The English village of Alvingham in Lincolnshire was settled around 750 AD. In 1537, King Henry V!!! granted land for a mill in the village, and a mile-long mill stream was dug from the River Lud to supply its water wheel with power. In 1770, the Louth Navigation Canal was built from the small town Read More
Last week, I drove to Kippen, some 40 miles north of London, Ontario where the Sad Iron Engine Show was having its annual get together. Turning into the driveway of this lovely farm, its location marked by an old engine at the entrance, I drove through into a grassed parking area. As I climbed out Read More
As a boy growing up during World War Two in the east of England, we saw many things that at the time we did not consider important, but looking back to that time, we now realise would never be repeated. The British government, during the first years of the war, saw the need for bomber Read More
From 1947 to 1952, I served an engineering apprenticeship with Ruston & Hornsby Ltd., a major manufacturer of diesel engines. My last year was spent at the Anchor Street plant, (one of five plants the company had in Lincoln, England) where the newly formed gas turbine division was housed. There, I worked in the tool Read More
