North Eastern Meccano Society
Beamish - July 2018
As usual we held an exhibition at Beamish Museum on July 14/15th 2018. Here is a selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Beamish - July 2018
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Photo - John Witchard
Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Radial Crane by Jacob of the Acre Rigg Academy After School Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Radial Crane by Jacob of the Acre Rigg Academy After School Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Barry Richardson's Meccanograph (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Barry Richardson's model of the 'Whizzy Dizzy', a fairground ride based on one seen at the famous Vienna Prater (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Barry Richardson's model of the 'Whizzy Dizzy', a fairground ride based on one seen at the famous Vienna Prater (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Barry Richardson's model of a Boulton and Watt Bellcrank engine (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Brian Robinson with his display of Meccano models (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Brian Robinson model of a lorry and trailer with a built in Hiab crane (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Brian Robinson model of a lorry and trailer with a built in Hiab crane (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Brian Robinson model of a car on a jacked ramp (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Brian Robinson model of a cable car system (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - David Dalton's Scalextric track with Meccano models running on it. (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - David Dalton's Scalextric track with Meccano models running on it. (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Car built by Gracie and Romy from the Farringdon Academy After School Meccano Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Lawn Mower built by Gracie and Isabel from the Farringdon Academy After School Meccano Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Helicopter built by Shannon and Anton from the Farringdon Academy After School Meccano Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A Car built by Gracie and Romy from the Farringdon Academy After School Meccano Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - An Aeroplane built by Ryan from the Farringdon Academy After School Meccano Club (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson with his Meccano display (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson making some adjustments to his working musical box (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson discussing the operation of his working musical box (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson's model of a James Coombes Table Engine. This is base on a table engine that is reputed to have worked for more than 100 years at a Bristol Colliery in the early 1800s. (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson model of Sans Pareil. The original engine was built in 1929 by Timothy Hackworth to take part un the Rainhill Trials (which were won by Stephenson's Rocket) for the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Company (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson model of Tintin's ship (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - A model of a Red Arrow jet by Fred Thompson (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson's model of the Eiffel Tower (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker with some of his Meccano models (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker model of War Horse from the acclaimed WW1 book. Inspired by the version by Nick Stafford for the London stage (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker's model of a chef at work (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker's model of the Philion steam carriage. The original was built by Achille Philion (known as 'The marvellous Equilibrist and Originator'). It was first run in 1880, patented in 1892 and was displayed at the 1893 Chicago World Fair (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker's model of the world's first true motorcycle. It was built by Daimler in 1885. (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Harry Harker's model of the Copeland steam-propelled tricycle. (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Joe Etheridge with his large model of a Double Wheel fairground ride (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Joe Etheridge's model of a fairground Roundabout (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Joe Etheridge's model illustrating the nursery rhyme - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Model T Ford (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - John Bader's model of a 4-2-2 steam locomotive and tender (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - John Herdman with his Meccano models of a Deltic locomotive and and a Newcastle open topped 'Combination' tram (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - John Herdman model of a diesel shunter and a small industrial loco (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - Some of John Herdman's models (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - John Herdman's model of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) model of a car (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) model (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) with some of his models (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) model of a helicopter (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) models (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) model of a 4x4 vehicle (14/07/2018)
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Beamish Exhibition July 14/15 2018 - William Richardson's (aged 9) model of a racing car (14/07/2018)
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