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153333 leads the 2T12 1019 Exmouth - Paignton FGW service out of the loop at Dawlish Warren on 5 July 2015
This well-dressed character was sat on Brighton seafront, having a chat with Clive from the Brighton group, who apparently often sees him around.
On it's first day in service, RML887 is seen at the Cliffs hotel operating on Blackpool's new Promenade service, Seafront 12.
Brighton seafront UK. The sea was behaving like a huge washing machine and I think this lady thought she was 'queen' Canute.....needless to say she got wet!!
Part 2 of a 4 image sequence using the old Victorian seafront shelters along Cowes Seafront. This was a 15mm fisheye shot of both shelters.
Southsea seafront.
Happy Bench Monday everyone.
Please view LARGE on black.
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Gosport seems to be a faded glory type of Town .
However there are some good bits including this seafront stretch near the ferry to Portsmouth. Just a shame the graffiti has spoiled the background.
Interior view of vintage mobile cinema KJU 267 E taken whilst attending the Vintage By The Sea 2019 event on Morecambe seafront. This view is taken looking towards the rear of the vehicle
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The following history of the vehicle has been reproduced from the Mobile Vintage Cinema website: www.mobilevintagecinema.co.uk
In 1967, The Ministry of Technology built seven of these custom mobile cinema units to tour the country, promoting modern production techniques to British industry.
The seven Bedfords were operated by PERA (Production Engineering Research Association). Films would be played within the cinema, with supporting displays shown in the trailer that accompanied the towing unit as they toured the nation’s factories.
The Bedford SB chassis was fitted with coachwork by Coventry Steel Caravans (CSC), utilising cabs supplied by Plaxtons (hence their similarity to Plaxton-bodied coaches of the same era). The remote control projection equipment was placed in the steel framed, perspex-glazed dome above the cab. CSC also built the towable display trailers.
In 1974 the Government sold off the mobile cinemas, and this one is the sole survivor as far as is known. KJU was purchased from the auction to accompany the re-patriated Flying Scotsman steam locomotive, but was donated shortly afterwards to the Transport Trust. They owned it for a further 15 years before selling it on to Peter Rawlings of Essex in November 1990.
Despite best intentions the unit then didn’t see the road again until October 2003 when it was rescued from a field by Rob Howell and Nancy-Rose Mills, minus the 4 speed Turner gearbox (and gearstick) stolen from it. The Bedford 300 petrol engine had also seized in this time, meaning the only way to recover it to its new home in Somerset was by means of HGV low load – the first of several times Malcom Millard (M.G.M Haulage, Southampton) moved the cinema unit.
Not long after, in March 2005, Rob and Nancy had realised the scale of the project to restore the mobile cinema was too great for a young family and so sold it to Oliver Halls, of Devon who lovingly restored the vehicle but not without several years passing and some lengthy delays. The vehicle now has a Bedford 330 diesel engine fitted (taken from a Bedford TL) with a 5 speed Turner box, restored brakes, now upgraded to air over hydraulic and emerged in the spring of 2010 ready for service once more!
Ollie ran the cinema to festivals and events from 2010 until 2015 however with the appearance of young children and family commitments he reduced the number of bookings that he accepted.
In 2015, there was a potential sighting of one of the original Cinema trailers – it had been many decades since our trailer had last been seen. On visiting a farm in Sussex, it turned out to be the exact same trailer as our Mobile Cinema with the same registration (KJU267E). The farmer was using the trailer as a workshop for doing carpentry. He very kindly sold the trailer back and the mobile cinema and trailer were re-connected again for the first time in 40 years.
Since 2015, the mobile cinema is now owned by Ben Moorhouse and lives at Bicester Heritage. The perfect environment where she is stored along with many other vintage vehicles and surrounded by craftsmen and lovers of all things historic. She is also perfectly placed geographically to continue to take bookings around the UK.
Part 1 of a 4 image sequence using the old Victorian seafront shelters along Cowes Seafront. Starting with a simple shot of the shelter on it's own.
Mimi owns an independent fashion boutique, MIMI England, on Queen's Road in Brighton, the main road from the train station down to the seafront. I was very keen to do a fashion shoot with her because of what she represents: a young entrepreneur providing an alternative to the otherwise bland and homogeneous high street chains.
For more info on Mimi's fashion shop at 9 Queen's Road, Brighton:
For more shots from this shoot, please see my portfolio:
www.betweenplanets.portfoliobox.net/gallery/56973/fashion/
Strobist info:
Key light was a Nikon speedlight in a 80cm softbox at camera right
Another speedlight in a snoot also camera right was pointed at the background
Triggered by generic wireless triggers
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 1,900+
North Bank of the Clyde
The origins of this seaside town can date itself back as far as 1600. On the seafront is a statue commemorating one of Helensburgh's famous sons , non other than #JohnLogieBaird , the inventor of the television.
The town grew faster when it was connected to the railway in 1858 which came into the centre of the town and known as Helensburgh Central , although there is a second station further up in the suburbs of the town on the West Highland Line , Helensburgh Upper.
Another famous place is the The Hill House which was completed in 1903 by another famous Scottish name , architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh , today this wonderful house 'House on the Hill' is under the care of the National Trust for Scotland.