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OFFICERS FOR 1969 President: ARTHUR NAPPER, ESQ., Meadow House, Appleford„ Abingdon, Berkshire. Vice-President : S. J. WHARTON, ESQ., Southern Down, Minster Lovell, Oxford. Chairman: ANTHONY HEAL, ESQ., Baylins Farm, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield. Vice-Chairman and Editor :

J. CRAWLEY, ESQ., Field House, Turvey, Bedford. General Secretary: G. F. BECK, ESQ., 127 Greensted Road, Loughton, Essex. Membership Secretary : D. B. EHLEN, ESQ., 86 Kestrel Road, Kempshott, Basingstoke, Hants. Treasurer: J. H. HOBBS, ESQ., 6 Esher Close, Basingstoke, Hants. Editor of Newsletter : RAN HAWTHORNE, " Cleveland," 19 Bridle Path, Woodcote, Reading, Berks. Sale of Ties and Badges: F. G. UPTON, 30 Windsor Road, Maidenhead, Berks. TECHNICAL SERVICES AND SPARES SECTION BRIAN ORAM, ESQ., Bourne House, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants. (Tel.: St. Mary Bourne 260).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS J. Wilkinson, Esq. R. J. Brettschneider, Esq. W. Dowthwaite, Esq. D. W. Gough, Esq. The Late Cecil Quick, Esq. M. Bates, Esq. Messrs. Chubb & Sons Lock & Safe Co.

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FROM YOUR EDITOR at Many members must have wondered why Steaming does not come out regular intervals. Indeed, some of you have sent me very uncomplimentary letters telling me how it should be done, other members have telephoned me with similar suggestions, but in every case and this to me is the most imclub portant facet, everyone has been prompted by their enthusiasm for the magazine. people Judging by the Christmas cards I receive it would appear that most fondly imagine that there is a vast organisation responsible for producing Steaming. "Every good wish to you and your editorial staff." "Best wishes for 1969 to you and your production team." Messages like this are common and much appreciated, but the time has come to face a few home truths. best Apart from half-a-dozen or so faithful correspondents that do their to supply me with local news, that is the sum total of the staff apart from yours faithfully. Don't get me wrong, I am happy and I would be untruthful if I did not say I was proud to be your Editor, and see how over the years the club magazine has developed, but I feel that a new organisation must be set up if we are to progress further in the future. I intend to appoint Editorial Representatives to cover the British Isles, each to be responsible for a given area or number of counties. Members would then submit news to their Area Representative by a fixed date in say April, July and October. (We don't include Area News in the January Special.) This would then be collated and forwarded to me again by a certain date, which will help with publication at regular intervals, although for many reasons this is not always possible in a voluntary job such as this. Therefore to all members I would ask you to think how you can help, either by offering your services as an Area Editorial Representative, or to submit news to your Area Editorial Representative, so that he will receive an abundance of material from which to make up his Area News to me, Then, of course, we require technical articles, especially from our senior members who have had a lifetime with engines, and their experiences make interesting reading and help record in a tangible form the day-to-day activities of a fast receding era. If you feel you cannot help in any of the ways enumerated above, why not set out to explore your own areas and see what you can discover in the way of old photographs; our Chairman sets a very good example of what can be found on one's own doorstep elsewhere in this issue. After all, in days gone by there were engines and steam wagons used in every town and village of our fair land, so get to work and let us see what you can discover. Any photographs should be amply packeted and sent direct to me and not to your Arca Editorial Representative. These will all be returned immediately after use. Finally, a guide to the type of news required. I get many complaints that you left out most of my last contribution, etc. It is essential that the make of engine, maker's number and name of present owner be quoted. It is not last sufficient to say that Joe Soap had his Burrell 6 h.p. Traction threshing week-end, but by adding the maker's number and the registration, if known, this provides information which helps many members with identification of photographs, recording of details of ownership, etc. When submitting Rally Reports a list of engines present is not really sufficient. It becomes of interest to point out that Joe Soap has finally finished restoration of his 8 h.p. Foster after X years of intensive work and that this is the first rally that the engine has attended, and apart from blowing a tube, dropping the plug, blowing out his cylinder packing and knocking his spark arrester off coming under the town bridge, had a good run to the rally field where he arrived half-way through the rally. Don't get me wrong, I don't want facetious reports, this is just my example to show that facts all help make reports more interesting. Every effort is being made to catch up with the publication of Steaming. Let me face it, this issue should have appeared fate October. Unfortunately the Showman's Special Issue took so much of my lime, four-and-a-half nights

STEAMING a week from just after Christmas until mid-February just compiling the material, plus a further month of editing the proofs and making up the pages, so that by the time it had appeared it was already three months late. Then the human element entered just to make life more difficult. No sooner had I passed the copy of the last issue over to the printers, then I sent my request cards out to my few stalwarts requesting their contributions for the next issue in a vain attempt to catch up. This was mid-November, but when I returned to this country on the 8th December hoping to get this issue at the printers before Christmas, hardly any contributions had arrived as most believed I must be potty writing again so soon. This was my fault in not making it clear what was afoot. Whilst in the midst of putting everybody in the picture as it were, I would mention that I asked for help with material for the 1969 Special Issue which would deal with Showman's Tractors. I am sad to say that as a result of the lack of support (three replies) I cannot get enough material together to produce the quality of issue that I had in mind. Line drawings are one of the biggest headaches. I have therefore had to change ships in mid-stream and the Special will now be on " Traction Engines", so if you have any photographs, especially old ones, please put your name and address on the back of each and send to me at my address given below. Also I should point out that all members arc entitled to place small advertisements in Steaming on a free of charge basis. These should be printed on a separate sheet of paper and enclosed with your letter. Please do not include these with other items as it means I have to write them out separately. These for sale or wants must be connected with the movement and the Editor reserves the right to refuse any of these if he thinks fit. One more point before I sign off, if you contribute news items to the Newsletter please don't send me the same items. Just recently I have published material that has already appeared in the Newsletter, and no doubt the reverse will happen. So please let me be hearing from you. Your suffering Editor, JOHN CRAWLEY. FIELD House, TURVEY, BEDFORD.

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AREA NEWS BEDFORDSHIRE Undoubtedly the most important happening in this part of the country recently was the closure just before Christmas of Messrs. .1. & W. Gower's Boiler Works at Bedford. This sad piece of news did not come as a complete surprise to us locally as for several years past Mr. Walter Gower, the last of three generations to run this business, had talked of retiring. He never liked us to mention his work in print as he was always inundated with jobs and could ill afford time to cope with further enquiries which mention in print would produce. All the work sent out of " Progressive Works" was of a very high order, and all rivetting and flanging and most of the welding was done by Mr. Gower himself. I think I can safely say that he could flange boiler plates to a better finish than most sheet metal workers can produce working in 18 s.w.g. He was what most engine owners are looking for, a man working to the standard of quality which was thought to have ended in 1913 in today's world. We have now sadly to realise that today's world and failing health have forced him to retire. Mr. Roy Ward of Houghton Conquest, Beds., has been kind enough to provide me with the following description of the last engine to be repaired by Mr. Gower, that of Roy's father Mr. A. A. Ward: On Wednesday, 4th December, 1968, Aveling & frorter Compound Slide Valve Roller No. 8753 (Reg. No. MKP137) was manoeuvred inside Mr. W. J. Gower's workshop for firebox renovation. Before the end of the following day the removal of seven stays from the offside, four stays rom the nearside and some welded steel from the inner firebox plates on both sides revealed that the thickness of two patches of steel in. plate fixed some years ago was only i• in. instead of the required It was also found that part of a vertical joint being some n in. in length had not been at all satisfactorily welded. As is known, nothing was ever done at the Progressive Works half-heartedly —accordingly on Friday, the " Silver Streak was moved out of the workshop into the cold open air of the yard where the canopy, crankshaft, rear rolls, axle, scarifier, front rolls and chimney, etc. were removed ready for Le Grand Docteur of Fireboxes to operate. During the following Monday and Tuesday a piece of steel plate 18 in. X 121 in. was cut out of each side of the inner firebox and replaced with new in. thick steel plate necessitating the removal of some more stays from each side and eleven foundation ring rivets from each side. By Thursday, 12th. the firebox restoration was complete with eleven new foundation ring rivets and ten new I in. diameter stays to each side of the firebox, an official satisfactorily hydraulic test being applied the following day. Some repairs were also performed at the smokebox end including a new door, baffle plate and chimney. This was the last great task to be concluded at Miller Road, Bedford—the last full working day being on Friday, 20th December—the roller being steamed away from the yard the following day, Saturday, when Mr. " Walley" Gower wore his working outfit and unique head gear for the last time. I was fortunate enough to be invited on Christmas Eve to Roxton, Beds., by Mr. Philip Bath to see the arrival home of his 7 n.h.p. Marshall Single Cylinder Agricultural Traction Engine No. 76756 (Reg. No. BT6447) of 1923 at his farm under steam. It had been brought from Saffron Walden, where it had undergone extensive repairs, by low-loader, and was unloaded about mid-day several miles away in the yard of a public house on the Great North Road to allow a trial run home to be made under steam. The repairs, which included a new firebox, smokebox, chimney and a number of bearing brasses, have made this into a very sound engine. It has been nicely painted and lined, and I look forward to seeing it at this year's rallies. Engine movement by road under steam is always interesting. That a Mr. Parrish of Shefford Hardwicke, Shefford, Beds., went to see some of our members' engines moving from our rally site at Houghton Conquest to a

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Steam Party at Great Wymondley is not particularly noteworthy, but more interesting events arc to follow. His grandfather, Mr. Hunt of Steeple Morden, Cambs., the owner of a rather derelict Fowell traction engine, on hearing of his grandson's interest offered him his engine. Thus it was that this engine, which has long been known to us as not for sale, has arrived in Bedfordshire. It was towed from Steeple Morden to Shefford by Richard Capon of nearby Southill, Beds., with his Fowler Single Cylinder 7 n.h,p. Agricultural Engine No. 11698 (Reg. No. NK925) of 1908. On arrival at Shefford Hardwicke the cylinder end cover was removed and the bore was found to be in very good condition considering how long it had stood. After the motion had been freed off with oil and quite a bit of struggling a belt was run between the flywheels of the two engines and the Fowell turned over for about twenty minutes with no obvious signs of D.P. distress. (This is Fowell No. 91.—Editor.) THE CHILTERNS It is a long time since there have been any notes from the club, due to a change in the news editor, a lack of news from the members, and, lastly, the loss of last issue's notes in the post. Consequently, there is now quite a lot to report. A successful season's rallying was enjoyed by most members of the Chilterns Club despite the bad weather, and members supported rallies at Elstree, Woodcote, Gaddesden Row and Pirton, as well as our own rally at Great Missenden. Apart from full-scale rallies, club engines have also attended steam fetes at Beaconsfield, Kinsbourne Green and Little Missenden, as well as events like the Bucks. County Show. Engine movements take up quite a bit of our news now. Mr. Robin Brazil, our Chairman, has sold his Wallis 3 ton Roller (No. 2656 of 1903), his D Type Enrico " Pride of Bucks." (No. 13166 of 1928) and Fowler "Farmers Ftiend" (No. 9698 of 1903), while his latest acquisition, a Sentinel, is now virtually complete and has been steamed after a thorough rebuild. Member Francis Grover, who put in a lot of work on the Sentinel, has recently bought a Tasker B.2 chain-drive Tractor, which is in running order, but not perfect. Francis hopes to put right the imperfections over the winter ready for next year's rallies. Messrs. Boughtons of Amersham have bought an old Marshall portable from the West Country, and committee member Bernard Ruff purchased an old Burrell engine from the Isle of Man this summer. Well known member Mr. A. E. Reed of Amersham has sold his steam-powered Gallopers to Nelson Smith, and has also almost finished rebuilding his Garrett Tractor He him soeiii ovei live years on this job, and IV:1 arc nil " iviarginet eagerly awaiting a sight of " Margaret" now she has been so thoroughly overhauled. Messrs. Boughtons have also resurrected another old roller from their stock, and have had their Fowler BII.1 Ploughing Engines Nos. 15202 and 15203 at work cultivating fields at Little Chalfont and Hemcl Hempstead, the latter being a commercial contract. A Steam Barbecue was again held this year. It took place at Amersham on October 5th, and seven engines attended, together with Mr. Reed's organ and Mr. Brazil's Merryweather fire pump. A pop group was in attendance, and all present had a most enjoyable time. it is pleasant to record that the club made quite a tidy profit on this event, which helped to swell our funds, now sadly depleted after our very wet rally. We had a request a while ago from the High Wycombe and District Model Engineering Club, whose membership had dwindled to a handful of people, and showed no sign of increasing. They proposed to amalgamate with us, and to form a Chiltern Traction Engine Club Model Engineering Section, with a member of their club on our committee and a page in our Newsletter. This we agreed, and we now have several more members and a lot of models. The committee are well aware that, as with so many clubs, a lot of the work of running our meetings and events falls on one or two members' wives, always the same people, and, as a token of the club's appreciation of their unstinting efforts on our behalf, our Chairman felt that we should stand them an evening out for dinner at the club's expense. This has now been

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Burrell Road Engine No. 2871 (right) and a group of presumably the owner's staff.

Burrell 8 n.h.p. Road Engine No. 2871, built 30/5/07, for a Mr. H. Ryland of Royston.

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arranged. Our most distant member now is a gentlernan from New Zealand, who recently wrote in asking for details of the club, and enclosing his membership subscription! He owns a 5 n.h.p. McLaren, and is a member of a New Zealand steam engine club. One of our members hopes to visit New Zealand next winter, and intends to call on our most distant member. The Club's A.G.M. was held at Amersham on December 7th and at this meeting, Secretary D. M. Norris and committee member Francis Grover resigned. Mr. Norris is succeeded as Secretary by Maurice Hare, formerly our Social Secretary. We are grateful to Mr. Norris, Mr. Grover and former Editor Geoff. Gilbert, who resigned earlier in the year, for their services to the did) over the past few years. The rest of the committee were re-elected en bloc, and Hon. Treasurer Ken Vaughan agreed to continue his post for another year. After the official business was over, we were treated to a film show given by Iwo gentlemen who travelled down specially from Leicester. Teddy Reed's organ provided background music, and Mr. Grover's Tasker and Mr. Brazil's Sentinel were on view, but not in steam. Monthly club meetings will again be held over the winter and spring, on the second Wednesday of each month at "The Pineapple" public house, White Lion Road, Amersham, and will generally start at 7.30 in the evenings. There will be little to report until the spring comes round, but we are all looking forward to a year of better weather and better rallies than 1968. M.W.L. CnRNWALT. It is with great regret that I have to record the death of one of Cornwall's best-known Grand Old Men of Steam, Mr. Charles Horace Parsons. Horace, as he was affectionately known to a wide circle of friends, lived at St. Columb until recently when he moved to Wadebridge. He and his brother, Baden, who pre-deceased him, were founder members of the West of England Steam Engine Society in 1955 and of the Cornish Traction Preservation Club a few years later, and they both did their utmost to support both organisations. Horace was the owner of Burrell No. 3816, the famous " Cornish Maid ". This engine has an exceptionally long boiler and connecting rods as specified when ordered in 1919 by the late Mr. Charles Parsons (Horace's father), who was one-time agent for Burrells. Horace spent most of his life with steam road engines, heavy haulage, threshing, etc., and his engines frequently assisted the travelling showmen when hauling their loads over Cornwall's hills. The benefit of the knowledge pained by many years of experience was always available to any who asked, and until failing health prevented him, Horace was not only willing but eager to give practical mechanical assistance to any engine owner who sought his help, He will he sadly missed. Now for better news. Another engine has come West. From Mr. E. C. Hine, of Shaftesbury, Mr. G. Alford has purchased Aveling & Porter 8 ton Compound Piston Valve Roller No. 10374 (Reg. No. NPI721). The roller was supplied new to Kidderminster Council in 1922 and later passed to Messrs. Hine Bros., of Gillingham, Dorset, and used commercially by that firm. A few years ago it retired from regular work and was kept privately by Mr. Hine. The engine requires re-tubing and some paint, but otherwise annears to be in very good condition. The scarifier has been removed, but Mr. Alford hopes to acquire this and restore it to the engine. An unusual feature of No. 10374 is the reduction gearing for the pump drive. Mr. Alford recently moved from Redruth to near Chacewater, where "Keelinv ", the Aveling & Porter Roller, several threshing drums and some very interesting old luxury cars are now kept. " Challenger ", Burrell No. 2651 (Reg. No. AY9840), has been sold by Mr. W. H. Jonas to Mr. R. D. Wood. of St. issey. near Wadebridge. The engine has been dismantled for some time and needs very extensive repairs. The new owner has already demonstrated his ability to tackle difficult iobs as he has restored three old single-cvlindered Marshall i.e. tractors to snlendid condition, so we are confident that we shall see " Challenger " steamed again. Dr. Dyke's two Fodens are receiving attention. the 5 ton wagon is being re-tubed near Liskeard by Mr. Hooper and "Prospector" is being overhauled at Stoke Climsland by Messrs. Dingle & Sons.

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Near a main road outside Lostwithiel, but hidden from the highway, is an engine which has almost been forgotten by many. This is Burrell No. 3125 " Princess ", a 6 n.h.p. G.P. Traction which languished for many years in a quarry near Wadebridge until rescued by Mr. G. Hawkins. He sold it to Mr. L. Pearn, of Lostwithiel, since when very little had been heard of it. Mr. Pearn, however, has been very active and, in the open, with minimum facilities, has accomplished a great amount of restoration. He has made almost a new smokebox which looks like a genuine Burrell, the boiler has been re-tubed, and most of one side of the firebox has been replaced together with sixteen stays. Many minor jobs have been completed, but except for some of the welding Mr. Pearn has carried out the work himself with very cleverly improvised equipment. A lot remains to be done, but in due time " Princess " will be on the road again, a tremendous credit to her owner. Owing to the very bad weather when the Wadebridge Rally was held last June a loss of about £100 was sustained. Fortunately the ground was so little damaged and was so well cleared up that the same site, the Royal Cornwall Showground, has again been made available for the 1969 Rally on June 21st and 22nd. The Redruth Rally was favoured with good weather, and in addition to helping some local charities, the sum of £250 was donated to a fund for providing a specially equipped coach for handicapped people in connection with the Cornwall Association for the Care of the Disabled. Mrs. Norris, of Blackwater, had organised this fund, and Mr. V. H. Carveth, Hon. Treasurer of the West of England Steam Engine Society, presented the cheque to her from the footplate of Mr. C. Alford's " Keeling ". Many years ago steam road engines drawing trailers were sometimes used to take parties on special outings. Now, long since, they have been supplanted by faster modern means of transport, our engines have been able to make a contribution towards a type of vehicle which has taken their place. Another unusual event took place at St. Issey recently when Miss Bryony Salisbury, daughter of Mr. V. Salisbury, first President of the Cornish Traction Preservation Club, was married. During the wedding reception music was supplied by Mr. Jonas's organ powered by "Iron Maiden ", and afterwards the honeymoon trip started on a decorated trailer drawn by the Wallis & Steevens tractor belonging to Mr. G, Hawkins. Camborne Carnival in November attracted six locally owned engines. They were " The Whale " (Marshall—J. H. Trounson), "Queenie" (Garrett—J. Rule and Miss Rule). "Trevithick " (Ruston & Hornsby—G. Symons), " Bo Peep" (Aveling & Porter Roller—Mrs. Pcttitt), Aveling & Porter Roller (J. C. W. Jones), and Wallis & Steevens Advance Roller (D. Gunn). The fatter engine emitted a much more nleasant sound than it had done at the Rcclruth Rally just after arriving in Cornwall from Wales. The little Wallis has since been steamed to its new home near Manaccan. There is sad news concerning another small Wallis, that owned by Mr. J. Warren. Mr. Warren completely dismantled the Wallis hoping to rebuild, but after a great deal of hard work spread over several months it was found that boiler and firebox were beyond redemption and the work had to be abandoned. Knowing how determined and persistent Mr. Warren is, that engine must really have been in a bad state for him to give up, but it's " Goodbye " to Wallis & Steevens No. 7753. The 1969 West of England Rally will be held as usual near Redruth and will be a two-day event on August 16th and 17th. Mr. Jack Hampshire, who, through his very popular book I Worked with Traction Engines, needs no introduction to readers of Steaming, has agreed to act as Opener. C.P.G. COTSWOLDS This summer has seen Mr. Carton's Burrell Road Locomotive No. 4093 "Dorothy" on the road again, after many years of inactivity, and latterly, restoration. The first public appearance was early in the year at a small rally at Gloucester, then at Stroud Show in July, and again later on in the year at the Fairford Rally. The engine runs very well and has given no trouble apart from a broken bolt in the spring mechanism whilst returning

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Buffalo Steam Roller No. 1511, built 1920, by the Buffalo Springfield Roller Co., Ohio, U.S.A.

Burrell Tractor No. 3626, owned by D. G. Blackford (left) and D. W. Gough (right).

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from Fairford. This rendered the engine almost immovable until the bolt was repaired and replaced. The Fowler Class A9 Road Locomotive No. 15371, which I sold nearly two years ago to David Chapman of Cheltenham, has again been sold as David is emigrating to Australia. I hope the engine had nothing to do with this decision. The new owner is Mr. D. L. Smith of Laleston, Nr. Bridgend, Glamorgan, who is going to add showman's fittings much to my disapproval, as such an engine in haulage condition would be much rarer, so many road locomotives having now been converted. Burrell Roller No. 3965, the newest arrival in the district, is completely stripped down at Coaley, and the boiler has been sent away for major repairs. By the time these notes are printed it should have returned after completion of these repairs. Returning to the last paragraph but one, I would add that Mr. Smith has also purchased a 7 n.h.p. Garrett Single from Newnham, but I do not know any details—I did not know it was there! Just before Christmas we had some steam threshing in the area, at Kempsford, near Fairford, where Charlie Rickards's Allchin Compound provided the power. A lovely sight and sound, and a most enjoyable occasion. Of my own engines, the Fowler S.C. No. 9230 has been steamed twice at home satisfactorily, and it is expected to tax and insure it next season. This engine has never been to a rally. The Burrell No. 3917 visited Stroud Show in July, taking part in the procession beforehand through the town. In view of the hilly nature of the town, and the stop-go nature of such processions, the keen brakes (by t.e. standards anyway!) come in handy, but even so much concentration is needed. Apart from a few local pleasant trips the only other occasion of note was an eighteen mile round trip to fetch a watercart for future use with the Fowler Single. This is a very original looking item with big iron wheels— a real period piece. There do not seem to be a lot of these about now—round here anyway. At Ashton Keynes, Joe Powell is restoring the very old Brown & May Portable formerly at Braydon pond. As the firebox and boiler are lifeexpired, the engine part is to be driven by steam from another boiler, probably Joe's Garrett " Lord Raglan ". R.C.J.W. CUMBERLAND Recently a visit to W. Dowthwaite's, Hutton Grange, Nr. Penrith, was well worth while, as I saw his beautifully restored Marshall Universal Roller No. 86984 (Reg. No. SY4899), new in 1933. It has been re-tubed, and other minor repairs carried out, and painted and lined to a very high standard. Also in the yard were Burrell D.C.C. Traction Engine No. 4053 and Aveling & Porter 8 ton Roller No. 11064. Stored in the yard was a 6 h.p. McLaren S.C. No. 1105 (Reg. No. A06266). This engine threshed all its life in the Penrith area, and was new to Messrs. Field in 1910. A Marshall 10 ton Roller No. 65822 (Reg. No. A06199), built 1914, has recently been sold to W. McGillveray, of Carlisle. It has gone to Torver, in the Furness district of Lancashire, which is just a few miles from Coniston Lake. This engine was originally fitted with two sets of water glass fittings, one being on the side of the boiler and the other in the usual position. It was a Cumberland C.C. engine until about six years ago. A very good friend of mine was the last Cumberland C.C. driver, but he like many more of the old steam men has passed away. Dick Osborne was his name, and I worked with him exactly forty years ago. He was driving an old Aveling S.C. Roller rolling grit after I sprayed with a 6 h.p. Fowler Road Locomotive No. 9278 and a Tarroads Sprayer. On November 2nd, Zeke Myers left Ambleside with his 8 h.p. McLaren Traction Engine No. 787 on a visit to W. Dowthwaite's, Hutton Grange,

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Anderson & Rowlands' " Lord Nelson" Burrell No. 3443. Photographed at Paignton, Devon, on the 21st August, 1935.

Foster's Showman's Engine "The Leader" No. 14446 at Leicester Fair in 1956.

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Skelton, Penrith. Zeke always said that he would take her back after restoration to her previous home. The tourney was over some very rough country, but this fine old engine (1903) did it without incident. A fortnight later he took her back home, the return mileage being about seventy miles. Although Zeke is new to us in the " steam world " he has made a wonderful job of this fine old engine. It's a credit to him, and also to the makers, the late J. & H. McLaren of Leeds. S. Sutton has acquired an additional roller, Aveling & Porter S.C. P.V. No. 11496/26, fitted with scarifier and rope drum, from F. Greggains of Maryport.

S.S. DEVONSHIRE A syndicate of three, Messrs. Noyce, Perkins and Tanner, of Kingsbridge, have purchased a convertible roller-traction engine. Purchased in January of this year from Messrs. Buncombe, of Highbridge, Somerset, it is a Clayton & Shuttieworth, No. 48835, weighing ten tons. The roller, being in good mechanical condition, was steamed onto a low-loader for its journey to Kingsbridge, where it has since steamed twice, performing very well considering it had not been in steam since 1951. Now the canopy is being re-built, the boiler lagging stripped off awaiting new lagging, and painting has slowly begun with the boiler casing. We are now awaiting a boiler inspection before re-assembling the lagging. it is hoped for her to appear at some of the local events by July. Some facts about the engine: Registration No. YA7417, Fleet No. 78, Built 1923, Works No. 48835. E.T. HERTFORDSHIRE An engine now in our area is the ex-Milward Bros. of Halesowen, Worcs., 1929 Foden Steam Wagon No. 18316 (Reg. No. UU1283), which was bought some months ago by Tom Halls of Welham Green, Nr. Hatfield, Herts. Tom drove this wagon when it was used for tar-spraying before the war. I understand he is carrying out a number of repairs on the wagon which is a companion for his other Foden, the tractor " Talisman " No. 13484 of 1930 (Reg. No. LG8784), which is fitted with governors and rope drum for agricultural work and is well known locally. An engine to leave the district is Mrs. W. D. Fensom's of Friars Wash, Herts., Burrell 6 n.h.p. Single Crank Compound Traction Engine No. 3126 (Reg. No. BJ7155) of 1910. The engine, which is sprung on the rear axle, has been sold to Mr. John Robinson of Birstal, Leicester, and delivered to John Vernon's yard at Newbold Verdon, Leics., where I understand it is to be stabled. This engine had become quite well known locally as it had attended a number of rallies since its restoration was completed in 1965. Its last rally appearance was at Houghton Conquest, Beds., where it gave a good account of itself winching a number of rubber-tyred engines out of soft places. The Hertfordshire Steam Preservation Society's meetings at " The Bull " at Redbourne, Herts., on the third Wednesday in the month, continue to be well supported, and last month's meeting was particularly good as a slide show was given entitled " Old Tring " (Herts.) by the brothers R. and T. Grace of Tring employing a 76-year-old magic lantern and showing slides made by their father up to eighty or ninety years ago. Although not specifically dealing with steam, a number of slides showed steam vehicles of various types and also locally built steam boats on the canal nearby. This show was thought to be one of the best of this winters meetings. Engine restoration continues in the winter months. I understand Ray Jennings of Hatfield, Herts., is rebuilding the canopy ❑f his Burrell Showman's Tractor "Island. Prince " No. 3868 (Reg. No. AH824) of 1921. Albert Vensom is busy at Friars Wash fitting a new smokebox on their Marshall Compound 6 n.h.p. Traction Engine No. 43560 (Reg. No. 13D54l6) of 1905. This smokebox was one of the last jobs done by Mr. W. Gower of Bedford before his retirement and has a correctly flanged front ring rivetted in.

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McLaren No. 1105 driven by the late H. Dowthwaite of Skelton, Penrith. This engine roped out the roller seen in the following illustrations.

Aveling & Porter Roller No. 3523 (Reg. No. TB2172), owned by W. C. Sutton & Sons of Egrement, West Cumberland.

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The roller is being pulled out by the McLaren behind the wall on the right of the illustration.

Almost secured and ready for removal.

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A job 1 saw in progress last autumn was Brian Halley's of Great Wymondley, Herts., Garrett Tractor. It had the tender and rear wheels off to allow the gearing to be removed to be built up. This engine, which has latterly appeared at rallies without its canopy, is No. 33380 (Reg. No. GT4565) of 1918. It stands between his Fowler Compound Traction Engine No. 15466 (Reg. No. PF7364) of 1920 and his Garrett Single Cylinder 7 n.h.p. No. 28410 (Reg. No. NO1186) of 1910, in a very fine engine shed. Also present is his nice little Savage Centre Engine No. 607 of 1892. D.P. KENT As a club the East Kent is now disbanded when, at an extraordinary meeting held after the Bredhurst Rally, it was decided to carry ❑n as a Society in name only. This was caused by the announcement of the Secretary, Mrs. H. Monday, that she did not wish to carry ❑n in that capacity and nobody present was willing enough to take over the reins. It was the sincere hope of all members present that a new Society would be formed at some later date to include the whole of Kent. Engine activities continue in the area and engine owners fortunate in owning suitable premises were able to hold steam parties where engines were in steam and one or two organs were also present. Malcolm Hobbs of Birchington, George Marsh of Acrise, and further afield Claude Jessett of Hadlow Down, Sussex, all held successful steam parties which were enjoyed by all present. Changes of ownership include the sale by Messrs. Fordyce Bros. of Orpington of their two Wallis & Steevens " Advance " Rollers to the Manager of Atlas Stone Company. One of these, which was in excellent condition and regularly used up to two years ago, was steamed to his home Fairbourne Manor Farm, Harrietsham, Nr. Maidstone, driven by " Smokey " Shepherd who was the regular driver for Fordyce Bros. and assisted by Edward Langley of Gravesend. The other " Advance " was to he taken by lowloader to a depot near Greenhithe for restoration as a good amount of work will be necessary on this roller. Mr. Colin Tucker of Bexleyheath has had his second Fowler Double Crank Compound Roller No. 17496 transported from Edwards' Yard at Swindon to Darland Farm, Luton, Chatham, to stand alongside a " sister" Roller No. 18503 which had attended the Bredhurst Rally. Both of these rollers were originally owned by the Mechanical Tar Spraying and Grouting Company of Caversham, Reading, having been supplied new to them in 1931. It is believed Messrs. G. Birch & Sons ❑f Selfing9, Nr. Ashford, have puluinocd ail Aveiiiig & Porier Roller from Edwards or Swindon, but other details at the time of writing were not known. Mr. Harry D'ye's Aveling Double Crank Compound Traction No. 5862 " Emma" is now at the Langley Bros. house at Gravesend having a face lift during the winter months in readiness for the 1969 rally season, after steaming about 300 miles to rallies in 1968. Peter Fagg has stabled his Clayton & Shuttleworth S.C. Traction No. 46823 " Dusty" at Harry Pye's Farm for the winter months while alterations are being carried out at the garage at Larkheld where the engine is usually kept. He towed his own living van and also another van which the Langley Bros. had purchased from Eddison's Depot at Aylesford. F.J.B. LEICESTERSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Since the last notes appeared in this column the main news is that of the move of engines and equipment from the old T.A. Centre, Coventry Road, Market Harborough, to a new site in St. Mary's Road. The engines are being moved as this article goes to press. Mick George's Armstrong Whitworth Roller No. 10R2 (Reg. No. 13D7511) has been rebuilt and attended a couple of rallies last season. Also present are Roger West's Aveling " E" Type Roller No. 10647 (Reg. No. PD6727), Tom Burton's Marshall "S" Type Roller No. 79087 (Reg. No. NR6120), his

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TASKERS TRAILERS LIMITED Still another chapter has been written in the long history of Taskers in so far that the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Brown and Company Limited on 25th October, 1968, through Cravens Industries Limited, and is now engaged with the Cravens Homalloy Companies in producing a wider range of transportation equipment, and with greater export potential than before.

HISTORY OF TASKERS " WATERLOO IRONWORKS " Whilst it is inevitable that the auction sale will involve the dispersal of the unique collection, many interested parties will be pleased to know that a book on the history of Taskers is now being printed, entitled " Waterloo Ironworks ", by Mr. L. T. C. Rolt, with ample illustrations. Taskers Trailers Limited have arranged to sell 1,000 copies of the book, at a price of £2 10s. Od., postage paid in the British Isles, and to ensure a copy, I would advise an early application to me, as under. A. B. FULLER, DIRECTOR, TASKERS TRAILERS LIMITED.

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FOR SALE AND WANTED Wanted.—Colour slides of Sentinel Steam Wagons and Tractors (all types from " Super - 1923 onwards) at work or in preservation. Only good quality unobstructed rally photographs considered. Also Sentinel catalogues or literature and any odd copies of pre-war transport magazines featuring Steam Wagons. Sensible prices please, young enthusiast enlarging collection on limited budget.—Details to R. M. Collis, 39 Lulworth Drive, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon. For Sale.—New unused Double String Hornsby Straw Trusser. There may be a member who would like it to complete a threshing set. No reasonable offer refused.—Wm. Dowthwaite, Hutton Grange, Skelton, Penrith. For Sale.—Traction Engine Calendar, 1969. Containing six sketches of various types, tractor, traction, ploughing and showman's engines. Welldesigned art production. Price 6s. 6d. post paid.—From J. W. Yates, 88 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford. Wanted.—All previous issues of Steaming up to present issue.—Send details of what you have available, condition, price, etc., to B. Butler, 175 West Drayton Road, Hillingdon, Mddx. For Sale.—Collection of brass makers' plates, Ransoms, Sims & Jefferies, Ruston Proctor, Robey, Aveling & Porter, Aveling & Porter (A.G.E.) and Marshall number plates. Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, Garrett and Wallis & Steevens rings. Fowler half-rings. Marshall port ring. Burrell cylinder plate.—Offers to Box No. 1. For Sale.—Whistle, large marine, industrial, railway locomotive and traction engine types. All brand new and complete with lever operated plunger valves. Chimes as fitted to Fowler showman's road locomotives, also the round bowl type for ploughing engines and smaller versions for tractors. Pressure gauges, 0-250 p.s.i., in original sealed cartons.—T. 0. Hunt, 205 Adel Lane, Leeds LS16 8BY. For Sale.—High speed, enclosed force lubrication, steam engine by Reader of Nottingham, single cylinder, piston valve, 64 in. bore X 3 in. stroke, fitted with governor and stop valve for 450 r.p.m. working speed, large disc flywheel, inspection door in crankcase. New piston valve and liner, new piston rings. rte. etc. Very suitable for large steam car or launch engine. As new condition.—I. Jones, " Fowler," 55 Meadvale Road, St. Mellons, Cardin. For Sale.—Ruston & Hornsby 6 h.p. Class AP Petrol/Paraffin Engine, open crank, two flywheels 30 in. dia., 10 in. driving pulley, hopper cooled. The very last of the class built. New 1944. Fully restored, painted and lined. —I Jones. " Fowler," 55 Meadvale Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff. For Sale.—Boiler tubes, allsizes 1 i in. to 24 in., used but in good condition. Wire rope, any size and length. Steam whistles, organ type, brand new, with valve, etc.—For further particulars write to I. Jones, "Fowler," 55 Meadvale Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff. Wanted.—Complete scraper for rear wheel of Fowler 10/12 ton Roller (to fit front near side).—Greatley, 12 Scawfell Crescent, Seascale, Cumb. For Sale.—Blast pipe to fit DND Type Fowler 10/12 ton Compound Roller (new casting). 21 in. i.d. at cylinder end. 35s. Od. o.n.o. Differential locking pin, Fowler type (new unused). Body 121 in. long, 2 in. dia. approx. 35s. Od. o.n.o.—Greatley, 12 Scawfell Crescent, Seascale, Cumb. For Sale.—Living Van, ex Buncombe of Highbridge, £70.—D, C. Stewart, Lower Farm House, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, Dorset.

STEAMING For Sale.—New packing, excess stock, many boxes unopened. Water pump packing, is. Od. per lb. Waxed hemp, 1 in. to / in. square ; Soft cotton, 1 in. to 1 in. square. Steam packing, 7s. Od. per lb. Graphited asbestos, to in. to I in. square ; Semi-metallic and metallic, 11$ in., tin. and / in. Mud door rings, 3 in. dia., 6d. each. Manhole rings, Is. Od. each. 12 in. X 16 in.; in. Whitworth studs, 11 in. long, Is. 6d. doz. 10 in. X 12 in. (approx. sizes). Postage extra.—Greatley, 12 Scawfell Crescent, Seascale, Cumb. Wanted.—Photographs of Fowler Tractors at work for portfolio, also Fowler catalogues.—G. K. Bargh, 17 Ramshaw Road, Unstone, Sheffield. S18 5DG. Wanted.—All kinds of literature, catalogues, etc., on Sentinel Steam Wagons, also Sentinel news.—G. K. Bargh, 17 Ramshaw Road, Unstone, Sheffield. S18 5DG. Wanted.—Colour slides of Scottish, Cumberland and North East England and Wales engines in preservation by collector.—G. K. Bargh, 17 Ramshaw Road, Unstone, Sheffield. S18 5DG. For Sale.—New Book. A Century of Service—Eddison's, an illustrated history, by R. A. Whitehead. Heartily recommended, 23s. Od, post paid.— G. R. Hawthorne, 19 Bridle Path, Woodcote, Reading. R98 OSE. For Sale.-1905 Wallis & Steevens T.E. etched in black on copper. Every detail, absolutely authentic. 9 in. X 6 in. framed, ready for hanging. 27s. 6d. post paid.—G. R. Hawthorne, 19 Bridle Path, Woodcote, Reading. R98 OSE. For Sale and Wanted.-2 in. X 2 in. colour sides, bought, sold or exchanged ; also black and white postcard photographs of engines.—G. R. Hawthorne, 19 Bridle Path, Woodcote, Reading. R98 OSE. Wanted.—A complete boiler feed pump, also R./H top cock for water gauge to fit Aveling & Porter 10 ton P.V. Roller No. 11496.—S. Sutton, West View, Beckermet, Cumberland. Wanted.—The following back numbers of Steaming, Vol, 7, No. 3 (July, 1963); Vol. 5, Nos. 1 and 2 (January and April, 1961) ; Vol. 4, No. 3 (July, 1960); and all pre-October, 1958 issues.—G. J. Romanes, 32 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, Dorset. Wanted.—Autopositive injector, iin. flange fitting, or any spare cones for same.—J. R. E. Driscoll, 32 St. Charles Road, Brentwood, Essex. Wanted.—Connecting rod with large end and small end complete for Burrell '8 in., between webs 3+ in., centres Single Crank Compound to suit pin dia. 31 3 ft. 31 in. Will remove from scrap engine or roller.—Details and price to P. W. Chapman, " Nordic," off Albion Street, Rowledge, Colchester, Essex. Wanted.—Tractor on rubbers. Must be in first class condition, with current reports.—Details to Box 2, Field House, Turvey, Beds.

Would Rally Organisers who wish to take advertising space in the Special Issue of Steaming due out early May please send copy to the Editor without delay. The rates are £10 per page ; £6 per half-page. IT MAKES SENSE TO ADVERTISE— YOU KNOW IT DOES ! ! !

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15 ton Aveling Roller No. 6091 (Reg. No. AY9526), and his Brown & May Portable. The " Russian" Fowler No. 14888 (Reg. No. H06420), which belongs to the same gentleman, along with various items of farm machinery make up the complement. Tim Sage has sold his Marshall "S" Type Roller No. 75872 (Reg. No. NR6296), whilst his friend John Robins has purchased Burrell Single Crank Compound No. 3126 (Reg. No. BJ7155) from T. C. Fensom & Son. On October 27th last about twenty members and friends visited various steam installations in Nottinghamshire. During the journey several members noted Mr. Saxilby's Fowler Roller No. 16433 (Reg. No. UM3917) parked alongside the Al just south of Newark. The party then inspected a fine Compound Marshall Mill Engine at British Gypsum Ltd., Hawton, followed by a visit to the winding engines at Clifton Colliery. Nottingham. The day was rounded off with a visit to Papplewick Pumping Station, where two magnificent Watt & Boulton beam engines were seen at work. The engine house, boilers and engines themselves were all in immaculate condition, and dated front 1884. Our thanks go to the firms concerned for their kind co-operation and help. Finally, the Christmas meeting at the Cherry Tree, Market Harborough, was well attended, and with the screening of "The Titfield Thunderbolt" was a great success. CFR LINCOLNSHIRE A number of our members attended the Engine Sale at Mr. Wooley's home at Bucknell. in Shropshire, during the recent autumn, and as a result, the large Foster Portable No. 14661 was bought by Mr. R. E. Dale, of Wnld Newton. In addition to this engine, Mr. Dale is also reported to have bought a Fowler Roller from Mr. Mason, of Burnham Market, but the maker's number is not yet to hand. Monthly Society meetings have been held at several venues and once again the members have been entertained by the Lincoln City Water Works at the Elkesley Pumping Station. This event was very well attended, and a number of our friends from Hitchen came specially to see the fine machines. Sad to relate, however, these magnificent pieces may very soon be replaced, as the conversion programme to electric pumping is now in progress, although the Chief Engineer told us that one of them, probably "Livens", would remain for some time as a standby, as he could not rely solely on electric power for auppl:y1118 tim city. Late in November two film shows were held, and the first of these was at Navenby and given jointly by Messrs. A. G. Richardson and A. Sharpe and Miss Palmer. Mr. Richardson showed his latest collection of coloured slides taken during a recent holiday in Ireland, and Mr. Sharpe gave several reels of past rallies in the area, finishing with some very good railway scenes during the last days of steam. Miss Palmer's collection of slides took us to the Munich " Octoberfest ", and we were able to see many magnificent fair organs and the riding machines to which they belonged. A week later, the Carrington Rally Committee entertained its exhibitors to a Party, where a full-length film of the 1968 Rally was shown, which was much appreciated by the audience. Another autumn event which figures annually is the appearance of Don Robinson's Gavioli Organ on the Cornhill at Lincoln. This year the Recital was held on December 7th, and Christmas shoppers were able to enjoy hearing the organ and see Don's Burrell " The Bailie " at work supplying power for it. The weather for this event could have been a good deal kinder ; even so, a large crowd of well-known faces could be seen, many people having come a long way to attend. From Kirton Holme comes the news that Mr. F. A. Smith hopes to again hold an " Open Day" with his collection in 1969, possibly about mid-May, and prior to the 1969 Carrington Rally.

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Foster Showman's Engine No. 12517 "Queen Mary" when owned by John Whyatt & Sons. Seen here at Wibsey, Yorks., on October 7th, 1940.

Aveling & Porter Roller No. 9078, which used to work from the N.B.M. Depot at Zaandam, in The Hague, Holland.

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The only engine currently working in the county at the time of writing is the Fowler Roller No. 16433 (Reg. No. UM3917), owned by Mr. J. W. Kitchen, of Saxilby, and is on a road job near Grantham, although it has been reported that the Fowler Roller " Ralph " was also working there too. " Ralph is a 12 ton single, No. 15942 (Reg. No. WY8058) and now owned by Mr. R. J. Heugh, of Boston, but I am not able to say whether or not this report is correct. The Fowler Ploughers owned by Mr. H. Warner, of Welby, Nos. 1515415, were at work during the earlier part of the autumn, but their work is complete for the time being, and they are now laid up. The Storer brothers, who drive the Fowlers for Mr. Warner, are progressing with the re-build on Fowler Tractor No. 15228 (Reg. No. U4952), and have got a new boiler barrel for it. Another machine nearing completion is the Aveling & Porter Roller No. 6343 (Reg. No. BE7814), an old Lindsey County Council servant, and now owned by Mr. G. Turner, of Holdingham, who expects to show it this year. F.S. SOUTH YORKSHIRE The most exciting news from this sector is the purchase by Mr. W. Payne of Auckley, Doncaster, of the Fowler "Tiger " Showman's Tractor No. 14798 (Reg. No. U5313) " Firefly", together with its low-loader, from L. Brooks of Harold Wood, Essex, and it is nice to see another Fowler returning to its native Yorkshire. Unidentified reports as yet state that an Aveling & Porter Roller was purchased by a local man in Coal Aston, Nr. Sheffield, from the sale at Dick Woolley's in Shropshire, and so far the owner of a Marshall roller locally has not been traced. An unfortunate illness in the shape of a slipped disc has befallen Mr. John Blagg of Whitwcll, Derbyshire, well known as the owner of the giant McLaren and a speedy recovery is, 1 am sure, the wish of all "Captain Scott enthusiasts. The Annual General Meeting of the South Yorkshire Traction Engine Club was held at the Wilsic Hall Hotel, in late October, and with the exception of Mr. Arthur Marsden, the well-known model maker, the committee was returned en bloc, and arrangements arc in hand to hold the 1969 Wilsic Hall Rally on the usual ground on the 17th/18th May, 1969. The monthly meetings are still held on the LAST Thursday of each month at the "Hill Top Hotel ", Conisborough, and film and slide shows have so far been held, and other interesting items are due to be held in the next few months. Mr. Irvin Barraclough and his father have commenced the overhaul of the Fowler Roller No. 16175, the only Fowler roller owned by the Derbyshire County Council. It appeared at the Clowne and Wilsic rallies in 1968 in all its dirt and showed a remarkable turn of speed, and should be another shining Fowler example when finished. G.K.B. THAMES VALLEY The end of the rally season did not mean the end of steam activity in the Thames Valley. Towards the end of September the Fowler No. 15653 " Renown" was steamed over to Wallingford and stood generating throughout the day at the Great Western Society's Open Day at the A.B.M. sidings. Ex-G.W.R. 0-4-2T No. 1466 and auto-coach worked the Wallingford branch from Cholsey and Moulsford junction. 0-60-PT No. 6412 was in steam at A.B.M. The " Renown" stood between No. 6412 and the running line where No. 1466 picked up and set down her passengers. She was the object of considerable interest to the crowd of some thousands that included a former crew member of the old battle cruiser " Renown ". While at Wallingford the " Renown " was put over the A.B.M.'s weighbridge. She scaled 161 tons and a few pounds. Class R3's were designed to be "under 14 tons" unladen.

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A highlight of our year is the Steam Party given by our President, Arthur Napper at his farm at Hagbourne. Arthur had his Marshall No. 37699 " Old Timer ", Fowler G.P. No. 15710 " Tommy ", and Fowler Tractor No. 15632 " Tiger " in steam. Eric Fillmore and Bill Tame had their Fowler S.C. Plough Engine " Noreen " in steam and used live steam to wash out the boiler of their other ploughcr " Margaret ". The Fowler " Renown " was steamed from Woodcote during the morning and spent the afternoon generating for John Keeley's 89 key Limonaire, the coloured lights on the organ and white lights on the engine showing up to advatage on this dull day. A huge table in the old cart shed was covered with a variety of refreshments, kindly provided by Arthur. Needless to say, members showed their appreciation in the usual way by clearing it. The only change of ownership to report is a very welcome one. Burrell S.C.C. Roller No. 3305, new in 1911 to Isaac Ball in Lancashire, has stood for the last three years in a contractor's yard at Goring Heath. She had previously been on an estate at Hungerford where she was used occasionally on internal roads. It is believed to be about six or seven years since she was last in steam, and over that period her canopy has practically collapsed, the tubes are rotten and she has deteriorated generally. The only protection she has been given has been a few gallons of old oil whenever the rust started to show through. Thankfully she has not been robbed, even the firing shovel is still there. No. 3305 is a big roller, but compact and workmanlike. She has been purchased by Peter Barnes, a member of the firm of R. F. Barnes & Sons, Sports Ground Contractors, of Woodley, near Reading. Mr. Barnes has got the roller to his depot and has already made a start on restoration. Charles Rickards has done a couple of days threshing using his Allchin Compound No. 1652 and Ransomes Drum. Eighty-two members and friends enjoyed an excellent dinner on November 30th at " The Travellers Rest ", Caversham, Reading. After the speeches the club trophies were presented by Mrs. Adnams. The Harold Lines Cup is awarded in connection with Appleford Rally and this year went to Charles Rickards in respect of his presentation of Allchin No. 1652 at Appleford over many years. The Golden Gallopers Cup for the preservation of showman's type engines was presented to Ran Hawthorne in recognition of the rebuild of the Fowler " Renown ". The Fowler Shield for the preservation of Fowler engines was presented to Fred Simmonds in respect of the four years' work he put into his General Purpose Engine No. 13140 " Volunteer " to bring it to the present, very high, state of restoration. G.R.H. WALES AND BORDER COUNTIES Cardigan C.C. recently advertised for sale their last steam roller ; this was Aveling & Porter No. 14150, a Class AB 8 ton Compound, formerly owned by Messrs. H. Richards, of Newport, Mon., and was No. 70 in their fleet. She was purchased by Cardigan C.C. in 1959 and continued to work for them until July, 1968, since which time she :►as stood at the depot near Aberystwyth. Messrs. Lloyd-Jones Bros. have done a fair bit of private work recently with one of their rollers, this being the 8 ton Fowler No. 21628, ex-Merioneth C.C., but things are in general on the quiet side these days. The Engineering Works, however, at Llanfair D.C., Ruthin, are fully employed in other ways though I expect a little contract threshing will be done as usual this winter. The Ransomes 7 h.p. Single at St. Mellons has returned home to base after calling at Messrs. Bishop Bros. Steam Party at Burley on the way home from Church Stretton Rally. The homeward journey was accomplished without incident apart from the Ransomes sliding into a ditch when having to avoid hitting a car driven by a " blind moron " on the narrow road from Burley to Ludlow. However, no damage was done, and the prompt assistance of David Webster with his Matador timber tractor soon put things on an even keel once more. May I offer my thanks for the help received from him and also to the Bishop Bros. for their part in the rescue.

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Jack Loader of Yeovil was driving this Fowler Road Engine on war work when it dropped through the weighbridge at Winchester Goods Yard in 1915.

Another view of the Fowler in its somewhat undignified position.

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It is with regret that I record the death of Mr. R. T. Wynn, of Cardiff. the senior director of Messrs. Robert Wynn & Sons, of Newport, the heavy haulage specialists. Mr. R. T. Wynn collected their 7 h.p. Class A9 Fowler Road Locomotive No. 15443 when new from Leeds in 1920 and drove her

extensively when at work all over the country. He had been in failing health for some time, but never failed to display his great feeling for steam road engines on any occasion when we met. I.J.

WARWICKSHIRE The indoor meetings of the W.S.E.S. began in October at the Portcullis Club, Warwick. The evening took the form of a film and slide show given by members depicting the steam activities of the previous months. At the November meeting, Mr. Arthur Smith gave an illustrated talk regarding the renovation of his Burrell Showman's Engine " Nero". The slides provided by Doug. Kempton showed the complete stripping dawn of the engine and the removal of the old firebox and smokebox. 'these were replaced by new ones at Mr. Smith's home : this feat of engineering was achieved with limited resources and the help of some stalwart local enthusiasts. The evening was most interesting and I think we all left having realised that there is more to this sort of work than meets the eye. On November 9th, a cold misty morning, a small group of Society members gathered at Stoneleigh Grange Farm, Stoneleigh, to thresh a rick ❑f wheat which had been stored in a Dutch Barn. The equipment used consisted of John Daysh's Faster Agricultural " Viscountess Rhondda" and the Society's Ransomes Threshing Drum, both of which had arrived after their appearance at the recent rally at Packington Park. A steady flow of visitors called in at Mr. Bill Hall's farm during the afternoon to watch the proceedings. by which time the sun had broken through the mist. This event attracted considerable interest, including local press coverage. On the same day as the threshing, a few miles away in Leamington, Frank Robb's Burrell Showman's Engine " Sparkle " was in action conveying Father

Christmas to his Grotto in a department store in the town. The attendance at the December meeting was overwhelming, when over fifty members and friends saw the amusing film " The Iron Maiden ". Although many in the audience had seen the film before, in some cases many times, this did not detract from their enjoyment. News of engine movements in the area is that Lawrence Watts of Hoekley Heath has purchased frm I.C.I., Witton, Birmingham, their Aveling & Porter Roller used by them for internal roadworks. The engine, No. 8489 (Reg. No. 01(58), was built in 1915, is in very good condition, and already work on

restoration has started. There is another Aveling & Porter 10 ton Compound Roller No. 10669 (Reg. No. NX7282), built 1924, last used commercially at Stratford-upon-Avon, to be found near Hatton, Warwicks. P.J.C. WORCESTERSHIRE Mr. W. Stacey has sold his ex-Ruthin (Denbigh) C.C. 8 ton D.C.C. Aveling & Porter Roller No. 10629 (Reg. No. CA6016) of 1923 to a Mr. Gregory, of Wolverhampton. Mr. Stacey has also purchased another D.C.C. Aveling & Porter Type AB 8 Ton Compound Roller No. 14150 (Reg. No. DW7867). This is the last Cardigan C.C. roller and was purchased from the Loves Grove Depot outside Aberystwyth. It was new on 18th May, 1932, to H. Richards, of Newport, Mon. Another purchase by Mr. Stacey is a 7 h.p. Clayton & Shuttleworth Traction Engine No. 43194 of about 1910 from a Mr. Williams, of Winchcombe, Glos. This engine stood by the old gasometer there for 27 years no less. The engine is in remarkably good condition, the gears in fact are as new—there

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is no other way of describing them—and when reassembled (she was partially dismantled) and painted will make a really good engine. Mr. Stacey is indeed very lucky to have found her. Mr. Michael Tromans, the owner of the last Caerphilly U.D.C. Aveling & h.p. Porter Roller which he keeps at Hartlebury, has purchased a Tuxford Portable Engine No. 1245 of approximately 1884. He has also purchased a Marshall two-man Living Van No. 148, ex-Salop C.C., which has been

standing at Morville. Dr. Yarburgh, of Bealey, Nr. Redditch, Worcs., has acquired an AVeling & Porter Roller No. 12088 (Reg. No. NK5769) of 1928, and attended the Hockley Heath Rally in July with her. The Rev. F. A. Coley has moved from Headless Cross to the Parsonage. Webb Heath, Nr. Redditch. He has acquired two more engines in addition to his Marshall Road Roller No. 82096 (Reg. No. RF2836) "Titan". They are a 7 h.p. McLaren Traction/Roller Convertible No. 757 (Reg. No. A13029) built in 1902 and used as a traction engine until 1921. She was completely rebuilt in the G.N.R. workshops at Dundalk where she left on February 21st, 1940, with a new firebox, motion work, etc.. She is unusual in that she has sideboards below the full-length canopy which fold up in two halves instead of side sheets. She was purchased new by the late James Farrelley, of Maperath. Kells, Co. Meath, from whose family the Rev. "Fred " purchased this very fine S.C. roller, She arrived complete with the full conversion set of wheels, etc. and even spare unused steering chains and a set of oil lamps, The second engine is a Ransomes, Simms & Jeffries Double Crank Compound Road Locomotive mounted on rubber, No. 42032 (Reg. No. HI2816), believed to have been new in 1932 but registered in 1935. She, like the McLaren, was another engine owned since new until purchased by the Rev. " Fred " from the original purchaser. The original owner was the Irish R.S.J. agent, Mr. John O'Ciorman, of Athy, Co. Kildare. The Rev. " Fred says she is one of the last three n.C.C.s built by R.S.J. Ltd., and that the other two are preserved by Mr. Tim Sage and Mr. John Vernon.

The writer's own S.C.C. Burrell No. 2147 (Reg. No. BL4716) of 1898, " Lady Burrell ", celebrated her sevenieth birthday on Saturday, November 23rd, and was the subject of a main page article and photograph in the local newspaper. A small item of news which was omitted from our last report concerns a Saturday afternoon late in July when St. Augustine's Church, Birmingham.

celebrated its centenary. Amongst the attractions which attended was a fair organ and engine. The organ was Mr. Hunt's mighty Marenghi and the engine supplying the power was the Garrett Showman's Tractor " Rob Roy " No. 32981 (Reg. No. 13J3283) of the Millward Bros. The church is situated in a very secluded spot, off the Haglev Road, where a good number of people enjoyed themselves during the afternoon. The organ was playing beautifully as a steady current was supplied by the Garrett.

For the winter period, the Millward Bros. have launchei a " Natter Nite ", which is held on the last Friday of each month at Lodgefield Farm, Halesowen, so that local steam men can get together to discuss news and views of common interest. Two meetings have taken place so far and it seems that the arrangement is going to be popular. J.L.T.

YORKSHIRE

Since these notes last appeared, there have been a number of comings and goings in and out of the area, and nride of place among these must surely go to the giant Fowler No. 19783 " King Carnival II", which was purchased by Jack Conner, near Bridlington, just prior to the 1968 Pickering Rally, at which the engine made its first ever rally appearance. When seen alongside other engines previously considered large this engine is of truly massive proportion, being higher and wider than any other standard road locomotive. and having noticeably larger tanks, bunker and boiler diameter. lack and his gang of helners drove the engine up to Bridlington from (lowers of Bedford in less than three days, but Jack's only comment was that " She's a bit slow!" Unusual for a Fowler in having machine-cut gearing she is very quiet on the road, and sounds more like the later Burrells, but without their

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A Buffalo Springfield Steam Wagon built at Ohio, U.S.A. These were marketed up to 1922.

The Late Jack Fensom driving Fowler Roller No. 18843 (Reg. No. EXX760) rolling a carpet for an advertising company.

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wonderful exhaust bark! However, there is a sad part to the story, because on the way home from Pickering, when just starting off from a water stop, the engine gave a lurch, and dropped heavily down at one side with a broken hind axle. Nothing daunted, Jack and his crew removed the axle on the spot, had a new one made in Hull, fitted it, and steamed the engine home, all within the space of four days! A new engine owner, Jack Whitwell of Shillington, near Easingwold, purchased during the year an 8 h.p. McLaren S.C. G.P. Engine on springs, which has stood for many years in Jack Wakefield's yard at Hetton, Co. Durham. She has been re tubed and repainted, and attended several Yorkshire rallies during the summer. Another engine which has been in Yorkshire for some considerable time is the Wallis & Steevens 8 ton Roller No. 7479, belonging to Denis Bainbridge of Loftus. He has completed converting this engine to a tractor, including the making of a pair of new hind wheels, which gives the engine a much neater appearance than 'gibbering the original rolls, as is often done in this type of conversion. Mr. E. H. Frank of Great Ayton, Nr. Middlesbrough, has recently started a complete renovation of the Garrett 6 h.p. "Express" Road Locomotive No. 27946, reported in a recent issue of Steaming as having been imported from Ireland by Mr. L. Lambe of Bromsgrove. This 2 speed engine has several special features, including an unusually small flywheel and a variable speed pump, and should prove an interesting exhibit at future Yorkshire rallies. Another rather sad story concerns the fate of the Burrell 7 h.p. Showman's Engine No. 3288 "Nancy ". Having been brought all the way from Cornwall by its owner Jeff Drury, and the man who was to do the restoration work Ted Meadowcroft, the engine was inspected by most of the Yorkshire engine owners in Ted's yard at Crayke, near Easingwold. Most of them came away shaking their heads! The extent to which an engine can corrode away when standing for forty years. only a few miles from the sea, has to be seen to be believed—the chimney and base had gone completely, the reverse lever could just be discerned, the eccentric rods were rusted to the ditnensions of a piece of wire where they entered the spectacle plate, many rivet heads on the hornplates were wasted clean off as though burnt off with a gas torch, bunker and tanks were a mass of small holes all over, yet the dynamo. which was sheeted up, was in good order, even the paint and lining being intact, although the base was badly corroded where the sheet ended. However, the firebox appeared sound, and a start on renovation was made. " Nancy " was pushed into the shed by Ted's Fowler No. 14948, and while he was building up the eccentric rods with welding, owner Jeff Drury was stripping the rest of the motion and lagging. The perch and front axle, which were seized up solid, were then removed, and shortly after it was discovered that the boiler barrel was wasted through at the bottom. This caused a halt for some days while a decision was made as to what to do next. Ted's confidence was still unshaken, and it was decided to completely dismantle "Nancy" and painstakingly rebuild onto a new boiler. with new bunker and tanks, which would be made outside. It was now the end of Jane and dismantling was started and valve rods sent away for building un. However, it was now that doubts began to creen in as to whether the project was worth while, because as parts were removed, badly botched un renairs were visible. such as many nuts kept tight by deer chisel cuts across them. and every journal and brass on every shaft badly worn, obviously out of line, and packed with many lavers of nieces of cocoa and biscuit tin. The wheels, which were thoueht to be one of the good points of the engine, turned out to have the common Burrell fault of loose spokes, though it must be admitted this never seems to be any detriment. The valves and port faces were so had as to be beyond refacing, and needed comnlete renewal. On top of all this the gearing behind what was left of the gearcases was worn and corroded beyond further use. In fact, it became very clear that although the engine had only done seventeen years' work before laying un forty years ago, she mulct have been well on the way to being comnlet•"lv worn out, and it was eventually decided with great reluctance and misgiving

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Burrell Showman's Engine No. 2631 "Willing" at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 25th June, 1936, when owned by Henry O'Brien.

Foden Tractor No. 14078 (Reg. No. MJ369), photographed some years ago at a rally.

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that poor " Nancy " would never travel the highways and byways again. All that is left of her now reposes in the yard at Crayke awaiting their day of resurrection as possible spare parts on other engines. The well-known Burrell of Chris Edmonds, No. 3295 " Princess Royal ", came to Yorkshire for a short time during 1967 in the hands of an old car enthusiast, Mr. Hart of Middlesborough, who had also just purchased the ex Dan Crittall Burrell No. 3118 from P. R. Bates of Iveston, Co, ❑urham, after the latter had converted it to showman's type. However, like a few other " non-steam " engine owners of recent years, Mr. Hart seemed soon to become disenchanted with the trials and tribulations of steam and sold " Princess Royal " to Mr. Startup of Knutaford, Cheshire. No. 3118 "Dreadnought" was put into an auction sale of engines near Hull in Autumn, 1967, where she was withdrawn at £1,500, and subsequently languished in the open back at Middlesborough until purchased by her present owner in Sussex last September. Also at this auction sale was " Monty" Thackray's ex Henry Challand Powler Ploughing Set consist of 13131 Engines Nos. 14197/8, both re-tubed. insured, repainted and lined out, living van, water cart, cultivator, mole plough, balance plough, trencher, combined harrow and roll, all repainted blue with red wheels. Surely the most complete and resplendent cultivating outfit offered for sale for many years. Yet it was withdrawn at the auction for only £1,700 complete, and was sold later at a slightly higher figure to Hardwickes of Ewell in Surrey. Except for a Marshall Piston Valve Roller in nice condition and grey undercoat paint, which was sold for £300, and a Merryweather Steam Fire Engine sold for £650 to Hardwickes of Ewell, all other engines were withdrawn unsold. Philip Ogden's Burrell 7 h.p. S.C. No. 4032 still travels to its regular rallies each summer as well as local events and the odd day out on the farm, and was fitted with a set of new solid rubbers last summer, and it is noticeable how much this has improved the already good fuel and water consumption. Under favourable conditions it can now travel eighteen miles on the rather small water tank fitted to this type of Burrell. Further improvement to the sweet running of the engine is to be attempted by balancing the crankshaft, but more about this at a later date. Another engine to leave the area this year is Ransomes 6 h.p. G.P. No. 26994, owned by the Bartrop brothers, and which has stood for the past few years in Meadowcroft's yard at Crayke. It has now been moved to its owner's premises at Worksop following its one and only rally at Stillington. Its place has been taken in the yard by a Fowler Compound Road Locomotive with the easily remembered number of 11 I 1, which is also unusual in being a two speed engine converted from a three. The boiler has been re-tubed and extensively built tip by welding round the top half of the barrel and a new bottom half welded on, but needs an awful lot of work doing to it yet before it becomes the three speed showman's engine, which is the avowed intention of its owners. Messrs. Jeff Drury and Ted Meadowcroft. P.O.

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St. Pancras Steam Wagon No. I, built 1904.

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ST. PANCRAS STEAM WAGON (See illustration opposite)

In an interesting and entertaining little book, published by Chubb & Son's Lock & Safe Co., to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the firm, which was founded in 1818, this picture of their 1904 St. Pancras Steam Wagon (Reg. No. A731 I) was reproduced. The present Chairman of Chubb's, Lord Hayter, the great-great-grandson of Charles Chubb, who with his brother Jeremiah. started making locks in Wolverhampton, kindly sent me a print from the original negative. The Chubbs were an enterprising and prolific family with a strong engineering background. It is perhaps not surprising therefore to find two of them engaged, in the manufacture of steam wagons early in this century. Ronald Clark, in his book The Development of the English Steam Wagon. says that some early St Wanerax steam wagons embodied in their design a patent taken out in 1904 by Mr. C. E. Chubb and another member of the firm. It covered a three-point suspension system which allowed tilting movement of the front axle beam without disturbing the main chassis frame of the wagon. The method of attaching the front springs to a pivoted sub-frame can be discerned in the photograph. Thomas Percival Chubb, a half-brother of George Hayter Chubb—the first Lord Hayter—was secretary of the company. These wagons were built by the St. Pancras Ironworks Co. Ltd. at the Belle Isle Works, York Road, Holloway, from 1903 until 1911, and Alan Duke, Engine Records Officer of the Road Locomotive Society, tells me that the one shown in the photograph (Reg. No. A7311) was the first machine to be built. It was completed in 1904 when it was delivered to Chubb's. It had a top-fired vertical boiler working at 200 p.s.i. The cylinders of the undertype engine measured 4 in. and 7 in. X 6 in. with piston valves on the high pressure and slide valve on the low pressure cylinder operated by Howe link motion. Two speed transmission gave speeds of 3 m.p.h. and 6 m.p.h. The countershafts and gearing were enclosed in an nil hath Final drive was by chains. Chubb's took this wagon into use in December, 1904—their first mechanical transport—but there is no record as to its fate. One pensioner recalls that it did not last long in their service as lighting the boiler on a winter's morning filled the factory with smoke—including the Works Manager's Office.

BOOK REVIEW " A CENTURY OF SERVICE." by R. A. Whitehead. Close on the heels of the centenary of the world's largest manufacturer of steam road rollers comes this fascinating account of a tempestuous century of service by probably the world's largest user of these same rollers! Like many other contracting companies which mushroomed during the middle and latter half of the nineteenth century, Eddison became deeply absorbed in the application of steam to the cultivation of the land, and in 1870 established the yard at Dorchester which became synonymous with his name throughout the length and breadth of the country. However, it is with the often maligned steam roller that Eddison is so well remembered, and the story of the fleet which developed from those early days is engagingly described by the author. Mr. Whitehead was given full access to all available records and has produced a company history with " no holds barred ". This, however, is no dreary chronicle of events, and obviously with the historian and enthusiast in mind the author has been at pain to quote works numbers and technical details of most of the early engines where these are known. It is certainly no secret that the steam engine produced a breed of characters that, whilst they worked and lived hard, were the salt of the earth although they lived in a world apart from their fellow men. So many of us knew these men, and others like them, but only occasionally can one find a writer who can convey an adequate impression of these men and the vans in which they lived.

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Whilst the long association with steam is not forgotten, Eddison Plant is a thriving business carrying on a great tradition of service in the field of road rolling and contract work and the latter chapters cover the decline of steam and replacement by the diesel roller with which we are now so familiar. Even in 1969 children who have never known the lure of steam still refer to these impersonal machines as "steam roller ", so all is not lost! To conclude, A Century of Service will appeal to many who tend to despise the often dreary factual accounts of company history, and can be recommended to all who have " steam in their veins".

DIARY OF EVENTS Rallies vary considerably in size and scope ; details of any particular event can be obtained from the organising secretary with whom all correspondence should be conducted. Name and address given after venue. * Static shows at which no rally events as such are provided, but the engines will be in steam as exhibits with an occasional parade. 10/11 17/18 24/25 25/26 25/26 25 / 26 25/26 26

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MAY ACRISE, FOLKESTONE, KENT. G. A. Marsh, School Garage, School Road, Acrise. W 1LS IC HALL, WADWORTH, DONCASTER. G. H. Harding, 42 Mosbrough Road, Sheffield, S13 8AZ. CHARLTON PARK, MA LMES BURY, WILTS. C. Graham Martin, The Cot, Charlton, Malmesbury, Wilts. BURTON CONSTABLE, HULL, YORKSHIRE. J. R. Chichester-Constable, Burton Constable Hall, Hull. STANFORD PARK, RUGBY. K. Austin, 6 Red House Road, Hannington, Northants. BEAULIEU, HANTS. J. Crawley, Field House, Turvey, Bedford. P IRTON, HITCH IN, HERTFORDSHIRE. J. J. Mayes, 23 Nunnery Lane, Luton, Beds. ELHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT. F. Pegden, Elham, Canterbury, Kent. JUNE CAM ERTON, BATH. D. Cleaves, 60 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath. NORTH HYKEHAM, LINCOLN. H. L. Spindley, 23 Westwood Drive, Lincoln. GRINGLEY, DONCASTER. F. B. Broughton, Pantiles, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Doncaster. ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE. J. J. Mayes, 23 Nunnery Lane, Luton, Beds. WADEBRIDGE, CORNWALL (Royal County Shnwground). G. Proctor, 20 Queens Park, Wadebridge, Cornwall. SUDBURY, SUFFOLK. B. Hazell, 7 Marlborough Drive, Sudbury, Suffolk. STAMFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE. J. Crawley, Field House, Turvey, Bedford. PbLEGATE, EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. A. H. Hanmore, Woodcote, Wannock Road, Polegate, Sussex. B LOXHAM, BANBURY, OXON. B. Money, Walk Cottages, Hook Norton Road, Chipping Norton, Oxon.

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JULY ..EMPSTONE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS. .1. T. Beeby, Wymeswold Road, Rempstone, Loughborough.

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B. Johnson, 24 Sheridan Road, Worthing, Sussex. BURTONWOOD, WARRINGTON, LANCASHIRE.

J. R. White, 74 The Common, Parbold, Wigan, Lanes. BARWICK PARK, YEOVIL, SOMERSET. Mrs. P. Vigus, Parkham Field, Barton Road, Winscombe. APPLEFORD, ABINGDON, BERKS.

A. C. Napper, Meadow House, Appleford, Abingdon, Berks. MASHAM, RIPON, YORKSHIRE. C. Hn1liday, " Deepdale," Market Place, Masham. STAFFORD.

D. J. Bradbury, The Waterworks, Wolseley Road, Rugeley. WESTERGATE, BOGNOR, SUSSEX.

Mrs. M. D. Hyndman, Friars Oak, The Green, Walburton, Arundel. SEEND, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE.

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SIRADBALLY, DUBLIN, EIRE. Col. C. S. Kidd, Maidenhead, Ballickmoyler, Carlow. CAENBY CORNER, LINCOLN.

J. Marshall, 38 Spring Lane, Hockley Heath, Solihull.

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G. Taylor, 27 Addison Drive, Lincoln. REDRUTH CORNWALL.

R. I. Gunn, 2 Plain-on-Gwarry, Redruth. MARKET BOSWORTH, NUNEATON, WARWICKSHIRE.

Rev. E. R. Boston, Cadeby Rectory, Nuneaton.

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M. Bennett, 5 Northcroft Gardens, Englefield Green, Egham. AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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SEPTEMBER T. R. Daw, 9 St. John's Close, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire.

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B. Johnson, 24 Sheridon Road, Worthing, Sussex. PACKINGTON PARK, BIRMINGHAM.

G. Faulkner, 44 Parkfield Road, Coleshill, Birmingham. GREAT BOOKHAM, LEATHERHEAD, SURREY.

J. B. Lowther, Westlands, Bolney, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

OCTOBER 3 (commencing evening), 4, 5 (finishing afternoon). *BEAULIEU SHOW ENGINE & ORGAN FESTIVAL. P. G. Barber, c/o James & Crockerell, Durrington, Salisbury.

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