North Eastern Meccano Society
Beamish - May 2017
As usual we held an exhibition at Beamish Museum on May 13/14th 2017. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Beamish - May 2017
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - A Beam Engine by Alan Scargill (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - A Beam Engine by Alan Scargill (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson with some of his Meccano models (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of a milling machine (work is still in progress) (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's Meccanograph (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's Meccanograph (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of a Land Rover (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of Boulton & Watt's Bellcrank Engine (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of Maudsley's 19th century Table Engine (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of Kientz's 19th century Single-cylinder Oscillating Engine. The original is in the Science Museum (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model of Kientz's 19th century Single-cylinder Oscillating Engine. The original is in the Science Museum (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Barry Richardson's model's of two sports cars (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Vera (Barry's wife was also selling hand knitted baby cardigans etc. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Brian Robinson with his model of a small engineering workshop. Typical of those that would be found all round the country in the middle of the 20th century. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Brian Robinson's model of a small engineering workshop. Typical of those that would be found all round the country in the middle of the 20th century (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Brian Robinson's model of a small engineering workshop. Typical of those that would be found all round the country in the middle of the 20th century (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Brian Robinson has built the World's Smallest Meccano Bridge. It is a viaduct made from Meccano nuts (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Brian Robinson's model of a dumper truck (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson showing off his working musical box (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a Mill Engine with Corliss Valve Gear (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a tilting rolling bridge (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a navvy with a pneumatic drill (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of the Eiffel Tower (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of Tintin's ship (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a seaplane (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a battleship of the Revenge Class. Made from Eitech (German metric meccano) (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Fred Thompson's model of a battleship of the Revenge Class. Made from Eitech (German metric meccano) (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Ian Brennand built this model of Citroën's 'Petite Rosalie'. In 1933 it clocked up 300,000 kilometres, in 134 days to set a world endurance record. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Ian Brennand built this model of Citroën's 'Petite Rosalie'. In 1933 it clocked up 300,000 kilometres, in 134 days to set a world endurance record. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Ian Mordue had this Meccano Demonstration model of Gears and Mechanisms. It shows the versatility and range of the Meccano system. and also provides examples of many mechanisms and arrangements in daily use in a variety of machines (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge with his Meccano display (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge's model of Glasgow Corporation's Mk.1 tram which was introduced in 1938 (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge's model of the Iron Duke. A 4-2-2 locomotive built in 1847 for the GWR broad gauge system (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge's model of a corn grinding mill. it had various operating features and there was a lever marked 'Dare You Wake the Miller' (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge had this model of a bus supported by two tall supports. The original of this was used by a dealer in second-hand buses in Yorkshire in 1962. See the next photo. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Joe Etheridge took inspiration from this photo of a bus supported by two tall supports. This was used by a dealer in second-hand buses in Yorkshire in 1962. See the previous photo for his Meccano model of it. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman built this model of the Metropolitan Railway Electric Locomotive No.12 'Sarah Siddons' (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman built this model of the Metropolitan Railway Electric Locomotive No.12 'Sarah Siddons' (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of Newcastle's open topped 'Combination' tram (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - A selection of small models by John Herdman, including the Arc de Triomphe. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of a funicular railway (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of a funicular railway (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of Sheffield's double decker tram (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman had some candle stick holders (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of Hedley's 0-8-0 locomotive for Wylam (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman built this model of a small industrial diesel locomotive (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. It is used to raise funds for them (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's model of the Statue of the North at Gateshead (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman's has 'improved' one of Meccano's modern robots by utilising traditional parts instead of plastic parts (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - John Herdman had this Meccano/Jones Sewing Machine which dated from c1970. It was an attempt by Meccano to widen its market. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Tim Roylance built this ship's engine (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Tim Roylance built this unusual model - Penguins skating on ice. (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Tim Roylance's model of an early agricultural machine (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Tim Roylance's Meccanograph (13/05/2017)
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Beamish Exhibition May 2017 - Tim Roylance's model of a transporter bridge (13/05/2017)
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