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Vanoord Joined: 28/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 04/05/2020 16:45:35 Reply \| Quote There are probably some puns easily available - but anyway, if you've ever wanted a house with an incline, here's one: https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/west-country-man-builds-railway-4099016?fbclid=IwAR3rzTSCwrmrwea7d9Joyx3bT2iq08SVL97Yzr0qrYwPgjZzfZPVIJU6RYQ -- This is a new signature. IP: 86.172.137.17
Grout1 Joined: 08/03/2011 Location: West Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 04/05/2020 16:55:36 Reply \| Quote When we lived in Broseley Shropshire, my neighbour built a water balance incline to move compost and garden materials up from the bottom of his garden. It neatly connected with his small rideable electric train (on old Sinclair C5 motor, PV charged) which ran about 15m to his coal bunker. IP: 92.24.167.193
Jim MacPherson Joined: 02/09/2015 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 04/05/2020 16:59:37 Reply \| Quote And with a bit more lateral thinking I suspect he can also mechanise the hedge trimming to avoid leaves on the line. Jim IP: 86.163.9.167
Tamarmole Joined: 20/05/2009 Location: Tamar Valley View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 04/05/2020 17:24:25 Reply \| Quote I seem to recall that the Asheton Smythe family of Dinorwic fame built an incline from their kitchen to their dining room to speed up food delivery. IP: 86.165.13.60 Edited: 04/05/2020 17:34:19 by Tamarmole
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 04/05/2020 21:54:17 Reply \| Quote I am sure that is not unique. I remember reading about one (used mainly for the bins) a year or so ago. I think it was in North Devon. Unfortunately, I cannot now remember any details IP: 86.160.26.134 Edited: 04/05/2020 21:54:52 by JohnnearCfon
Down and beyond Joined: 16/03/2019 Location: Northamptonshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 08:06:39 Reply \| Quote House with a tunnel https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-man-finds-tunnel-underneath-4098281 IP: 151.228.144.201
Tamarmole Joined: 20/05/2009 Location: Tamar Valley View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 09:45:16 Reply \| Quote There is a house near Sennen in West Cornwall with a domestic incline. Probably the most notable is the one at St Micheal's Mount (also in Cornwall). IP: 86.165.13.60
BertyBasset Joined: 13/12/2007 Location: Caernarfon, North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 09:48:42 Reply \| Quote Tamarmole wrote: I seem to recall that the Asheton Smythe family of Dinorwic fame built an incline from their kitchen to their dining room to speed up food delivery. Are you sure that wasn't Wallace and Grommit ? IP: 185.19.209.50
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 13:43:29 Reply \| Quote Assheton-Smiths' definitely had a railway for delivering food from the kitchen, whether or not it included an incline I don't know. Ah yes Sennan is the one I had seen photographs of. Looking that up I discovered that Boots (the Chemist) have one in Torquay! http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/sen.htm IP: 86.160.26.134
Digit Joined: 29/07/2009 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 14:20:10 Reply \| Quote JohnnearCfon wrote: Assheton-Smiths' definitely had a railway for delivering food from the kitchen, whether or not it included an incline I don't know. I'm trying and failing to remember if that was at Vaynol or their London House. -- ~~~ The future is not what it used to be ~~~ IP: 78.147.46.182
Tamarmole Joined: 20/05/2009 Location: Tamar Valley View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 05/05/2020 14:50:42 Reply \| Quote JohnnearCfon wrote: Assheton-Smiths' definitely had a railway for delivering food from the kitchen, whether or not it included an incline I don't know. Ah yes Sennan is the one I had seen photographs of. Looking that up I discovered that Boots (the Chemist) have one in Torquay! http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/sen.htm Wasn't aware of the Torquay one; next time Mrs tamarmole drags me there for a nice day out I'll check it out. IP: 86.165.13.60
russnp Joined: 21/04/2014 Location: Holt, Norfolk View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 10/05/2020 21:02:44 Reply \| Quote I think if I'd built that I would have least have put two Winchester on it, if it snaps he has no way of stopping at all IP: 86.145.29.235
Tamarmole Joined: 20/05/2009 Location: Tamar Valley View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 12:00:30 Reply \| Quote Thought I'd resurrect this thread. I found this amazing video posted by a Dutch batty catty woman who has a 7 1/4 gauge railway running through her very small house; enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ukQkIyPGc IP: 109.149.182.197
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 12:34:48 Reply \| Quote Marvellous! Complete with one stub point I notice. Another of her videos shows her delivering firewood to inside the house. Now there's an idea! IP: 31.49.82.246
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 15:10:11 Reply \| Quote The house reminds me of places i have been. -- My avatar is a poor likeness. IP: 88.108.19.71
davel Joined: 24/07/2007 Location: Gwynedd View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 18:07:23 Reply \| Quote royfellows wrote: The house reminds me of places i have been. I can think of somewhere like that as well, albeit without the tramway. (Well, not the last time I visited it anyway). Dave IP: 217.155.11.86
TwllMawr Joined: 28/11/2014 Location: Eryri View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 21:29:14 Reply \| Quote I was half expecting Feathers McGraw to make an appearance. Albeit a very slow one. https://youtu.be/jrmZIgVoQw4 (For those confused). IP: 80.43.4.118
BertyBasset Joined: 13/12/2007 Location: Caernarfon, North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 22:15:15 Reply \| Quote It did have a bemused looking cat though. IP: 86.162.143.146
Roger the Cat Joined: 12/11/2007 Location: Gloucestershire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	House with an incline? Posted: 03/01/2021 22:46:19 Reply \| Quote I want one. Our house is equally as tidy, just without the permanent way though. I like the narrow gauge crossing reminiscent of the one on the WHR at Porthmadog. We could do with a garden incline too, but mind you if the brakes failed we would be sailing over a 30 foot cliff Wile E Coyote style. IP: 87.80.53.182

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