Chairmas Report May/June 2018
By Steve Rowland Dear Members We have had a few interesting things happen since the last newsletter. There was a very good turnout at the last of the years club nights, where John Peters showed I believe up to 130 photos of past rallies, mainly from the 1990’s. Unfortunately I […]
Read more »Leith Hill Pump House – Part 2
By Philip Sampson Before removal we wanted to have a good look around the pump house & its surroundings. Inside the door to the left was a curved concrete block with pipe work surrounding it which was probably for the cooling tank. In the opposite corner a smaller block which […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report – March/April 2018
By Steve Rowland – SEAMS Chairman A very proud Rowan rallying for the first time with his very own Wolseley WD11, which was a Christmas present. Is this our youngest member with his own engine? I doubt it’s been the same for everyone, but it seems like January has flown by […]
Read more »Collectomania Midhurst 22nd October 2017
By Ian Sampson This event has been held for many years by the Double L Club and attracts enthusiasts from far and wide. All sorts of collection are on display plus a few tables with people selling items. I took a display of old oil tins, some going back to […]
Read more »Pulborough Harvest Fair 23rd September 2017
By John Peters I was asked to provide a few Stationary Engines for this show last year. As it was at short notice, there were only a few engines but the public response was good so I was asked if it could be made bigger. This year I arrived early […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report December/January 2018
By Steve Rowland – Club Chairman Firstly I must apologise as we were unable to hold our AGM on November the 16th. The Faygate Village Hall had suffered a water leak that in turn had taken out all the electrics. We only found this out on the Monday prior and […]
Read more »A Lucky Find!
By Mark Tewkesbury Those of you that take the Stationary Engine Magazine will have read the recent shed finds articles covering engines recovered from former SEAMS exhibitors. Whilst viewing these engines with Ian Sampson, I spotted the remains of an old Bamfords engine in the garden. It was looking rather […]
Read more »West Oxon Steam Rally 2017
By Mark Tewkesbury A nearly forgotten fact for this year is that it is 150 years since the founding of what must be Britain’s most iconic engine maker, namely R.A.Lister & Co. An event to celebrate this was the West Oxon rally held at Ducklington near Witney. Organisers Eamon Bull […]
Read more »Beaulieu Stationary Engine Show 2017
By Richard Amos This year, Beaulieu management were asking exhibitors to support some of the costs of the weekend show. Considering the excellent facilities on site (toilets, showers, overnight security and on site marquee for exhibitors) as well the many attractions of the Palace House, Motor Museum and the Austin […]
Read more »The 29th Stationary Engine Show, Nuenen Holland 2017
By Richard Amos Travelling this year with Martin Chamney, we embarked on the midnight ferry from Dover travelling through the night to miss the usual traffic around Antwerp. Arriving in Nuenen at dawn with very few people awake, we headed for the hotel, only a few miles away. Luckily they […]
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