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I centre for international trans­ port. Unlikely as it-seems,


I


found in this quiet little spot- and what is more they are


housed in the back of a publ' There can be few hostelries in the


country, if any a t all, which can boast their own model transport museum in the back room. I am sure that none of them could rival the magical collection landlord Mr Michael Blades has put together in the village's Black Bull Inn. I t has taken over two years for the collec­ tion to come into fruition. And, at last, the museum was to be opened in style last night by North West Railtrack director Mr Richard


Feam. The museum is simply stagger­ -


ing. The sign in the pub entrance warning "Beware of trains" cannot prepare the visitor for what awaits inside. Between the numerous rail-


1 way signs and b its arid pieces which fill every nook and cranny of the place are glass cases containing intric a te ly- detailed models of planes, ships and trains. These are not the plasic models that used to infuriatingly stick to your mother's best table cloth either. These are six feet long full-working replicas, small


WILL let you into a little secret -


the sleepy village of Rimington is a world


in scale b u t big on a tten tio n to detail and lovingly constructed by true engineers. I t is on entry into the inner sanc­


tum of the museum that your jaw really bounces off the.carpet., A vast'array of replica war. plan es,. battleships, 'Mississippi river cruise ers, steam engines, motor, cars and buses confronts the visitor. ,It’ would take a small book for me to list just half of the models on display. Look up and there is a USAF B17F Fly­ ing Fortress American bomber with wings that measure nine-feet across.


I t menacingly hangs over several "pocket sized battleships", includ­ ing a magnificent eight-feet long version of the HMS Invincible. As well as the "big guns" in one comer, there is a small collection of Dinky die-cast buses, including a quaintly- named Ribble Gay Hostess coach. This was a talking point in the post-war austerity era when it con­ veyed passengers between East Lancashire and London with a hostess aboard serving refresments during the journey. Mr Blades, originally a Nelson


man, has a love of transport which was fuelled by his experiences on the footplate of steam locomotives in the Burnley area as a youth. He later became a salesman, an occu­ pation which took him and his wife, Barbara, to Canada for 22 years, and it was there that his rail passion was rekindled. On his travels he came across a model steam engine


Plan comes together as trainee architect joins Clitheroe firm


Clitheroe trainee architect Stuar t Herd on the post­ graduate career carousel. Mr Herd (24) has ju s t


W


| The appointment comes a t the end of a long, hard


ry.


I haul for popular Mr Herd, i While his schoolmates I dreamed of playing for Blackburn Rovers or Burn­ ley, Mr Herd (pictured) had


| grand designs on becoming an architect. He said: "From being


about 12 or 13 years old, I wanted to go into the pro­ fession. Buildings are all


been taken on full-time by highly-reputed Clitheroe- based architects Sunderland


| Peacock and Associates, who have been designing and restoring buildings in and around the area for over 20 years. The company's roots go back over a centu­


hat went around definitely came


back around for


around us and people will always want them. I like the fact that as a discipline it entails a combination of the arts and scienca It's also a great job for meeting peo­


ple." I t is not the first time the


promising trainee has worked a t the Lowergate firm. W h ile 'tak in g his GCSE's at what was then Riversmead School, now Bowland High School, he went to the company with a keen architectural interest for two spells of work expe­


rience. He maintained his inter­


est and took a BSc in Archi­ tecture at Dundee Universi­


ty. Part of the degree was to complete a work placement


at an architect's office for a 12-month period, which he did, 'ag a in with the Clitheroe firm. Back in


. Dundee, he met his girl­ friend, Anthea Ng, who is currently taking a law degree a t the university.


The couple hope to get engaged once she has fin­ ished her degree and has moved to England to take an English law-conversion course. Having successfully completed his degree, Mr Herd went on to become a Bachelor of Architecture, following a further two-year course in Scotland. Now all the hard work


has paid off and he is already beginning to build up his own client base at the firm and looks to have a good future in the profes-


. sion. He is on track for qual­ ifying to RIBA, the profes­ sional body of architects, next October. At this stage


of his career he emphasises he would not want to be anywhere else. "It's a great company to work for. They are really helping me to show the ropes. All my friends and family are in the Ribble Valley - I love the area," he enthused. Mr David Sunderland,


Stuart's boss, with 30 years in the profession, comment­ ed: "It is particularly pleas­ ing to take someone on who has expressed an interest in us since they were at school. He has started well and I hope he will be on board to take us into the next millen­ nium."


(071098/l/0a)


which, he took back to his home in Vancouver, where three engineer friends lovingly worked on i t and restored it to its former working glory. Before long he joined the


over 50 times, which might explain why I seem to have developed this fascination with transport. I just love it . I t is like someone loving horses. I have nothing against hors­ es, b u t modern tran sp o rt is my interest," explains Mr Blades.. He and his wife returned to Eng­


"I've flown across the Atlantic


land five years ago and decided that they wanted to go into the licensed trade, both of them enjoying work­ ing with people.' Four years ago they took over the Black Bull and Mr Blades started his collection, which just mushroomed and mush­ roomed. "My wife thought some­ thing had gone wrong with my head when I first started, but eventually she came around and now is really supportive," says Mr Blades. "I think i t is wonderful," says .Mrs Blades. "To see people's faces when they first walk in to the museum is a real picture." Every exhibit has a story to tell


and each has been painstakingly collected at auctions and from sell­ ers by Mr Blades. Some exhibits have been donated to him by enthusiasts who have heard of the Black Bull's reputation , through


Vancouver Model . Engineers' Soci­ ety and his intcrest.has remained ever since.' ' : : - :’r ;


model magazines or seen i t for themselves. Two main contributors to the collection are Todmorden's Mr J. Paolozzi and Mr Frank Live­ ly,, without whose contributions,


7'T"-'V '


, Mr Blades says, the museum would <:not have b e e n .p o s s ib le .^ ) : .v .v


The vis itors' book has been T.,.


signed by people from Canada,. Sweden, Austria, New Zealand, Germany, Holland and even Costa Rica, showing the international appeal of the museum and also the contribution being made to Ribble Valley Tourism by Mr Blades and his wife. Back behind the bar, fol­ lowing the chiming of.a beU from an authentic signal box, a genuine soundtrack of the Flying Scotsman coming through at full pelt fills the


'room from strategically- placed speakers. Close your eyes and you can almost smell the smoke billow-' mg from the hulking engine's fun­ nel. The roar recedes to leave the peaceful chiming of distant church bells and the echoes of children playing outside on a^summer's afternoon. Mr Blades smiles a sat­ isfied smile. I shake my head in dis­ belief and the regulars perched bn stools at the bar do not even bat an eyeiid.


Our picture shows plane, trains .


and automobiles' afficionado Mr Michael Blades with several of his amazing museum's exhibits. (171098/24/13)


Pastel work is on display


ATTENDING a r t classes in Hurst Green placed Mrs Magdalen Heller, of Stony- hurst, on the first rung of a ladder which has led to


exhibiting. Before she retired, 14


years ago, Mrs Heller was a teacher at a junior school in Preston. She attended the classes,


given by John Selby and was immediately attracted to watercolour. Today she works in pastel, portraying flowers and landscapes and also draws scenes of local villages in pen and ink. : Her work is on display at Clitheroe Library until the end of the month.


National contest THE 20th National Hedge­ laying Championships take


' place at Pendleton on Satur­


day. .. I t is sponsored by Tarmac


Quarry Products, and more than 100 entrants will com­ pete for the title.- Falconry


- displays, gundogs and the Welsh Axemen display team will add to the: countryside pursuits taking place.


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