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Title: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 30, 2009, 06:47:53 PM Found on one of my fields
Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: simon c on March 30, 2009, 06:49:51 PM Nice that Rob,looks like it's of a railway goods waggon ? :)
Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: waltonbasinman on March 30, 2009, 06:51:25 PM Rob i am drooling. That to me is better than a hoard of coins. How sad am I. :o :o :o
Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: Jonola (Jon) on March 30, 2009, 07:39:37 PM Here is a link. Looks interesting.
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensegb/wag.htm (http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensegb/wag.htm) Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: waltonbasinman on March 30, 2009, 07:42:19 PM Nice Jon, a damn good read. :)
Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on March 30, 2009, 08:43:07 PM thats different rob...well done!...a very nice find....byron
Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: zorro on March 30, 2009, 09:05:51 PM thats a really nice find rob. totally unique to an individual engine. let us know if you're able to trace the engine no. further. i'm sure there'll be plenty of steam enthusiasts out there willing to help.
good luck mate Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: Richy on March 31, 2009, 07:51:25 AM Nice find Rob, I wonder what happened to the wagon/carriage the plate came from. ???
Richy. Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on March 31, 2009, 07:57:52 AM nice condition too Rob, well Done.
nice link too Jon, interesting thanks Alan Title: Re: Some type of Bristol vehicle plate Post by: mole on April 04, 2009, 09:57:19 PM Nice find tafflaff ;D hope you find the following information interesting and useful a brief history of the Bristol wagon works the bristol wagon works was started in 1851 when albert fry acquired premises in the templegate area of the city and some stock of stratton and hughes coachbuilders of stapleton road albert was a member of the famous quaker family responsible for fry choclates. it later became the bristol wagon and carriage works Ltd with a newly aquired premises at cawdence hill by 1899 they employed over 1000 workers besides rolling stock they produced steam winding engines steam hammers mortar mills pulleys along with carts vans and wagons sack trucks grindstones garden rollers park benches and laundry wringers ::) mole
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