December 2013
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