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Ways of the World: A history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them by M G Lay (Rutgers University Press, 1992) USA edition only, available through online bookshops
This starts with the footpath, goes on to the technology of asphalt and bridge-building, including a list of extant Roman arched bridges, and also covers the internal combustion engine and its predecessors.
British Engineerium
www.britishengineerium.com/
A beautifully restored working Victorian pumping station and museum of mechanical antiquities with a magnificent collection of steam-driven engines. Located in East Sussex.
Old Glory Magazine
www.oldglory.co.uk
Magazine for anyone interested in the restoration of old machinery, with beautiful colour images of engines past and present.
National Motor Museum
www.beaulieu.co.uk
In the heart of the New Forest the National Motor Museum houses a collection of over 250 classic motor vehicles.
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Newland Park
Gorelands Lane
Chalfont St Giles
Bucks HP8 4AB
Tel: 01494 871117
www.coam.org.uk/
A fascinating collection of over 30 historic buildings, including barns, granaries, labourers' cottages, a chapel and a village hall, toll house, a reconstructed Iron Age house and a fully furnished 1940s prefab. They also have a 1927 steamroller and several diesel rollers.
Royal Armouries Museum
Armouries Drive
Leeds LS10 1LT
Tel: 0113 220 1916
E-mail: enquiries@armouries.org.uk
www.armouries.org.uk/leeds/index.html
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds opened in 1996 as the new home for the national collection of arms and armour, and has five themed galleries covering war, tournament, self-defence, hunting and the arms and armour of the Orient as well as lots of live events.
The Archaeology of Mills and Milling by Martin Watts (Tempus, 2002) £16.99
In-depth investigation of watermill development.
Water and Wind Power by Martin Watts (Shire Publications, 2000) £7.99
Informative book on watermills and windmills.
Watermills and How they Work by John Vince (Sorbus, 1993) Out of print but may be available in libraries
A simple, informative and well-illustrated introduction to watermills.
Fairground Album by Malcolm Slater (Slaters Photographic Sales and Publishing, 1991) Out of print but may be available in libraries
Features pictures of rides, gallopers, cakewalk, razzle dazzle, steam yachts, snake slides and dodgems, and the transport used to take them from fairground to fairground.
Fairground Art by Geoff Weedon and Richard Ward (White Mouse Editions/New Cavendish Books, 1981) £35. New paperback edition published in March 2003, price £27.50
Explores the fascinating history of fairground art, featuring over 1,100 illustrations.
John Carter's Jubilee Steam Gallopers by Paul Braithwaite (Carters Books, 1995)
Details the full history of John Carter's Jubilee Steam Gallopers 1895-1995 along with general information on gallopers and their manufacturers.
Jump On, Jump On by Brian Steptoe (Jumper Books, 1994) £19.95
Full colour book devoted to old-time rides, sideshows and the people that still travel and operate them in England today.
Roundabout People by Brian Steptoe (Jumper Books, 1998) £19.95
Explores the artistry and culture of traditional roundabout rides in the UK.
All the Fun of the Fair
www.fun-fairs.co.uk
An intriguing site for UK showpeople and funfair fans, with lots of up-to-date information.
National Fairground Archive
www.shef.ac.uk/nfa/
This archive, based at the University of Sheffield, contains a unique collection of photographic, printed, manuscript and audio-visual material covering all aspects of the culture of travelling showpeople, their social history and the artefacts and machinery of fairgrounds.
The Fairground Association of Great Britain
www.fagb.co.uk
Site devoted to modern and traditional fairground art with lots of pictures.
The Master Carvers' Association
www.mastercarvers.co.uk
Website of an organisation set up more than 100 years ago to protect standards and defend the interests of skilled carvers.
Blists Hill Victorian Town
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Coach Road
Coalbrookdale
Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Tel: 01952 432166
Fax: 01952 435999
info@ironbridge.org.uk
www.ironbridge.org.uk/v_blists.asp
Part of the website of the fascinating Ironbridge Gorge Museums that show the history of the Industrial Revolution.
Courage High! A history of firefighting in London by Sally Holloway (HMSO Publications, 1992) £14.95
A history of firefighting in London, from the blaze which swept the Roman city of Londinium in 120-130AD through the dark days of the Blitz in the 1940s up to the present day.
Fireboats by Paul C Ditzel (Fire Buff House, 1986) Out of print but may be available in libraries
An introduction to the history of fireboats.
London Fire Brigade Museum
www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/visit_our_museum.asp
Information on the history of firefighting, from the Great Fire of London in 1666 to the present day. Part of the London Fire Brigade's site.
The Massey Shaw
www.thames.org.uk/pages/massey.html
Website of the Massey Shaw & Marine Vessels Preservation Trust with the full story of this fireboat and contact details for those who want to see it in action.
Municipal Refuse Collection Vehicles by Barrie C Woods (Trans-Pennine Publishing Ltd, 1999) £6.50
A history of dustcarts starting from horse-drawn vehicles, with an illustrated survey of examples produced by British manufacturers.
Kaleidoscope of Shelvoke & Drewry by Nick Baldwin and William Negus (Marshall Harris & Baldwin, 1980) Out of print but may be available in libraries
Definitive history of the company up to the end of the 1970s, drawing on the unique collection of glass negatives from Clutterbucks photographers of Letchworth, who recorded every vehicle that left the works from the day they started until 1952.
The Unofficial Shelvoke & Drewry Site
http://bcarpent.webspace.fish.co.uk/
Website devoted to Shelvoke & Drewry Ltd with photos, histories and technical details of many of the vehicles they produced.
Narrow Gauge at War by Keith Taylorson (Plateway Press, 1987) Out of print but may be available in libraries
Narrow Gauge at War 2 by Keith Taylorson (Plateway Press, 1996) £11.95
A Guide to Simplex Narrow Gauge Locomotives by David Hall and John Rowlands (Moseley Railway Trust Publications, 2001) £10.95
Available from MRT, c/o 11 Ashwood Road, Disley, Cheshire SK12 2EL.
Alan Keef Ltd
www.alankeef.co.uk
The company that now owns Simplex, the original makers of the loco restored by the Salvage Squad, and who supplied several parts for the restoration.
Dorothea Restorations Ltd
www.dorothearest.co.uk
The place where the Squad's loco was restored.
Moseley Railway Trust
www.mrt.org.uk
The Trust, which owns the loco renovated by the Salvage Squad, has one of the most important collections of narrow gauge equipment in Britain.
Narrow Gauge Railway Society
www.ngrs.org
An organisation for enthusiasts, with local groups, publications, news and access to a library for research.
P'tit Train de la Haute Somme
www.appeva.org
The French railway the Squad's loco visited – the last remaining section of a large military network built during the First World War, situated in the zone of the Battle of the Somme.
Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway
www.festrail.co.uk
The spectacularly beautiful steam railway where Suggs and Ron were filmed on a train discussing narrow gauge railways.
Simplex (Narrow Gauge) Locomotives
www.mrt.org.uk/simplex
Website based on A Guide to Simplex Narrow Gauge Locomotives (see books) with the aim of expanding on the information contained in the book.
Tin Turtle
www.tinturtle.info
Website devoted to one of the Tin Turtles, the nickname given to the heavily armoured, 40 horsepower, Motor Rail locomotives produced for the War Department Light Railways of the First World War.
War Department Light Railways
http://users.breathemail.net/defiant1/wdlr/
Site dedicated to the narrow gauge military railways used by all combatants during the First World War.
Richard Trevithick: Giant of steam by Anthony Burton (Aurum Press, 2002) £9.99
Biography of the Cornish inventor and steam engine pioneer.
Steam Cars 1770-1970 by Anthony Bird and Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu (Cassell, 1971) Out of print but may be available in libraries
Two hundred years of invention and development.
Steam Cars by Richard J Evans (Shire Publications Ltd, 1985) Out of print but may be available in libraries
Describes the history and development of the steam car.
The Steam Car Club of Great Britain
www.ezyweb.co.uk/steamcar/
The site for owners of steam cars and cycles, old and new, as well as people who are just interested in finding out more about them.
Blackpool & Fleetwood: 100 years by tram by Steve Palmer (Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 1998) £19.95
Traces the history of the Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway from Mr Cameron's original line right up to the present day.
Blackpool Coronation Cars by Martin Wilson (Lancastrian Transport Publications, 1992) £4.95
A history of these tram cars introduced in 1953, which were not superseded for another 35 years.
Lancastrian Transport Trust
www.ltt.org.uk
The Lancastrian Transport Trust is the guardian of a unique collection of buses and trams spanning over 50 years of public transport in Blackpool and the Flyde and other parts of Lancashire.
The National Tramway Museum
www.tramway.co.uk
The site is under construction but contains details of events throughout the year.
St Helens Transport Museum
www.sthtm.freeserve.co.uk
This museum is home to a large collection of buses, coaches and other vehicles, and is where the Squad's tram was stored prior to restoration.
The Fylde Transport Society
www.tramway.com/fts/
An organisation of people committed to the preservation of trams. Lots of pictures and detailed information.
Morgan: The first and last of the real sports cars by Brian Laban (Virgin Books, 2001) £9.99
The story of one of the oldest car manufacturing companies in the world, and the oldest anywhere that is still controlled by the family that created it.
Morgan Sweeps the Board: The three wheeler story by J D Alderton and D M Rushton (Sheffield Academic, 1995) Out of print but may be available in libraries
A history of the three-wheeler based on extensive interviews with enthusiasts, owners and related companies.
Morgan Sports Cars: The early years by J D Alderton and Chris Chapman (Sheffield Academic, 1998) £24.95
Detailed history of the Morgan up to 1953.
Morgan Three Wheeler Club
www.mtwc.co.uk/
Events, links and photos for enthusiasts.
Morgan Motor Company
www.morgan-motor.co.uk
Sales, history, technical information, links – everything you need to know about Morgans.
Vintage Excavators by Michael DJ Irwin (Farming Press Books, 1996) £15.95
The story of the mechanised excavator, going back to the 1830s, when the American William S Otis invented his Otis Steam Shovel.
An Illustrated History of Excavators by Hinton Sheryn (Ian Allan Publishing, 2000) £14.99
Interesting for enthusiasts young and old.
Amazing Stories of Excavators: The makers of machines that reshape the world (KHL Group, 2002) £34.99
An encyclopedia of makers of earth-moving equipment from all over the world.
The Story of the Steam Plough Works by Michael R Lane (Northgate Publishing Co Ltd, 1980) Out of print but may be available in libraries.
Saga of the Steam Plough by Harold Bonnett (David & Charles, 1972) Out of print but may be available in libraries.
Ploughing by Steam: A history of steam cultivation over the years by John Haining and Colin Tyler (Model & Allied Publications, 1970) Out of print but may be available in libraries.
Steam Plough Club
www.steamploughclub.org.uk
Site devoted to keeping remaining steam ploughs working and passing on the old skills to a new generation.
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