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Predannack Airfield (ICAO: EGDO) is an aerodrome near Mullion on The Lizard peninsula of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The runways are operated by the Royal Navy and today it is a satellite airfield and relief landing ground for nearby RNAS Culdrose .
Stevens Model Dockyard was as much a retailer as a maker and large numbers of items are now claimed to be by the company that were only retailed by them, rather than made by them. There is little evidence of what exactly they made prior to 1900, but certainly ship models, fittings and engines, spirit fired steam locomotives, wooden rolling ...
In 1886 The Model Dockyard was taken over by John Bateman. Under Bateman, The Model Dockyard published an extensive catalogue in 1889, which has been reprinted. Bateman continued in business as a 'Mechanical Engineer' until well into the 20th century, although 'The Model Dockyard' seems to have become defunct in the 1890s. [2]
Falmouth Docks are a deep-water docks of the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The docks are the southern shore of the Fal Estuary which is the third largest natural harbour in the world and the deepest in Europe. They extend over 30 hectares (74 acres) and covers a range of services to shipping such as repair, refuelling ...
A 'Birmingham Dribbler', Stevens's Model Dockyard, England, around 1890. Birmingham Dribbler or carpet railway describes a type of very early model railway. It is a bit of a misnomer, as the railway featured a model live steam railway locomotive, but no track – the locomotive was simply run across the floor. In some cases, the front wheels ...
The Cornish Main Line was originally built by two separate railway companies, the West Cornwall Railway between Truro and Penzance, opened in 1852, and the Cornwall Railway between Plymouth and a separate station in Truro, opened in 1859. The West Cornwall Railway was itself based on the Hayle Railway, opened in 1837 as a purely local mineral ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:43, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 1,048 (1.66 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of Cornwall, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 1
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