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Welland Steam Fair

I got dragged to it by my oldest grandson; must be a significant moment. I didn't need that much dragging, but we only had an hour at monster show so pics a bit hasty and the settings may be wrong rather than damnably subtle
Not quite what one expects under the bonnet
Not quite what one expects under the bonnet		 Stanley Motor Carriage
Stanley Motor Carriage		 a Riley to take wing in
a Riley to take wing in		 to be carried offin
to be carried offin
….with roughly what you might expect to see under the bonnet...
….with roughly what you might expect to see under the bonnet...		 the badge
the badge		 the full Gavioli
the full Gavioli		 naughty corner of a massive Gavioli fairground organ
naughty corner of a massive Gavioli fairground organ
Showman's traction engine
Showman's traction engine		 daffodil flower-pot?
daffodil flower-pot?		 beauty and the beast
beauty and the beast		 Challenger
Challenger
by no means a lads monopoly
by no means a lads monopoly		 David Brown lives
David Brown lives		 Roving threshing machine
Roving threshing machine		 …..to rip down
…..to rip down
bringing along a few logs...
bringing along a few logs...		 between two traction engines
between two traction engines		 Roll up! Roll up! All the fun of the fair
Roll up! Roll up! All the fun of the fair

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)09-Aug-2014 06:52
Lovely work,Chris.V
Paolo
John Lamb29-Jul-2014 19:27
Fine gallery Chris. These old machines can still draw a crowd.~v~
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