via the pump. I still like Porter's too, though they can be very filling, like say 'Kirkstone Porter', 3 pints and I'm full - even though it's only 3.6%.

I think the Cambrian Rlys., Company only had two Hounds Vans, one of which I believe was destroyed fairly early on. Easier to have a number of Horseboxes... In fact thinking about it, you will need a few Horseboxes and a Hounds Van, if one of local Hunts registered in Wales was to visit another patch somewhere..... E.g. Dwyryd Hunt,

I sent a couple of sets to a friend to appraise.... He's kept them, in case there's no more available.... B*gg*r, I will have to order some more now. PS - Don't know if the Vet's been sorted, but a nose bag for the horse to feed from would be kind..

ChrisN - Assumption correct.

CARDIFF SHOW 17 - 18 October 2015. I'm sure it's here somewhere here, but I can't see it.... Their 30th South Wales Show, (Oh happy memories when it was in Sophia Gardens...) at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (CF14 2JL) Admission £5, under 12's Free. Visit http://www.cardiffmodelrail.org.uk/for more details. I think the web site should have white lettering on the dark brown totems, might be easier to read.. ?

Seen at yesterday's Welsh Railways Research Circle AGM, was a new line of etched Cambrian Rlys., Coaches and a Horsebox. The flyer doesn't give any Dia Nos., (If there were any). Hopefully all you need to know is to be seen here. I have no connection with Camkits, and I couldn't justify, not even the Horsebox, as a purchase yesterday. I know this should probably go under Products etc., but I thought the specific market (Cambrian Railways) might be better seen here.