=== Pendon Museum ===
Illustrated talk by Chris Webber
*** PLEASE NOTE new earlier start time of 19:15. ***
Pendon Museum was founded in 1954 by an Australian – Roye England – who came to Britain to patent a model railway automatic control system. Staying with relatives in the Vale of White Horse in the mid-1920s he saw the idyllic rural scene was rapidly changing; the harmony between man and nature disappearing. He determined to capture the disappearing scene before it was lost forever, and started to make models of buildings, the landscape and the railway that served the local communities.
Seventy years later a band of volunteers are close to completing that vision with a stunning scene that captures life and transport from 100 years ago. The rural landscape of the Vale of White Horse in Wiltshire and Old Berkshire is faithfully captured. A typical spring-line village, its railway station, chalk lanes and old canal are all faithfully preserved for us in model form, allowing us to appreciate how much the past differs from our modern experiences.
The railway running through the scene, a faithful miniature version of the GWR in its prime, brings the picture to life. Our presentation takes the audience behind the scenes and reveals part of the story so far at Pendon.
A long-time volunteer at the Museum, Chris Webber has in the past been Chair of the Museum Trust, and served ten years as its Curator. A Chartered Surveyor, it was the faithful representation of the real buildings of the Vale that drew him to the project. He has a broad understanding of the history of both the period and of Pendon and brings it to life in a way that is both informative and entertaining.
Photo: "A section of the Vale of White Horse, the stunning centrepiece of Pendon Museum. Dwarfed by the scenery, a couple of GWR trains bring the model to life. – Pendon Museum"
PLEASE NOTE:
Friday meetings are now starting at the earlier time of 7:15pm. (They will also finish earlier!) The talk will begin promptly at 7:30pm.
Please see the Programme page for more about Friday meetings.
All are welcome.
See you there!
Please see website (www.swrs.co.uk) for location and further information, including parking charges at the station car park.
Remember that The Manor is easy to reach by train or bus, and is but a short walk from the town centre car parks.
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