Vintage Spirit June 2026
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COVER STORIES:
- Andrew Semple: A Lifetime in Heritage
- The Night Café – an insight into their life in the 1920s
- Fabulous Foden – Glyn Ashley’s 1949 Foden S18, a familiar sight around Shrewsbury
- The Patent That Never Was – weighing up Henry Pooley & Son Ltd
- The Holmes Mill Experience – an old cotton mill, now a brewery and bar but with a rare mill engine
...plus all the latest news and event reports
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In this issue
Andrew Semple: A Lifetime in Heritage
Paul Stratford visits the current NTET President and finds an interesting life story.
Steam At Summercourt
James Hamilton visited a Cornish fair when a number of local showman’s engines went along to add a special flavour.
The Night Café
Richard Peskett provided this insight from Commercial Motor magazine into life in all night cafés from the 1920s.
Fabulous Foden
Glyn Ashley’s 1949 Foden S18 is a familiar sight driving around Shrewsbury and has been in the family for many years. It is also popular on the vintage vehicle rally circuit, writes Bob Weir.
The Patent That Never Was
John Hannavy tips the scales of Henry Pooley & Son Ltd.
Antarctic Expedition Sno-Cat
Richard Halton looks into the story behind an unusual exhibit in the Science Museum store at Wroughton in Wiltshire.
Small But Fascinating: Borth Station Museum
Paul Stratford visits a railway station near the west Wales coast which has become a museum, although the station is still in use.
The Holmes Mill Experience
Barrie C Woods visits an old cotton mill which has been converted to a brewery and bar but has retained a rare mill engine as a static exhibit.
Getting About, Part 4 – The 1920s: The Dawn of a New Era of Travel & Transport
Richard Peskett continues looking at the development of Britain’s roads and commercial road transport, this time he looks at developments during the 1920s.
A Weekend In Ireland
John Webber takes a brief look at last year’s Innishannon rally in southern Ireland.
Tanat Valley Heritage
In 1998, a group of local railway enthusiasts looked at the viability of preserving the former Tanat Valley Light Railway. Bob Weir paid a visit to the Nant Mawr visitor centre.
Vintage Spirit June 2026
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