2016

SH7882 : The last surviving Foden Showman's Engine

taken 9 years ago, near to Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

The last surviving Foden Showman's Engine
The last surviving Foden Showman's Engine
WR 6985 (Prospector) is a Foden's 8nhp steam road locomotive built in 1910 for W. Shaw and Sons of Sheffield with whom it travelled the Yorkshire fairgrounds all its working showland life until 1939 when it was purchased for preservation by Dr Dyke of Cornwall. Foden only built ten Showman's Engines and WR 6985 is the only known survivor. It was later owned by Frank Lythgoe of Lymm and is now under the care of M J Wilkinson of Blackpool.

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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Date: 1910 1939 Person: Frank Lythgoe M J Wilkinson other tags: Foden Truck Showmans Engine Parade Extravaganza Steam Traction Engine Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SH7882, 2109 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7825 8250 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.5223N 3:49.7666W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7826 8248
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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