23 March 2010, 9:57 pm

Pathe Newsreel Archive

There is a goldmine of really old archive video out there taken as part of the Pathe newsreels. It is well worth a look.

British Pathe Newsreels

Category: Main Blog

21 March 2010, 7:04 pm

Nottingham East Midlands Model Railway Exhibition 2010

This weekend was the 2010 model railway exhibition in Nottingham. It was rather large and with a good mixture of layouts and traders. I had hoped for a larger secondhand section however and so I only invested in a Warehouse card building kit from Modelyard which I can adapt for my needs. It was money well spent.

I did discover “T Gauge” (1:450 scale) from Japan. I was rather impressed – I might have to make my own T Gauge railway eventually given the prices are so cheap compared to N or Z Gauge.
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Category: Main Blog

20 March 2010, 4:26 pm

Old Signage

I look at this fading sign every day. I think it says “John Broad – Rag & Metal”. The sign is on a building off Joules Court in Stockport. I wonder if it will still be legible in a years time…

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