Saturday night sorted, courtesy of Cheffins Machinery and Ilkley Brewery

Too big for the bookshelves. Latest addition to the collection, c.1880 John Bateman of High Holborn loco, 3 1/4' gauge. Time has not been kind to it, so now to investigate gentle conservation and removal of the horrible paint job.

Market cross and stocks, West Burton, North Yorkshire

A real blast from the past. Was anyone else in Twitterland a member?

On another day of epic rain, a look back to a sunny Saturday Beamish Museum only a couple of days ago.

Thar she blows! All good for another year 😁

The day of reckoning. The boiler man cometh...

End of the afternoon Beamish Museum Wheels of Industry steam event. Another excellent afternoon

Reflecting on a superb first day of the steam event Beamish Museum

A goodbye to Warwickshire for now... until the next time 😁

First visit in 22 years to LordLeycesterHospital in Warwick. A fascinating three hours and amazing cafe too!

Looking above the shop fronts in Leamington Royal Leamington Spa Our Warwickshire HeritageCultureWarks

Paying tribute to a steam ploughing and rolling entrepreneur in Salford Priors church Road Roller Association

Narrow gauge in the North Pennines. Allenheads Inn.

The Armstrong hydraulic engine in Allenheads. I need to see this running!

Murky Monday morning in the North Pennines

Wells House, Ilkley. Once a hydropathic hotel where Charles Darwin was treated in 1859, then a college of housecraft in 1952 and Ilkley College before conversion to flats between 2001-2003. Never been this close to it before.

No words needed Mary Manley