December 2013

peacock butterfly hibernating. Not at danger from the fungified spider 
Enjoying the stonework carving on the pumproom. Note George Newnes insignia since he funded the enterprise 
Mike taking University strategic projects group down
November 2013

Maggie giving a talk in the Wesley Chapel as part of an afternoon’s conference discussing Bristol’s Heritage Buildings: Relics or Legacies? 
Peter doing a trip 
Maggie measuring the thickness of the WWII walls. Mostly 14″ thick
September 2013
Getting ready for Doors Open Day

Curved part of handrail needing attention 
Mike working on the handrail 
Ready to use for Open Day 
Michael painting the girder 
Ann weeding 
Maggie sweeping and weeding the railway lines 
More trips by English Heritage 
Sunny on Saturday Open Doors Open Day with 706 attendees many arriving by vintage bus. Rain held off til about 3pm on Sunday and then we got drenched! 
George Ferguson the Mayor came to visit us and joined in with one of the groups much to their delight.
June 2013

Fulbright students helping redo the hand rail of the top station 
Fulbright students sweeping the steps 
Trying to identify the bullet believed to be from a German aircraft 
A happy group of students before they went on a trip down the tunnel 
Fulbright students having a well-earned ride after their exertions
May 2013

Peter’s birthday cakes 
Bristol Industrial Arcaheological Society came to visit us 
Maggie with open day visitors
April 2013

Maggie with open day visitors 
Peter Main also visited our exhibition in the Hotel and signed our visitor book 
Peter Davey with Nicky who organised the display in the Hotel along with Alan Griffiths 
Michael Portillo came to visit us with his trusty Bradshaw to film in the tunnel
March 2013

Sue baked a cake to celebrate 120 years of the railway opening 
Michael with his birthday hat, Peter with his medal and Maggie with her cake 
Railway Cake with medallions 
Abbeywood had a trip that night 
They then helped us eat our cake after their trip
February 2013

We did 4 trips for English Heritage members on a cold day. 70 people applied 
The spiders are getting bigger 
yet another large Bristol United beer bottle we found in a dark corner
January 2013

Maggie being presented the Medal 
Heavy snow the day after the investiture. The Lanchester is not much good in snow! 
4 trips cancelled, but the snow is very scenic 
Maggie turning up to the Merchants Hall in style in the Lanchester to receive her British Empire MMedal from the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, Mary Prior

