StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Aberystwyth

There was a saying on the CLW campus - If you can see Pen Dinas [marked by the stone column] it is going to rain, if you can't, it is already raining. {More of a comment on Welsh weather !} en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_Dinas

Looking up from Llanbadarn towards what was the College of Librarianship campus. The local area is much more developed than it was, even with the demolition of the "Halls" on campus a few years ago.

Postcard showing the College of Librarianship, Wales on the hill above Llanbadarn Fawr. CLW - on the left - shared the campus with the Agricultural College - on the right.

Dick Kerr petrol electric No.18 was built during 1918. The War department ordered two batches of these locomotives - in 1916 & 1918 - for service delivering supplies & munitions to the trenches in WW1. The access door is in the middle of the cab back plate. It is a very rare survivor, and comes from the collection of the late Peter Rampton.

Dick Kerr petrol electric No.18 was built during 1918. The War department ordered two batches of these locomotives - in 1916 & 1918 - for service delivering supplies & munitions to the trenches in WW1. Normally worked back to back with a class-mate, for various reasons. It is a very rare survivor, and comes from the collection of the late Peter Rampton.

Lamp on the external end of C.13. The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth.

Exterior of C13, the Third class half of F.68 The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth.

Recast door handles, with the incised ends. The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth.

The door lock reads "Matthews Patent" The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth. {make your mind up ! the screw slots should match, but I would prefer these to be both vertical, as this is an area that can get wet ...}

Interior of C13. I suspect that we are looking at varnished oak, and not scumble. Originally, Third class on the steam railway was not upholstered. The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth. [Compare with B1 half of F.62 or either half of F.63]

Coat of Arms for the Isle of Man Railway Company, looks like a proper transfer. Nice paint job ! The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth.

Looking at the interior of A9. The "Pairs" were two of the original 1873 4-wheel carriages mounted on steel underframes, running on bogies. F68 was formed from A9 and C13, as their underframe dates from 1909, it is likely that this was the first "pairing". It was withdrawn in the 1970s and then sold to the Phyllis Rampton Trust. After restoration, and being put onto 2ft gauge bogies it is now on display at Aberystwyth. [Compare to the A1 half of F.62]

Maker's Plate [replica] The locomotive "Fire Queen" , built in 1848 by Horlock [Kent], for the 4ft gauge Padarn Railway, North Wales, working until 1886. She was preserved by John Smith MP in the late 1960s and displayed at Penrhyn Castle [National Trust] until January 2024, when she was moved for display to the Vale of Rheidol museum in Aberystwyth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Queen

Name plate [replica] The locomotive "Fire Queen" , built in 1848 by Horlock [Kent], for the 4ft gauge Padarn Railway, North Wales, working until 1886. She was preserved by John Smith MP in the late 1960s and displayed at Penrhyn Castle [National Trust] until January 2024, when she was moved for display to the Vale of Rheidol museum in Aberystwyth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Queen

Detail of the motion from the locomotive "Fire Queen" , built in 1848 by Horlock [Kent], for the 4ft gauge Padarn Railway, North Wales, working until 1886. She was preserved by John Smith MP in the late 1960s and displayed at Penrhyn Castle [National Trust] until January 2024, when she was moved for display to the Vale of Rheidol museum in Aberystwyth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Queen

A collection of up to a baker's dozen benches, some very close to the seawater paddling pool [currently drained] in tghe traditional enclosure. Two problems with this area of Aberystwyth Promenade - rebuilding still underway {old age & storm damage} and the gravel chucked up from the beach during more recent storms.

The dog's leg entrance to Aberystwyth Harbour - partly the estuary of the Afon Ystwyth, but has been much modified by the piers and breakwaters. In the 1990s a small [160 berth] marina has been developed here, behind and to the left. The moorings are a mixture of pontoon and drying / mud berths with a few against wharfs.

"Redstone" is a 0-4-0 VBT built in 1903 as a 2ft gauge version of the De Winton locomotives. She was designed by the owner of the granite quarry in Penmaenmawr, for use by his family on their private garden railway. Restored to operational status in 2012, Redstone has moved to Aberystwyth from the Brecon Mountain Railway.