These pictures were received at 20.36 on 31st December 2013. At the time they were sent from New Zealand, where the contributor lives, they were already into 2014!! Can anybody help or supply answers to the questions below?
No doubt about where it is! St Erth station. A 2mm/foot fine scale model under construction by Steve Martin Copyright
Steve Martin writes - The photos from Sid Geake on your website are of huge value to me, giving me details from the rear section of he goods yards that I have not been able to uncover in 8 years of modelling and research. Thank you so much for making them available.
I would be most interested in making contact with members from the region who were hopefully around the area during the late fifties.
I'm still researching the eastern end of the goods yard and have only vague details of the architecture that was there including a significant "bungalow" type building situated at the end of the main loading dock, which I believe was for the yard staff.
I'm also modelling some of the immediate surrounding area including parts of the dairy factory, the row of houses on the rise adjacent to the goods yard and the cottages opposite the station entrance. These have been removed (probably late 60's) and it looks like a hotel/motel occupies that area now. I have got any information on the previous building yet.
I have enclosed a few photos of the first module to date - I'm dedicated to building a faithful reproduction and are building up and converting stock of the period to fine scale standards. The footbridge is currently under construction and is in situ in the photo. We'll see what response we have - KJ
I would be most interested in making contact with members from the region who were hopefully around the area during the late fifties.
I'm still researching the eastern end of the goods yard and have only vague details of the architecture that was there including a significant "bungalow" type building situated at the end of the main loading dock, which I believe was for the yard staff.
I'm also modelling some of the immediate surrounding area including parts of the dairy factory, the row of houses on the rise adjacent to the goods yard and the cottages opposite the station entrance. These have been removed (probably late 60's) and it looks like a hotel/motel occupies that area now. I have got any information on the previous building yet.
I have enclosed a few photos of the first module to date - I'm dedicated to building a faithful reproduction and are building up and converting stock of the period to fine scale standards. The footbridge is currently under construction and is in situ in the photo. We'll see what response we have - KJ