| Archive Issue No. 114 Bentley State Limousine as deliivered to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in 2002 |
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Lightmoor Press, Lydney
Richard Clammer. The four lives of the steamer Alexandra.
2-25.
In 1879 the iron steam paddle steamer Alexandra was built by
Scott & Co. of Cartsdyke East shipyard in Greenock for the Port of Portsmouth
& Ryde United Steam Packet Co. Ltd. who at that time dominated the Portsmouth
to Ryde ferry crossings. The contract price was £8,850, the funds
for which had to be raised by debentures. The company was purchased
by the LB&SCR and L&SWR in March 1880 for £38,000, but only
£18,000 was available for distribution to shareholders. Broken up by
T.W. Ward Ltd. at Grays in December 1934.
| Alexandra going astern on River Dart with Kingswear behind | 2 |
| Alexandra on Joint Ryde Railway Committee ferry service alongside Portsmouth Harbour station behind with train on curving viaduct | 3 |
| Duchess of Edinburgh (double ended with funnels arranged by side) going astern from Clarence Pier, Southsea before crossing to Ryde | 4 |
| 260-ton Princess Margaret with Gosport ferry moored ahead of it alongside Portsmouth Harbour station | 5 |
| Alexandra with deck awnings on Admiralty ferry duties on River Medway during WW1 | 7 |
| Refurbished Alexandra in May 1920 on inaugural cruise for directors and invited guests in Weymouth Bay | 8 |
| Alexandra arriving at Bournemouth in summer of 1920 after Cosens & Co. Ltd. had resumed excursion sailings | 8 |
| Captain 'Billy' W.C. Read in command of Alexandra with Alf Bishop as mate with telegraph rung full astern to leave Bournemouth pier for Swanage | 9 |
| Captain H.J. Hardy master of Alexandra in 1921-23 | 9 |
| Cosens & Co. Ltd. Bournemouth sailing bill for August 1921 showing Empress of India, Monarch and Alexandra sailings | 10 |
| Alexandra with arriving Weymouth on long day trip from Torbay with large C on her funnel when based at Torquay to distnguish it from rival Devon Dock, Pier & Steamship Co. vessels | 11 |
| Crew of Alexandra on first day of Torquay services (31 May 1924) including Captain W.J.S. Carter and Steward George Morris provider of catering until 1960s | 11 |
| Dining saloon of Alexandra | 12 |
| Alexandra landing passengers at Budleigh Salterton on open beach w ith Captain W.J.S. Carter in command | 12 |
| Torquay sailing bill for Alexandra in 1927 | 13 |
| Parkes Quality Coals (W.T. Parkes of Torquay coal wagon) | 13 |
| Alexandra departing from Lyme Regis | 14 |
| Alexandra moored in harbour at Lyme Regis | 14 |
| Alexandra moored in Millbay Docks Plymouth on day trip from Brixham calling at Paignton and Torquay with offer of cheap return by Great Western Railway train | 14 |
| Alexandra moored off South Embankment at Dartmouth: passengers had time for river trip to Totnes on River Dart Steamboat Co. vessel | 14 |
| Alexandra undergoing spring refit at Nothe Walk in Weymouth | 15 |
| Alexandra at Cosens & Co. Ltd. slipway in Weymouth having failed to retain her Board of Trade Certificate | 15 |
| Alexandra on slipway at Southampton receiving repairs to her hull during February 1932 | 16 |
| Alexandra in West India Dock on 29 May 1932 — day prior to launch as Showboat | 17 |
| Showboat at Westminster Pier on 30 May 1932 — day of press launch | 17 |
| Show Boat illuminated during evening of 30 May 1932 when hired by Nash's Club of Saville Row with revellers on board | 18 |
| Press coverage in The Sketch of 8 June of initial cocktail party on board Show Boat on 30 May 1932 | 18 |
| Show Boat apprroaching bridge (Blackfriars?) on Thames: official photograph used in promotional post cards, etc | 19 |
| Show Boat laying at anchor somewhere below Tower Bridge | 19 |
| Show Boat passing upstream from above location | 20 |
| Captain Defrates on Show Boat passing St. Paul's Cathedral | 20 |
| Fashion pages from newspaper shoeing fashion parade on board Show Boat on 6 July 1932 | 21 |
| Deck view of Show Boat with Tower Bridge behind | 21 |
| Mannequins on parade on Show Boat from The Sketch of 16 July 1932 | 22 |
| Show Boat lies between two buoys between Waterloo and Charing Cross bridges | 22 |
| Show Boat at anchor off Margate during June or July 1933 | 22 |
| Show Boat in River Adur at Shoreham in summer of 1933 | 23 |
| Looking downstream from Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea towards Show Boat in her moorings and footbridge from town | 23 |
| Alexandra in mud berth at Shoreham in late 1933 or 1934 | 23 |
| Close-up of decrepid Alexandra at Shoreham in 1934 | 24 |
| Alexandra being hauled stern-first under footbridge at Shoreham | 25 |
| Dock wortkers bid farewell to Alexandra as she is towed off to shipbreakers | 25 |
Euan Corrie. Waterways to Manchester. — 2 The Bridgewater Navigation — Part 2. 26-39
| Leigh at the junction of tghe Duke of Bridgewater's Canal with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (The Duke's Cut) in early 1900s | 26 |
| Ordnance Survey map of Leigh Bridge which caption postulates was where footbridge was situated from which photograph was taken | 27 |
| Leeds and Liverpool long boat Cadelis passing colliery wharves at Astley: Cadelis had been built as Ironclad in 1933 by Yarwoods of Northwich with a 24hp Widdrop engine | 28 |
| Map of Astley Green Colliery: caption notes severe subsidence problem which led to National Coal Board employimg two lengthsmen to patrol canal | 29 |
| Worsley New Hall looking towards Chat Moss with early motor car taking family to Earl of Ellesmere's barge | 30 |
| Interchange pavillion for transfer between carriage and Earl of Ellesmere's barge | 30 |
| Worsley New Hall (not visible) looking towards Chat Moss with stop logs near overbridge (stop planks) | 31 |
| Packet House, Worsley with Barton (or Worsley ) Bridge beyond | 31 |
| Boat House, or Packet House or Packet Boat House, Worsley & beyond channel to to mine entrance with Barton Bridge & steam mill beyond (demolished 1901) | 32 |
| Worsley Turn looking towards the Delph; Salford Corporation tramcar; two mine boats | 33 |
| Ordnance Survey map of Worsley 1929 | 34 |
| Circular weir on Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (similar weirs were used on Bridgewater Canal) | 35 |
| National Coal Board Lilttle Packet tug Broadheath leading three empty flats viewed from Packet Boat Steps | 35 |
| Steps up to Ladder Bridge at Worsley | 36 |
| Looking towards Barton Bridge (slightly visible) with starvationer boats at Worsley | 36 |
| Worsley |Delph | 37 |
| New footbridge with St, Mark's Church spire beyond | 38 |
| New footbridge later than abvove with tree growth | 38 |
| New footbridge with mine boat undrneath | 39 |
| New footbridge wit h Bridgewater Canal boats July and November being towed by horses | 39 |
Malcolm Bobbitt. In the showroom... Fit for Royalty. 40-
| Bentley State Limousine as deliivered to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in 2002 on 50th Anniversay to Throne (colour: royal claret) | front cove |
| HRH The Prince of Wales [Edward] seated in 12hp Daimler belonging to John Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu at Highcliffe Castle in New Forest | 40 |
| HRH 1 Daimler DE27 presented to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh by the RAF Association as a wedding present | 41 |
| RC 7211 Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom IV built to order of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh undergoing trials at Montlhéry with test driver Charles Lee | 42 |
| RC 7420 Bentley Corniche nicknamed The Scalded Cat | 42 |
| Rolls-Royce Phantom IV chassis 4AF2 with H.J. Mulliner & Co. Ltd. body built to order of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Gunnersbury Park | 43 |
| Her Majesty The Queen beng transported in the Phantom IV | 44 |
| Rolls-Royce chassis 4AF4 with pick-up lorry constructed by Park Ward used between Crewe and Belper in Derbyshire with 6515cc engine & automatic gearbox dismantled in 1963 | 45 |
| Limousine with armour plating for General Franco on chassis 4AF16 with H.J. Mulliner & Co. Ltd. body photographed in Gunnersbury Park | 46 |
| Rolls-Royce Jubilee car built on chassis 4BP5 as State Landaulette with Hooper coachwork of style favoured by King George VI in Royal Mews | 47 |
| Phantom IV on chassis 4BP7 with H.J. Mulliner & Co. Ltd. coachwork for Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret | 48 |
| Winged Pegasus [mascot] for above car | 48 |
| State Limousine Canberra 1 being loaded onto Royal Yacht Britannia off a barge for stowage on garage deck | 49 |
| Phantom V Canberra State Limousine with Park Ward bodywork with Perspex bubble over rear quarters | 49 |
| John Blatchley, Chief Stylist at Rolls Royce is crafting a clay model for Park Ward body for Phantom V (Blatchley formerly with J. Gurney Nutting) | 50 |
| Bill Allen at drawing board working on scale drawings for Park Ward Phantom V at Crewe | 50 |
| Body frame sent to Crewe for phosphating, priming, joint sealing & undersealing | 51 |
| Final Rolls Royce Phantom VI with Pa rk Ward bodywork at Royal Mews | 52 |
| Her Majesty The Queen examining Bentley State Limousine in 2002 to mark her 50th anniversary of accession (colour) | 53 |
| Phantom V with James Young Sedanca de Ville coachwork interior in 1967 (colour) | 53 |
Dan Quine. The mysteries of Cae Abaty. Part 2: remains & machinery.
55-64.
Much remains speculative about a site where slate quarrying
involved movement of the outward product upwards on the surface, although
Quine mentions other locations where this was practiced. On 2 September 1918
wagons were recovered from Cae Abaty and regauged for use on the Hendre Dhu
Tramway. A steam engine was installed at the Aberdewynant sawmill and
this might have come from Cae Abaty
| Remains of Floor 3 gwaliau; incline from Floor 2 in background; on right tramway from Floor 2 to exit incline (Keith Whiddon: colour) | 54 |
| Winding house of internal incline on Floor 2 from west; axle binding still mounted on timber beam (Steve Culverhouse: colour) | 55 |
| Winding house from above diagram (colour) | 55 |
| Axle bindings still in bearing on west wall of Floor 2 incline: wedges still in place that held bearing in place (Steve Culverhouse: colour) | 56 |
| Isometric view of binding showing how it is a ssembled around wooden axle end (colour) | 56 |
| Side elevation of clasp-arm frame that supported incline drum drawn by Peter Swift (colour) | 56 |
| Drumhouse seen from northeast in about 1965 (Bill Breese) | 56 |
| Remains of drumhouse in 2021looking towards the crimp (Keith Whiddon: colour) | 57 |
| Scattered remains of crane on Floor 2 on edge of lower twill in 2021 (Keith Whiddon: colour) | 57 |
| Pivot that connected king post to stiff legs diagram (colour) | 57 |
| Winch frames attahed to king post; hoisting drum on boom side driven by large gear wheel diagram (colour) | 58 |
| Major components off cranes: slewing gear, winch frames, support frame, pedestal base and king post Pivot (Jon Knowles: colour) | 58 |
| Crane in Appleby's Hand-Book of Machinery 1869 | 58 |
| Advetisement in 1869 edition of Atchley's New Builder's Price Book showing Booth's 1864 guy crane with slewing gear (as installed Cae Abaty) | 59 |
| Detailed diagram of Cae Abaty crane based on detailed diagram Booth's patent 1864 guy crane in The Mechanic's Magazine (colour) | 59 |
| Aerial view of west inclines (colour) | 60 |
| Remains of bastion from east (Steve Culverhouse: colour) | 60 |
| Side view of bastion with crane for lowering wagons down onto tramway | 61 |
| Bastion acting as cableway anchor from Floor 1 with second anchor for cableway down to exit incline diagram (colour) | 61 |
| Profile of inclines connecting Cae Abaty with Minllyn diagram (colour) | 61 |
| Large gear wheel beside east incline (Jon Knowles: colour) | 62 |
| Components at summit in late 1960s (Bill Breese) | 62 |
| Conjecturaal view of hand-worked machinery at summit diagram (colour) | 63 |
| Speculative view of hand-worked machinery at summit diagram (colour) | 64 |
| Typical Mid-Wales slab wagon diagram (colour) | 64 |