Abbey Hill 6-5-12
 

A few pictures from todays event.

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Aveling & Porter 5124.

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Aveling & Porter 5995.

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Ruston & Proctor 52266.

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Wallis & Steevens 7294

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Tasker 1513

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Aveling & Porter 10780

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Aveling & Porter 10780

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Ruston & Proctor 13606

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Garrett 31210

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Sentinel 5260

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Aveling & Porter 8401

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Aveling & Porter 8376

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Allchin 3251

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Garrett 34789

Great pictures, i went on Saturday.

Thanks , the weather was on our side wich helped!!

I wish i had gone today as it was overcast and quite cold yesterday.

Today looked the best forecast out of the three days and it turned out good. Really good to see the Aveling that was part of Thursford collection. Got their work cut out there...

We popped in on Friday, but had to leave fairly quickly due to 2 grumpy toddlers. I wish I had gone today as lots more engines present that I have not seen before.

Was there on Sat and Sun with my 'small' pile of crap...alongside Portable, living van and Wallis Roller. Cracking couple of days although could do without the sun burn this morning (I should have listened to 'Pride Of Somersets' warnings rather than laughing at them). Will certainly return next year with a bigger 'Pile of Crap'.

Met some nice people along the way as well.

Nice relaxing chilled out event by Ugly Harris and the team. Well done.

Thanks for posting the photo's. Did you get a clear one of the Foden?

34789 *sick

I didnt get a clear shot of the Foden that i would have liked but i got this one,
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...pictureid=7385

And this one of it was taken at Langport 2009.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...pictureid=7386

Had a nice weekend there too with the Wallis. Great to catch-up with people, and meet many more as well.
Here are some of my pictures:

Discussing the finer points of Royal Chester
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And even the sun came out for a while!
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Evening Road Run and Entertainment
 

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And hundreds more pictures here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3&l=b857e14689

A little bit of Royal Chester on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc8vhLVdCjc

Fantastic photo's, thank you all. Just been back about an hour, absolutely shattered, a weeks holiday lighter, and a few more grey hairs, but it is thanks to stuff like this that makes it all worthwhile. Cheers. :)

Thanks for all your effort Charlie, always a good atmosphere here.

Matt, it's piles of crap that make a rally more interesting!

I echo that. I had several favourable comments about that display, definately something to repeat.

Thanks for the photo's. As a slight diversion, what is the tall pointed structure seen in the first photo of the road run photo's used for for?

It has no purpose, it is a folly, built in the late 1800's I believe by unemployed local workers and paid for by the then landowner. There are several dotted about, all different. The one on the showfield is called the Rose Tower. Incidentally the landowner was a reknowned local character nicknamed Jack The Treacle Eater. Please don't ask why. haha.

Please don't ask why. haha.

Why?

We had a conversation about the tower as well, but came up with no constructive answer, so when asked by two punters on Sunday afternoon the first was told it was for housing 'doves', and the second was informed it was a 'Scandinavion Pizza Oven' and that replicas could be found in Ikea, they seemed to go away happy enough.

my sentiments exactly......

Totty watching
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My lorry won the silver plate, totally unexpected.
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Charlie, I havnt been right up to the tower as it was behind a fence, but I see a large oak tree was blown over , so is the tower 'dry walled', or cemented? If the former it must have been well done to last all this time!

Charlie, another question - isn't one of the other follies in the park called 'Jack the Treacle Eater'?

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A couple more, including one for benz1890!

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I thought it had the look of a dove cote.

Its name is Barwick Park Cone,never a dove cote,70ft tall,Jack the Treacle Eater lies to the east.

The four follies are said to have been built to mark the four compass points at the limits of the park....... Messiter's Cone is also known as the Rose Tower.

he was alleged to have earnt a living from running messages ect to freinds and family in london prior to the 1st mail coaches and trained on treacle around 1775