Welcome
Playing trains & shops
This blog is about my interests & work that have perhaps occupied too much of my life
Model Railways
My Dad introduced me to “playing trains” 55 + years ago with Hornby 0 gauge clockwork & took me to watch trains on the Southern main line near our house. My interest in Railways, real & model has continued unabated since, via visits to Meccano’s London Showrooms (they always invited you in if you pressed your nose to their window displays) & their exhibits at British Industries Fairs & Schoolboys’ Exhibitions in the early 50’s; model railways on the top floor at Gamages store in Holborn; Meccano Magazine, Model Railway News, Trains Illustrated, Ian Allan ABC’s etc etc
Luckily my work allowed me to travel all over Britain by train to get to places off the tourist trail, starting 6 years before steams demise & laterly by IC 125 in a first class seat!
Grocers
My Grandfather & Dad were grocers for most of their working lives . I spent my time designing & project managing building services & the interiors as part of a long established firm of provision merchants who had their H.O in Stamford St. SE1
I hope to write, hopefully an interesting account of what I learn’t about the grocery business as a child & as an employee of the firm that for many years was the best in the business!