Vintage Spirit January 2024

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COVER STORIES:

  • A Day At The British National Ploughing Championships
  • Pioneers Of Difficult Preservation – Maritime, Part 2
  • The Genius Of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney
  • The Remembrance Run
  • Hidden In Plain Sight – one of the largest surviving mill steam engines
  • Fosters In 1915

...plus all the latest news and event reports

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In this issue

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A Day At The British National Ploughing Championships

James Hamilton muses over a day spent at the British National Ploughing Championships at Bishops Lydeard in Somerset in October.

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Pioneers Of Difficult Preservation – Maritime, Part 2

Henry Cleary continues his look at the very tough world of preserving historic vessels.

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The Genius Of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney

A 19th century Cornish engineer developed the first steam-powered carriage – and his inventive skills even took him to the Houses of Parliament, as Roger Butler reveals.

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The Remembrance Run

Brian Gooding enjoyed a day being chauffeured around east Gloucestershire on a chilly November day.

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Road Runner

Lewis Weaver from Shropshire has been collecting old trucks for many years. Bob Weir went to Craven Arms to check out some lorry classics.

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Marston Magic

Jim Gerrard visits one of the relatively new businesses in the restoration scene but one which is already busy and successful.

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Hidden In Plain Sight

Barrie C Woods visits one of the largest surviving mill steam engines in the UK and finds a host of classic cars visiting too.

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Rochdale’s Fireground

Rochdale’s Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum has been recently refurbished, writes Bob Weir.

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What Is Left Of... The Waverley Route: Carlisle to Edinburgh, Part 3

Kevin Byrne continues along the former Waverley Route, this time looking at the route from Hawick to Tweedbank.

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Fosters In 1915

Richard Pullen delves into Wm Foster’s catalogue from 1915, a time when internal combustion machines were making an appearance alongside their steam engines.

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