About a month ago I mentioned that we had borrowed this book for a short time and would lke a copy for the museum. Thanks to the generosity of Les and Dawn Waggett in Michigan, USA, we now have one! To explain why they had the book in the first place, Les started out in life in Chasetown, and has obviously keeps his memories alive.
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This Birmingham Canal Navigations weigh plate, approximately 14″ in length, from a narrowboat has been in the museum for some years now, having been purchased by our curator, but we didn’t know much about it until we had a canal enthusiast visit the museum, who made a search and found the following details for us:
‘As regards the BCN plate 478 this boat was gauged at Smethwick on 2nd November 1922 it was a 71’1” long open wooden boat (I.e. it did not have a cabin) and was owned by Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd at Coombs Wood Tube Works at Halesowen and was their No.3.’
Our thanks to our visitor, canal enthusiast – Martin O’Keeffe
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Tagged Birmingham Canal Navigations, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Canals, Cannock, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Museum Collection, Narrowboat, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Weigh Plate
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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, February 2017 Newsletter, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Mining Heritage, Museum Collection, Old Railway Lines, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Steam Trains, Walsall, Walsall Wood
This leaflet has just come to light in our Archives section, I thought it is worthy of reproduction. Such a lot has changed!
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Thirty years on what’s left is a school, a housing estate and an Information Board – plus lots of memories.
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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, Cannock Wood, CCMHS, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Littleton Colliery, Mining Heritage, Museum Collection, NCB, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
Considering that no trains were running yesterday (22-1-2017) we had quite a few items come into the museum, including this Rugley Powere Station nameplate from a Class 58 diesel locomotive. This is with us on loan for 12 months.
Other items included a Hornby ‘0’gauge clockwork model train set, 3 books on Walsall and another LNWR coal invoice, the coal coming from the Coppice Colliery, Norton Canes in 1892.
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Tagged 58039, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Class 58, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Hornby Clockwork Train Set, LNWR Coal Invoice, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Rugeley Power Station, Walsall, Walsall Books, Walsall Wood
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Tagged Brownhills, Burntwood, Chasewater Railway Museum, Great Wyrley, Old Railway Lines, Steam Trains, Tea-Strainer, Teaspoons
The Museum has been lucky enough to borrow, for a short time, a copy of this book by Harry Hartill. This book has a passage of particular interest to us as it describes in some detail who drove the local engines of the Cannock Chase Colliery Company and where they travelled to around the local coalfields. It is written in a sort of ‘chatty’ style which is very easy to read.
The Chasewater Railway Museum would dearly like a copy of this book for our own collection, so if anyone should have a copy which they would like to donate to the Museum, please get in touch. email j.tisdale45@yahoo.com or phone 07786 323311.
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Some of these lamps are on display in the museum and some are in our stores, sadly, as is the case with many museums, we do not have space to show them all.
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Caption text: Object number, name, description, maker, location.
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From the March/April 1962 ‘Mercian’
Bi-monthly news sheet of the Midlands Area of the R.P.S.
From the Hon. Secretary’s notes and reports.
These notes were from the early days when the depot was at Hednesford.
G.E. – Great Eastern, T.P.O. – Travelling Post office
News has been rather scarce this time. I have only had articles from the Hon. Treasurer and T. C. Jones, it is difficult to keep making up copy and I do hope that members will co-operate and send in articles. Otherwise the ‘Mercian’ will soon cease to function. Pleas send in articles, no matter how small, copy must be sent in by the 8th May.
(Some things don’t change!)
Progress Report
A new siding has now been completed, the G.E.Brake is now stabled on this siding, this has allowed room for the T.P.O. and the Coal Tank to be moved further under the covered space, giving greater protection from the weather. The whole scheme of the new siding was planned by the Assistant Depot Manager, John Elsley, the installation was very ably carried out by him and his small, but willing band of helpers. New glass has now been fitted in the windows of the G. E. Brake, the toilet of the T.P.O is now in the process of being repainted, whilst the interior of this vehicle has been thoroughly cleaned.
Restoration Plans
We hope that the T.P.O. will be finished this Summer (on one side at least) this could easily be achieved if we had a few more willing expert hands. Our woodwork expert Frank Harvey has had a considerable amount of new panelling to do, he is being ably assisted by Fred Lewis. A considerable amount of painting has yet to be done on the T.P.O. so any member who is handy with a paint brush will be very welcome indeed. The Maryport & Carlisle coach still has to be completely reglazed and we earnestly appeal to members for offers of glass
David A. Hives, Hon. Sec.
Working Parties at R.P.S. Depot, Hednesford
The Society holds working parties every Sunday, these commence at 2.30pm. There are however, a number of members who would like to attend working parties, but cannot attend those held on Sundays. During the Summer we are hoping to recommence working parties on Saturdays and Wednesday evenings. Would you please specify on the form below the days you wish to attend, and return form to the Secretary, alternatively contact by post card.
Terry C. Jones
Chasewater Railway Museum 