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W011 has just tied down for the afternoon in the yard in Loyall, Ky. Led by a fresh flared mac rebuild, the train has been brought to lay new rail between Loyall and Corbin. In the L&N days, the yard behind would have been crammed full of coal loads and empties from the various mines and tipples, and the engine terminal in the distance would have been crowded with a continuous cycle of power. Sadly, those days are long past, and apart from this fresh arrival of new rail, the only thing to occupy this yard is a single cut of stored hoppers.
We made some minor repairs to the drivers side door, rocker & quarter. We also repaired the passengers side fender and rocker & re-sprayed the splatter coating in the trunk . We were able to keep the repairs small and were able to only paint and blend out the repaired panels. The color match was excellent and the repairs turned out great. This was one of the first cars we sprayed using the Transtar No Mix paint system & we were very happy with the results and performance of the system.
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A major focus of restoration activity on the Lichfield Canal has been the section at Fosseway Heaths between Falkland Road and a disused railway crossing. In March 2018 the earthen channel is clearly discernible in readiness for further construction work.
History
Restoration House was originally two medieval buildings (1454 and 1502–22) with a space between.
They were joined together in 1640-1660 (tree ring data from roof) by inserting a third building between the two, to create a larger house.
The first owner of the completed house was Henry Clerke, a lawyer and Rochester MP. Clerke caused further works in 1670, the refacing of the entrance facade, the Great Staircase and other internal works.
The house was then bought by William Bockenham. It was owned by Stephen T. Aveling in the late 19th century, and he wrote a history of the house which was published in Vol. 15 of "Archaeologia Cantiana".
The house was purchased for £270,000[7] by the English entertainer Rod Hull, in 1986, to save it from being turned into a car park; and he then spent another £500,000 restoring it.
It was taken by the Receiver in 1994 to cover an unpaid tax bill.
The current owners over the past decade have uncovered decoration schemes from the mid 17th century, which reveal the fashionable taste of the period, much influenced by the fashions on the continent.
Charles Dickens
According to the biographer John Forster, the novelist Charles Dickens, who lived nearby, used Restoration House as a model for Miss Havisham's Satis House in Great Expectations; the name "Satis House" belongs to the house where Rochester MP, Sir Richard Watts, entertained Queen Elizabeth I - it is now the administrative office of King's School, Rochester.
In the yard area of Berjou is this old tank engine frame that seems to be missing the rest of the engine. I assume its a planned restoration job, but I'm not sure why it would be here and not at Pont Erambourg where all the facilities are