TVG members visit Fawley Hill Museum

The L&B Thames Valley Group was very fortunate to receive an invitation for a group of members to visit the Fawley Hill Museum on 26 June. The museum houses the collection of the late Sir William McAlpine.

Many L&B members have fond memories of Friday 29 September 2017 when Sir William visited Woody Bay Station to unveil the nameplate of the newly built locomotive LYN. L&B magazine 114 carries a full report of the events of that special day. Sadly that proved to be Sir William’s final public engagement as he passed away just a few months later.

The limited number of tickets for the TVG visit to Fawley Hill were offered to those who support the L&B in various ways, such as manning the L&B stand at events. Readers will perhaps spot some familiar faces in the photographs below.

Purely by chance, we made the acquaintance of two other L&B members who happened to be at Fawley Hill on the same day. They were duly invited to join with us for Trevor Garnham’s photo session.

All agreed it was an excellent day out. Our thanks go to the volunteers of the Museum for their hard work in continuing to maintain such an incredible collection.

Mike Pearce