In archiving collections of photographs, there are many that come with little or no
details regarding subject matter, location etc. A few of these will be displayed below
from time to time- if anyone can provide any information regarding these, please let us
know via the Contacts link above. This equally applies if you wish to add some detail
regarding any picture on this site or take us to task over some actual or perceived
error. To start with 'Mission Impossible', below are a couple images from glass plates
probably taken by a British Army engineer almost certainly in sub Saharan Africa, that
were with some other glass negatives of the reconstruction of the Kamerun Eisenbahn
circa 1916 following the capture of the German colony by British & French forces
Help is always needed in the various aspects of maintaining, improving
& developing our museum displays at Toddington. Locating, dismantling, moving &
reassembling old structures and similarly finding, renovating, & displaying artefacts
involve a wide range of tasks and if anyone living within a reasonable travelling distance of
Toddington is interested in assisting with any aspects of this work, please contact
Greg Wigg by one of the means shown on our Contacts page. Our museum displays cover a
wide range of collectible items, many of which are not railway related, so detailed
railway knowledge is not necessarily required, just an interest in setting up
fascinating features to attract public interest. The adjacent images show a recent
interesting project, a large station clock seen before dismantling at Kays warehouse
in Worcester prior to its closure. This was donated by Kays Heritage Group due
to the need to vacate the premises and it is currently stored in pieces at Toddington
awaiting full restoration, although the movement in the right hand picture has already
been restored.
As can been seen from other areas of this site, we are already heavily involved in
the archiving of photographs, but we would like to get more involved in creating an
archive of sound recordings, both the conversion of old tape recordings and oral
interviews by by digital means of peoples recollections. If this is to be done properly,
it needs someone to organise all aspects of this work as although there are a number of
people around interested in such work and prepared to assist, there is presently no one
with the time to organise & co-ordinate it. If interested in this please contact
Tony Bowles by one of the means given on our Contacts page.
