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« on: March 05, 2019, 09:06:55 »

Still ploughing through the library of old negatives found in the attic, I came across these taken with an old 126 size Box Brownie. Quality not exactly perfect, but I was very pleased to come across these as I remember the event as if it were happening yesterday!

My old History and RE (Religious Education) Master, Mr Steve Farrow was also a keen rail enthusiast and didn't think twice about taking a group of us lads out for the day in his 'big' Cortina, so that we could all enjoy some aspect of railwayana. Yes, I know it would be somewhat frowned upon in this day and age, but who worried 50 years back!

Anyway, what were we up to in late March 1969?










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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2019, 10:18:32 »


I'm sure a current photo of this location (I presume that was the station master's house) has been posted by someone somewhere here. Unfortunately I can't remember the location.
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2019, 18:28:38 »


Luckett.
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2019, 19:36:47 »


Luckett.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/property/old-luckett-station/monks-cross/callington/pl17-8hb/18547144
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2019, 08:35:40 »


Luckett.

Would have been a rather long walk if that was Luckett. Steve Farrow parked the car up at Evercreech Junction and we walked to Midsomer Norton before returning back to Evercreech Junction by bus. I could not actually recall which station was which en route.

Less than three years since closure and not a trace a permanent way anywhere!
 
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2019, 12:33:24 »

That looks like a Perisphinctes your have in your hands in photo no. 1: a Late Jurassic ammonite. Do you still have it?
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« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2019, 13:01:33 »

That looks like a Perisphinctes your have in your hands in photo no. 1: a Late Jurassic ammonite. Do you still have it?

Despite it being quite heavy, we manhandled it all of the way to Midsomer Norton and it came back with us to school. I last saw it in a cupboard in the Geography room back in 1973, but the school has undergone two complete demolitions and rebuilds since then, so whether it has survived is anybody's guess.
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