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Postby StoneRoad » 09 Jul 2011, 19:47

Early July Updates

I have just updated my homepage as the go-ahead has just been given for our newest project, the restoration – for operation on the Pockerley Waggonway – of the Forcett Coach; otherwise known as Stockton & Darlington No.179. Technically this is third class, but it was part of a rake of carriages, built for market day services and is rather basic. The link is to a sample image in the set for this project:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/5916103562/in/set-72157627139592710

Work is progressing nicely on the other projects – that is; the Aveling & Porter steam roller awning, NER70 and the Miller Fifer. Several updates for these should be added quite soon, as I want to make sure that I have the best images of the recent work to upload.

Thanks for looking, and please enjoy exploring my photostream…..
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Postby StoneRoad » 17 Jul 2011, 15:39

Mid July Updates

I have just dropped by to say that most of the extra images promised last time have now been uploaded to the sets for current projects. Also, we were invited to the official opening of Davy’s Coal-fired chip shop at Beamish on the 14th July, and took some pictures of the proceedings. http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/5941419114/in/photostream

I invite you to have a look around my flickr site……

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Postby StoneRoad » 21 Jul 2011, 18:13

Late July Updates - 20th July 2011

Yesterday I added a few more images of current work, to keep things up to date. In a couple of days I shall be able to do the same again, as the various projects are progressing! When we took up the floorboards, we found a minor problem with the Forcett coach……
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/5955108154/in/photostream

Thanks for looking, comments are welcome – here or on flickr.
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October 2011 updates

Postby StoneRoad » 11 Oct 2011, 14:12

For a number of reasons I have not posted about recent additions to my flickr photostream since 2011 July 21. However, several updates had been made between then (19/7/11) and now (11/10/11) totaling 47 images. Projects covered by these are Miller Fifer, the Forcett Coach and the Aveling and Porter stream roller canopy. As sometimes happens, a few images from further back in time have also been uploaded. This means I am spoilt for choice of an image to linkback ! So I’ll have several!
Miller Fifer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6214820174/in/photostream
Forcett : http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6214822406/in/photostream
A&P : http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6128453470/in/photostream/
Please enjoy a meander into my photostream, have a click, comment or even select a favourite. I have added some galleries as well, these have other peoples images…..

Thanks for looking.
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Start of December 2011 UPDATES

Postby StoneRoad » 01 Dec 2011, 16:48

Although I have been adding to my flickr during November, for various reasons I have not posted much anywhere since Mid-October despite uploading approaching 150 images. However, quite a major part of these recent uploads have been largely un-related to normal work subjects – there have been quite a significant number of images related to Ben and Harry (the set descriptions will explain the details……)
Ben:http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6401597235/in/photostream
Harry:http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6302393891/in/photostream

Hopefully service should be back to normal now, and we are waiting to get on with some new work. In the meantime, work is continuing on the Miller Fifer, NER70 and the Forcett Coach.
See http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6401511465/in/set-72157627139592710 for a sample.

If you would like a little light reading, try the December 2011 issue of “Old Glory” – it has an illustrated article profiling Stanegate Restorations and Replicas.

Please - enjoy a meander into my photostream, have a click, add a comment or maybe select a favourite (or several). I have added some galleries as well; these have other peoples’ images…..
Thanks for looking.
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Postby EAS » 07 Dec 2011, 17:20

Thnaks for all these updates.

I can testify for the variety, historic interest and quality of all the work done, having visited! :0)
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updates in general

Postby StoneRoad » 15 Dec 2011, 21:23

Glad you are finding them interesting.....there should be another quite soon!

If by any chance you know of any restoration work, Please, do point them in our direction...

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Updates for Early January 2012

Postby StoneRoad » 10 Jan 2012, 22:47

If I haven’t already - With very best wishes for the coming year, sorry if they are a little late !

Since my last updates, in mid December, I have been posting images to the flickr account. Over the past weekend I added something in the region of 30. Some have been work-related, but a few others are not and others are retrievals from the ether or are scanned photographs. Apologies if some of the latter are a little grainy or a little different in colour balance……
For the work images, most are for the Miller and the Forcett Coach. (a few more are of Ben)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6654758399/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6654543731/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6653233281/in/photostream
If you visit the sets index page, the *new* and *updated* markers are in the appropriate set titles, as yet I have not added markers to the images themselves.
As I have mentioned before - If you would like a little light reading, try the December 2011 issue of “Old Glory” – it has an illustrated article profiling Stanegate Restorations and Replicas. This gives a very good summary of recent projects……

Please – feel free to dip into my photostream, have a click, if you are a flickr member – you will be able add a comment or maybe even select a favourite (or several). I have added some galleries as well; these have other peoples’ images…..
Thanks for looking.
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flickr updates

Postby StoneRoad » 27 Jan 2012, 13:43

Mid to Late January Updates:

Just dropped by to say that I have just uploaded a few images of recent progress on the Forcett Coach, which just go to show that this was never going to be an easy job! The linked image shows the new and old end cills. I hope to be able to add a couple more images quite soon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6755732733/in/photostream

Thanks for looking, commenting etc
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Postby EAS » 21 Feb 2012, 23:35

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Episode_1/ Only a day to go to watch...


Hope 'someone' has it recorded :0)
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latest images

Postby StoneRoad » 24 Feb 2012, 12:05

February 2012 UPDATES:

Since my last updates, at the end of January, I have been posting more images to the flickr account. I had hoped to do this in several stages; however, by few days ago I had added something in the region of forty images.
Mostly they are work related – the first two links specifically showing further work to the Forcett Coach, the third one is the Miller Fifer…..but there are a few other subjects, as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6870485103/in/set-72157627139592710/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6920953533/in/set-72157627139592710/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6774725320/in/set-72157626203069641

Spring lambs and a happy Ben – who is really improving his skills.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6774448096/in/set-72157628103216792
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/6920870801/in/set-72157628026767272
If you visit the ‘Sets’ index page, the *new* and *updated* markers are in the appropriate set titles, as yet I have not added markers to the images themselves – I am using the ‘date uploaded’ marker instead.

Please – feel free to paddle in my photostream, have a click or three. If you are a flickr member – you will be able add a comment or maybe even select a favourite (or several). There are some galleries as well; these have other peoples’ images…..I have added some remarks as to why I added the selected images.

Thanks for looking.
StoneRoad

PS, We also got onto the tele – a short segment in the first episode of “Britain’s Heritage Heroes” presented by John Craven and Jules Hudson broadcast by BBC2 on 6th February 2012. It was on iplayer....
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Belated update news

Postby StoneRoad » 14 Apr 2012, 14:28

The last update posts were in February, but during March 41 images were uploaded, and another 26 images to date in April. There should be a few more in a day or three. We have been making steady progress on a number of projects, both existing and new ones. We have another, major, project in the final stages of making the arrangements – all will be made clear in very soon, and I will be putting more updates on my homepage to take account of these changes in due course.
Forcett – http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/7057218157/in/set-72157627139592710/
Miller – http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/7073328797/in/set-72157626203069641/
Sentinel *new* – http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/sets/72157629374808848/
The new apprentice – Ben deDog – has continued to improve and is started to develop some real character…..and he likes the sea !
Ben – http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/7045061823/in/set-72157628026767272
We have also had a few “awaydays” as all work and no play makes for a stressful life…..
Coniston – http://www.flickr.com/photos/60884630@N06/sets/72157629769684005/
If you visit the sets index page, the *new* and *updated* markers are in the appropriate set titles, as yet I have not added markers to the images themselves.
We also have just started our second trainee in her placement under the Engineering Heritage Skills Initiative. I will set up a new collection and sets to cover this scheme very shortly, as I need to take some specific images, and retrieve some others.
As I have mentioned before - If you would like a little light reading, try the April 2012 issue of “Old Glory” – it has an illustrated article covering the restoration of Berriman’s Chip Van for Beamish Museum by Stanegate Restorations and Replicas.
This project was included within the BBC2 Program “Brick by Brick – Rebuilding the Past” which was broadcast at 2100 yesterday. (Friday 13th April 2012), I believe it will be on i-player for a few more days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01g7tkp/Brick_by_Brick_Rebuilding_Our_Past_Episode_2/
Please – feel free to dip into my photostream, have a click, if you are a flickr member – you will be able add a comment or maybe even select a favourite (or several). I have added some galleries as well; these have other peoples’ images…..
Thanks for looking, commenting etc
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Postby EAS » 14 Apr 2012, 15:59

I have the Brick by Brick recorded, congratulations on another TV appearance :0)
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tv program

Postby StoneRoad » 15 Apr 2012, 11:12

I hope you enjoyed the program - we only met Charlie Luxton......
I've failed to get the program onto cd, my burning program detests the TV link....


overall, having the film crew visit was an experience!
and the whole project was very interesting and a challenge.
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Postby EAS » 19 Apr 2012, 10:36

Well, I have it on video... don't have that there new fangled DVD stuff...if you want to see it again...
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