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BBC FLOG IT COMES to the ROUNDHOUSE See Page 16 THE BARROW HILL ENGINE SHED SOCIETY MAGAZINE Winter 2016 Price £2.50 Issue 52 BBC FLOG IT COMES TO THE ROUNDHOUSE See page 16 Part Two of the 1F Story See page 32 Buried Treasure at the Roundhouse See page 34 MORE photos and stories INSIDE... including an HLF update See pages 6 OpeningOpening Shot...Shot... Flog It presenter Paul Martin “arrives” at the Roundhouse courtesy of Barrow Hill’s Class 03 shunter. Photo: Dale Holford The Roundhouse provides a fabulous backdrop during the Flog It filming. The experts had some fascinating objects to look at while presenter Paul Martin directed proceedings! Photos: Glynn Wilton On 12th August HNRC undertook a multiple crane CONTENTS lift in the Garden. Engines were lifted out of 20311 and 37207 and a Class 20 frame was also lifted Chairman’s Notes 4 onto a lorry to be taken away to the scrap yard. Heritage Lottery Fund Update 6 Photo: Dale Holford Roundhouse News 9 - Tornado Returns to the Roundhouse - Emergency at Barrow Hill Roundhouse - Heavy Working - A Tale of Two 08s - Belmond British Pullman visits again - The Last Pullman of the Year - Brake Van Transformation - Brickyard Siding Extension Roundhouse Events 16 - Flog It - Christmas Family Fun Day - Rail Ale 2017 - Social Evenings 2017 Dave Darwin Remembers 25 Historical Corner 27 Steam Locomotive Department Notes 31 A Day in the Life of a Midland 1F Part Two 32 The 8Fs at Barrow Hill - History Unearthed 34 Volunteers’ Report 35 From the Collections Team 36 Money Matters 38 And Finally... 40 FRONT COVER: An unusual combination - cricket and steam engines - as the cameras rolled for the TV programme Flog It at the Roundhouse on 29th September 2016. fabulous authentic atmosphere that makes Rail Ale festival in May 2017 which will Photo: Dale Holford From the Manager Barrow Hill Roundhouse loved by many! undoubtedly be a big fund raiser for the Roundhouse and bring in a large I won’t expand on the HLF work as number of visitors to see how the work is Welcome to the final Barrow Hill I will leave that to Glynn (our HLF HAVE YOU GOT A MEMORY progressing and to drink beer of course. Newsletter of 2016. Once more a project manager) to detail further in OF BARROW HILL IN year has flown by! this Newsletter but you will all be kept I have said this many times before but it is STEAM OR DIESEL DAYS? informed of the works and developments worth repeating. I would like to say a very However, as we say goodbye to 2016 there Do you have photographs of as they progress. big thank you to everyone who has played is even more anticipation than usual about a part in our success over the years and the depot which we could use in When the Lottery works are finished the year ahead. here’s to a fabulous 2017. future issues of the Newsletter? it is intended to have a re-opening Please get in touch with Alexa Stott The Heritage Lottery funded work will celebration in September 2017 which Finally, from me, I hope you enjoy reading by post: Barrow Hill Roundhouse, start on the Roundhouse in early January will involve a play in the Roundhouse and this Newsletter and a Happy Christmas Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, 2017 marking the beginning of a new and also a gala weekend starring a very special and a prosperous New Year to everyone. Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 2PR. very exciting era. The work will not only locomotive or two! As they say, watch Or email: [email protected] give the building protection from further this space. deterioration and a long life extension but Mervyn Allcock Designed and printed by it will also give us new facilities to show There will also be a temporary break General Manager from the works to hold our annual design print web signs off to the world whilst still keeping the December 2016 Tel: 01777 860579 www.burgessdesignandprint.com 2 3 CHAIRMAN’S NOTES There is something very special free volunteered service is rewarded also be attractive to the young and be will be recognised and promoted on about Barrow Hill Roundhouse, by meeting interesting likeminded part of the visitor offer in this area of our website. In return for £1,000 the the history, the atmosphere, the people and by knowing that we have Derbyshire. We are part of what this companies or individuals will receive a smell and of course the team at done a good worthwhile job because region has to offer and we need to number of benefits including site visits Barrow Hill. The Roundhouse we wanted to. All and every skill or build on this. We held a very successful during the renovation programme to inspires loyalty, commitment, simple enthusiasm is useful and needed Christmas Family Fun Day on 3rd view progress and discuss plans. There enthusiasm and pure hard work. by Barrow Hill. We have excellent December with an excellent turn out will also be discounts on the use of volunteer mechanical and civil engineers, of over 500 adults who importantly the new facilities and events and, most I would like to pay tribute to Mike archivists, statisticians, accountants, came with their children. The feedback importantly, VIP invitations to the Kennedy the previous Chairman in cooks, labourers and gardeners, front of from those that attended and those that Grand re-opening, being amongst the this respect: he guided the progress of house staff for the shop and ticket office volunteered has been excellent, most first to experience the new museum Barrow Hill from April 2013 and now plus firemen, drivers, bar staff and more. importantly the children had a great atmosphere. If you are interested that he has stood down we can reflect We are like a friendly little village and time. This type of activity is critical to the please contact Anita Hollinshead via the on his achievements. One thing that was if you are not already helping and are future of Barrow Hill and indicates that Roundhouse office. important to Mike, and I will follow his considering volunteering please contact we can develop the visitor experience. example, is that the character of the site us via our excellent website or our We are on the right track! I would like to finish my first Chairman’s should not change even though new and incredibly active social media links on piece by wishing you all a very Happy improved facilities are essential. Facebook and Twitter. If you are already Barrow Hill is also enlarging its contacts Christmas. with local, regional and national Mike’s parting gift to Barrow Hill is a volunteer I would like to thank you businesses through our newly launched Mark Robinson the Heritage Lottery Fund grant of personally for all your hard work. Top Link initiative. Top Link partners Chairman £1.1 million to be used partially to make vital sympathetic repairs and A recent success and an activity raising improvements to the fabric of the the profile of Barrow Hill nationally Colas Class 60 60096 arrived at Barrow Hill building. The funding will also be used to was the two days of filming of the BBC Flog It programme, the results of which on 19th October to take a recently refurbished make the Roundhouse more attractive Colas Class 37 out for a test run. to visitors with much improved facilities should be seen in about 18 months’ for catering, shopping and, of course, time – hopefully well timed to follow Photo: Mervyn Allcock pristine toilets. Fortunately for me and up on our re-launch. The run up saw Barrow Hill, Mike will remain actively heavy promotion on our social media involved with his sole focus being the feeds and website and support from Heritage Lottery Fund project. He will local press contacts including BBC Radio ensure that the Barrow Hill story will be Sheffield and the Derbyshire Times. Over told in a way that is appropriate without 500 people turned up on the day to changing the character and atmosphere have their precious antiques valued and of Barrow Hill. the feedback from public and the BBC team on the day has been extremely Since being officially involved in positive. It is difficult to quantify exactly Barrow Hill as Chairman I have been what the results of our exposure on this incredibly impressed and humbled by the programme will be until the programmes professionalism of the team. Professional air but our reputation within the BBC as in no way implies “paid”. In fact it is a venue to be relied on and ‘produce the impossible to differentiate between goods’ should not be under-estimated. the keen volunteers and the salaried staff. It is true that Barrow Hill could We are conscious that to be sustainable not function effectively without our Barrow Hill must not only appeal to volunteers but it is also true that our those of us who remember steam but 4 5 HLF UPDATE MOVING FORWARD PROJECT INTRODUCING TWO OF OUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS: After a brief delay to reassure the Lottery Glynn Wilton – Project Manager During my time at Crich, I obtained over £1.75m in grant funding and project that the lease on the main car park would You may already know that I have taken not be a problem, the Moving Forward managed several projects with various up the post of Project Manager for the funding bodies. project is now underway. Lottery project at the Roundhouse, but that may be all you know. After parting company with the Tramway The project has three main strands; the Museum after 25 years, I took up building work, the exhibitions and school I was born in Derbyshire and I have consultancy, helping other museums find and community activities.
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