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333. T Gange & Sons, Coal & Coke Merchants, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 7-plank wagon on 9' wheelbase, No.6, with coal load
Tailored, based on historic documents. The Gange family had an active coal yard adjacent to the platforms at Cowes throughout most of the 20th century. Although Cowes had its own extensive waterfront, loaded wagons arrived by rail from Medina Wharf, which had a more suitable berth for coal boats. The Station also afforded enough space for a small yard. With the decline in sales of solid fuels in the 1970's and 80's, the business morphed into a taxi and minibus operation, which is still strong. Last Few - less than 10 remaining £11.00 each
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No.348 Western Counties Agricultural Cooperative Association (t/a Kingsburn Coal), of Bristol, Barnstable & Plymouth, 7-plank wagon on 9’ wheelbase with coal load. No.14
Authentic There were a number of West of England agricultural associations that dealt with coal, which they supplied to their numerous members. The Western Counties Agricultural Cooperative Association Ltd was based in Barnstable. However they had a trading arrangement with the Kingsburn Coal Co, who had a depot at Redcliffe Wharf, on the Bristol Harbour lines. Their stunning ‘sun-burst’ livery was shown on a business postcard dating from c.1926. £12.50 each
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No.350 W & E.C. Carne, Brewers, Maltsters and General Agents, of Falmouth & Truro, GWR-style van. No.4
Tailored based on historic documents Brothers William and Edward Clifton Carne came from an important family of merchants, bankers and mine speculators and William, like his father, served more than once as mayor of Falmouth. The expansion of their business can be charted: in 1847 they are general merchants; by 1856 wines and spirits have been added to their portfolio (along with guano...); by 1877 the Carnes boasted in advertisements of being the ‘sole agent’ for the Falmouth Brewery Co’s Ales, and in 1878 were listing ale and porter among their interests, though still not describing themselves as brewers. However, by 1883 part of their enterprise was referred to as “Carne’s Brewery”. Apparently it was acquired by the large West Country brewing firm of Devenish in 1921 and that brewing ceased in 1926 £13.50 each
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No.339 Golden Valley Paper Mills Ltd. of Bitton, Bristol, 5-plank wagon, No.2
Authentic The paper mill at Bitton was originally a brass mill, but was converted to paper production in the 1830s. It was a busy operation, recorded in the 1860s as working 24 hours/day, 6 days/week, and employing 450 men and women. Like many paper mills fire was a constant hazard, and it burnt down several times; each time the opportunity was take to rebuild and improve. Production continued into the 1960s. Bitton was located on the Midland Railway’s line between Bristol and Bath.. Last Few - less than 10 remaining £12.50 each Note This release was also the Show Wagon at the Bristol Thornbury MREx 2018. Our Wessex Wagons version is identical to the Show Wagon version except that ours has the addition of black 'end irons'.
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No.347 Lovell & Cox of St Peter Port, Guernsey, Container No.30 and LSWR Conflat No.5822
Authentic Lovell & Cox were a large Channel Island business, covering furniture retail, household furnishings, estate agency, auctioneers, warehousing and shipping agents. They proudly proclaimed “Removals by road or rail” and “Goods Removed to all Parts of the Kingdom”. The container was photographed on a horse- cart, probably on Guernsey, around the turn of the 20th century £18.00 each
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No.335 Sir John Jackson, Contractor, 4-plank wagon No.294 with mud load
No.336 Sir John Jackson, Contractor, 4-plank wagon No.294 with mud load
Authentic John Jackson was apprenticed to Newcastle engineer William Boyd, 1866 to 1868, before studying civil engineering at Edinburgh. His first major contract was to build Stobcross docks in Glasgow in 1876. His most outstanding work was the Manchester Ship Canal, 1894-95, for which he was knighted by Queen Victoria; his company was renamed accordingly. Subsequently he constructed the Keyham Yard extension at Devonport Royal Dockyard, 1896-1907 [where this wagon was photographed], a railway from Arica - La Paz rising 14,500’ across the Andes, 1909, and numerous other major harbour projects across the globe. £11.00 each Bulk Buy Offer: Any two of these Sir John Jackson wagons for £19.00
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No.344 F.J.Moore of Plymouth, 5-plank wagon with Authentic stone load, No.48 (No.38 illustrated)
Authentic F.J.Moore became the major quarry operators in the Plymouth area in the late 1880’s, with quarries at Cattedown, Prince Rock, Pomphlett, Radford, Billacombe, Elburton, Hooe and Moorcroft. The stone was important for buildings and roadways, as railway ballast, and was even shipped from Radford Quarry across to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the late C19th and early C20th. This example is almost identical to wagon No.38, which was photographed at Moorcroft Quarry in the 1920s. This wagon comes with an Authentic load of Moorcroft Quarry limestone, supplied by ATTWOOD AGGREGATES £13.00 each
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No.349 EPPS’S Cocoa, GWR-style vent van. No.9
Tailored based on historic documents Dr John Epps (1805 – 1869), was one of the pioneers of homeopathy in Britain. Dr John Epps was not the first person to invent soluble cocoa powder, but he discovered a way to make it more appetising, mixing the cocoa with 20% West Indies arrowroot and 13% sugar. His brother James Epps, a London merchant, was largely responsible for presenting the product to the mass market; He heavily advertised Epps’ Cocoa, and by 1855 had coined a distinctive slogan, “grateful and comforting”. Epps’ cocoa was first sold from 1839 for the use of patients for whom tea and coffee were restricted. The almost prohibitive duty on cocoa had been greatly reduced in 1832, allowing the market to grow exponentially. Epps’ Cocoa was initially produced under contract by instant cocoa powder pioneer, Daniel Dunn of Pentonville Road. Epps established his own factory at 398 Euston Road, London in 1863, with a new steam-powered works established at Blackfriars in 1878. Epps was the largest cocoa powder producer in Britain, with an output of nearly five million pounds a year. At its peak the firm processed half of all cocoa imports into Britain. Epps Cocoa later becoming ubiquitous on stations across the country in the form of blue and white enamel signs. £13.50 each
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No.307 Oliver James Gullick of Bristol, 5-Plank wagon with coal Load, No.116
Authentic OLiver J Gullick set up as a coal salesman in the 1880's, probably as an agent for F.Bird & Co. of Radstock. By 1902, he had his own premises at Clifton Down Station, and expanded in 1904 to include a larger depot at Montpelier Station. The business had a number of 8-ton wagons. No.116 was photographed at Minehead in January 1923. £11.00 each |
BULK BUY SPECIAL OFFER: Buy No.307 Oliver James Gullick of Bristol, 5-Plank wagon with coal Load, No.116 (above) and No.312 Alfred J Fudge of Bristol , 5-Plank wagon with Load, No.9 (below) together for just £19.00 |
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No.312 Alfred J Fudge of Bristol , 5-Plank wagon with Load, No.9
Authentic Alfred John Fudge was noted as a Coal Agent in 1901, and is believed to have bought his first wagons in 1905. Coal appears to have been obtained almost exclusively from Hall Collieries at Swadlincote, on the Midland Railway. This group of collieries, about 5 miles from Burton-on-Trent, included the mines at Bretby and at Cadley Hill. This wagon was photographed at the Gloucester RC&WCo. in October 1912. £11.00 each
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No.352 Lymington Salt Works, traditional salt wagon, No.3
Tailored based on historic documents The Lymington area of the New Forest was, for many centuries, the capital of the English Salt trade. Wealthy local businessman, Charles St.Barbe (1750 - 1826) grew his influence and owned fifteen salt works and forty eight salt pans [known as salterns]. Despite the heavy taxes on salt (£30/ton in 1790s) he made substantial profits. The rise of salt mining in Cheshire, and improved transport, by canals and railways, led to the dramatic decline of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight salt industries in the late 19th Century. £13.50 each
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No.345 Longmoor Military Railway, 24T Hopper wagon with sand load, No.AD 82692
Authentic For sixty years, the British Army operated a railway dedicated to training soldiers to operate a complete strategic rail supply system. Located on somewhat boggy heathland between Bordon and Liss, on the Hampshire-Sussex border, the facility developed, both in its purpose and its geography, becoming the Longmoor Military Railway (L.M.R) in 1935. It played a pivotal role in training soldiers and officers to understand the complex and inter-related aspects of railway construction, engineering, repair, operations, traffic, and management, all from a military viewpoint. This example was photographed in the mid-1960’s. £13.50 each
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No.316 Read & Westmoreland of Salisbury, 7-plank wagon on 9’ wheelbase with sand load. No.23
Authentic Read & Son were established coal factors in Salisbury before 1867, as they are known to have had broad-gauge wagons. In the later 1880’s they went into partnership with Westmoreland, although later wagons reverted to Read & Son. Almost all of their coal supply came from Trafalgar and Lightmoor Collieries in the Forest of Dean. Reads had plenty of wagons, at one point in the 1880s at least 166 wagons were recorded, mostly leased from Gloucester Wagon Co.Ltd. They were trading into the 1940’s. Last Few - less than 10 remaining £11.00 each
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No.351. Robert Lush & Son of Tisbury, 7-plank wagon on 9' wheelbase, with coal load, No.3.
Authentic Robert Lush was the local coal merchant at Tisbury in the later 19th Century, through until at least the 1930s. Tisbury is a modest rural station in South Wiltshire, built by the Salisbury & Yeovil Railway Co.. It opened in May 1859, with the main line being doubled in 1863. It included a goods yard with a refuge siding, two goods sidings and a loading bank on the up side, and a refuge siding and a coal siding serving three staiths, on the down side. This wagon was photographed, in company of several Ford Model T pick-ups, c.1925. £12.50 each
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No.346. RN Portsmouth Dockyard Naval Storekeepers Dept., GWR-style Vent Van. No.14
Authentic - Variation based on composite examples We continue our maritime military theme with a van from the Naval Storekeepers Department within Portsmouth Dockyard. It would have been used both externally, and internally within the dockyard complex. £13.50 each
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Earlier wagons Our Limited Edition wagons are exactly that: they are available for a limited period and when they are all sold, they cease to be available! However, we do very occasionally have access to individual wagons which were previously 'sold out', perhaps when a regular customer has asked us to help them as they 'thin' their collection; we no longer keep a waiting list for specific wagons, instead when any are available they will be noted in Red on the HISTORY page with their prices. . There are several currently available [10th January 2019]
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