Wednesday, 7 October 2015

London Underground: The Waterloo & City Line

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In my introductory post London Underground and Jan , I described how my interest in the Underground was sparked when my firm became involve...
Tuesday, 6 October 2015

London Underground and Jan

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(Click on map for larger view) London Underground Map 2015 (Transport for London). When I was quite young, I was introduced to the Lond...
Monday, 5 October 2015

Tour of Brewood Hall, 2015

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At the Brewood Garden Party in 2015 (described here ) a number of people expressed interest in seeing some of the inside of Brewood Hall. M...
Thursday, 1 October 2015

Jerome K. Jerome

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Jerome K. Jerome, best known as a humourist and writer, was born in Walsall in 1859. His most famous work 'Three Men in a Boat' was...
Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Brewood Medical Practice

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Throughout the time I've lived in Brewood, the Doctors' Surgery was located in a rather utilitarian 50s style building in Sandy Lan...
Friday, 25 September 2015

The Oscillating Cylinder Engine

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Over the years, the reciprocating steam engine has appeared in many forms. None is more unusual than the Oscillating Cylinder Engine. As th...
Thursday, 24 September 2015

Notes on the History of Brewood Hall

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Introduction In 1971, I acquired Brewood Hall. It was in a fairly sorry state but, having done what repairs and redecorations could be af...
Thursday, 17 September 2015

Waterloo Station, London (Part 2)

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In the post Waterloo Station, London I gave a brief introduction to this important London terminus. The later post Visiting former 'So...
Friday, 11 September 2015

Railway Turntables

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TURNTABLE ORIGINS The turntable (or 'turnplate') appeared early in the development of railways, initially as a means of routing s...