Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK

I thought this thread could be used to draw attention to interesting restorations out there, not related to cars.

Please add in any similar links that you find.

D-Day landing craft restoration:
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/funding-campaign-launched-complete-d-day-landing-craft-tank-restoration-so-it-can-move-southsea-2911285

Signpost restoration in Northumberland:
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/northumberland-village-heritage-group-seeks-support-finish-restoration-old-signposts-2910713

Crowdfunding bid to restore a building in Angus:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/1446686/one-man-restoration-mission-launches-100k-crowdfunder-for-great-hall-project-at-spectacular-angus-castle/

Restoration of a lightship in Dundee:
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/restoration-work-on-north-carr-resumes-as-lockdown-eases/

Restoration of the oldest traffic carrying chain suspension bridge in the world.
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/business/work-set-begin-ps105m-restoration-historic-bridge-linking-england-and-scotland-2906541

Update on the restoration of Avro Lancaster "Just Jane":
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/lancaster-nx611-just-jane-restoration-update-107.html

Preservation of a fishing net reel in Lewes:
https://www.capegazette.com/article/lewes-historical-society-restoring-menhaden-net-reel/205157

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consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 487 Location: somerset

the lct was featured on one of those usa made docs about ships recently,
sadly these sort of ships rarely live long enough to survive any war.
bovington tank museum had a diorama in the entrance many years ago showing an lct4 landing craft for a possible outside exhibition, how thet were going to get it there was not specified but it never materialised.

Rootes75 · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:22 pm Post subject:

I am very interested in wartime Royal Navy and have been following the LCT project, its so important to preserve things like this.

There are a few wartime RAF and Naval launches under restoration at the moment.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby

I see similarities between restoring a WW2 Bomber and the current hiatus over statues. It is important that we remember all events of the past; not just the nice bits.

Rootes75 · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:00 pm Post subject:

Well said.

Education not Eradication.

It is so important we all learn from the past.
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4757 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby

Do they not learn anything about history at school these days?
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Barbary-Pirates-English-Slaves/

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4757 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
Let's hope they don't start on statues of Roman Emperors.
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Peter_L · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:08 pm Post subject:

........ when Rick first started this Forum, no one would have ever imagined statues being a contentious subject. Perhaps it shouldn't be one now.

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Peter_L · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:43 pm Post subject:

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK

Anyway, back to restorations.

Attempts to raise funds for work required on the Burnley Empire theatre, following numerous break-ins and vandalism:

https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/sinister-act-of-vandalism-hinders-burnley-empire-restoration

Art-deco building clock in Southampton:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-53431752

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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:54 pm Post subject:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-53024289

Not good news for the LCT restoration.
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MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

"... Signpost restoration in Northumberland:
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/northumberland-village-heritage-group-seeks-support-finish-restoration-old-signposts-2910713 ..."

I believe one of the Somerset councils has a formal policy to refurbish & re-use traditional sign-posts wherever possible. Most commendable.
A drive around the country lanes of West Somerset, even on Google Earth, will reveal several examples including a couple of the early 'pointing-hand' style.
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Bitumen Boy · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:07 am Post subject:

There was another council a few years back that, by practical experiment, found that wooden signposts were both cheaper and longer lasting than the modern steel variety, though I don't know if anything came of it long term. I forget now where it was, though I have a feeling it may have been Wiltshire.