In Pictures: End of season Steam Crank Up at Alford Heritage Centre
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Steam power in all shapes and sizes was the focus for an end of season event held at the Alford Heritage Centre.
The museum which is housed in the former mart building provided an ideal backdrop for local owners who came along with an extensive array of stationary engines and several scale steam engines.
Largest of the visitors was an Aveling and Porter steam roller built back in 1922 and supplied new to Essex County Council.
The roller carries the Essex registration NO5892 and had the ability to have the front wheel set up changed to road wheels, but it currently operates in its intended roller configuration.
Visitors were also treated to a display of fantastic bale designs in front of the museum.
These were part of a bale decorating competition for local groups to raise funds with voting having run through October and which was won by Donside Juvenile Football Club having secured the top spot with their brilliant design "Dookin' with Donside".
The museum are also running an upcoming talk at Tullynessle Hall on November 17 at 7.30pm on The Scottish Horse Plooman 1750 -1950.
This ia an illustrated talk by Bob Powell, horse historian, and retired museum curator.
This will cover the change on the farm from ox ploughman to horse ploughman, followed by the culture associated with the “ploomen” - from life in the bothy, the ‘Horsemen’s Word’, ploughing matches and “Lady Ploughers”, the effects of the World Wars and ultimately the demise of the farm horsemen.
Tickets can be reserved online via the Museum web site www.alfordheritagemuseum.com or on the door and cost £6 (Friends of the Museum £5).
