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Post by GWRdriver on Apr 20, 2008 17:56:32 GMT
Is there anyone on the board in St Austell? Cheers, Harry
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Post by Roger Mason on Apr 21, 2008 9:13:19 GMT
Hi Harry,
You asked: Is there anyone on the board in St Austell?
I'm not actually in St. Austell, but St. Agnes, which is about 20 miles away. I have to say I don't know St. Austell very well, as I normally try to avoid it as it tends to something of a traffic bottleneck, slowing ones progress considerably.
However, having said that, how can I help? I think I saw something in one of the other forums that you were interested in an old house there.
Cheers,
Roger Mason, in St. Agnes
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Post by GWRdriver on Apr 21, 2008 13:51:34 GMT
Hello Roger, Last week in looking for illustrations of English cottage gardens for a client I ran across a photograph (in "Brilliant Gardens" - 1989, ISBN 070113268X) of an 89-year old gentleman, of Bugle rather than St Austell, standing in front of his house which is captioned to be a "London underground carriage dating from 1920 which was brought by rail to Bugle." I simply wondered if it still existed and I have just now heard from a G1MRA chum in the area who says he believes it does still exist and is most likely Metropolitan Rwy rather than London underground. Cheers, Harry
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cotswold
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Post by cotswold on Apr 21, 2008 22:39:05 GMT
.... Metropolitan Rwy rather than London underground. Londoners seldom need to distinguish between the 'tube' and the 'Met' because from a traveller's point of view it is all the same network. The 'tube' rolling stock are very low profile and compact. The 'Met' (and 'Circle') rolling stock are taller. Not that I live in London now but I don't think that has changed.
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Post by SteveW on Apr 21, 2008 22:51:36 GMT
Guys,
There used to be a member of the old email based ME news group from St Austell but that was a while ago.
No even sure he migrated here.
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Post by Roger Mason on Apr 22, 2008 7:58:58 GMT
Hi Harry,
You said: I ran across a photograph (in "Brilliant Gardens" - 1989, ISBN 070113268X) of an 89-year old gentleman, of Bugle.
Funnily enough I drove through Bugle the other day. Bugle is quite a large village and presumably spreads out in all directions. There is, however a railway line right in the middle of the village. I was on my way to a friend's house who lives in Stenalees, another village only a mile or so from Bugle. I will contact him and ask if knows about this London Tube carriage. I wonder if it still has all the equipment like main motors and stuff located under the seats.
All the villages in this area are in the middle of what is known as "Clay Country" - the area of Cornwall where thousands of tons of China Clay is (was) removed from the ground.
If I hear any more info I will let you know.
Cheers,
Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
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Post by GeorgeRay on Apr 22, 2008 19:59:36 GMT
There is no coach listed as being at Bugle on the vintage carriage trust site. This site list coaches that are known to exist together with a picture and history of the actual vehicle where known. Have a look at www.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/search.asp. There are no Metropolitan or Distict coaches listed as being in Cornwall. There is however a GWR coach used as a house at Lanivet which is a couple of miles from Bugle.
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Post by GWRdriver on Apr 22, 2008 22:00:24 GMT
Here's the photo from the book . . . . The owner, Mr Couch, worked in the clay pits.
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Post by GeorgeRay on Apr 23, 2008 20:49:08 GMT
Harry That certainly looks like a Metropolitan railway coach to me. I'll contact the Vintage Carriage Trust and see what they have to say about it. It looks like it might well have slipped through their survey net.
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