Brunel Across the Capital!

A story that illustrates the impact that Brunel still has on the lives of us all! The photograph shows Arthur Brunel Purves – he was 4 years old when this picture was taken last year. How did he come to have the old Brunel...

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Model Locomotive Arrives

Mr David Chalk, who lives in Kent, built this fine 5” gauge 2-8-2 7200 class model locomotive in the late 1990s.  Not surprisingly, this wonderful loco won a gold medal and the Crebbin Cup at the London model engineering exhibition in 1998. Mr Chalk has...

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Teignbridge Heritage Event

Teignbridge District Council has arranged a Heritage Event in Newton Abbot town centre. Various organisations will be in Market Walk during the day to increase public awareness of local heritage activities. Details of volunteering opportunities will also be available. The museum will have a stall...

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