(Photo Phil Parker / BRM )
(Photo Phil Parker / BRM )
(Photo: Mark Fielder)
A view looking over what was the original "Holloway Bank" section of Copenhagen Fields. Caledonian Road runs along the front of the layout. The park which gives the layout its name is centre left of the picture. The park features some beautiful London Plane trees made by Shirley Rowe. In this part of the layout, the railway is very much dominated by the surrounding buildings. Top left is the former Caledonian Meat Market with its distinctive tower, still standing today, the market now being a pleasant local park. In the early 1990s, we exhibited the layout in a marquee at a local fete in the park.
(Photo: Mark Fielder)
This shows the rear of the Paget Christian Mission built by our US member now living in Hawaii, Tom Knapp. Tom's been contributing buildings to the layout since its inception in 1984. The demolished building next to it is the work of Tim Watson and took just as long to make as a normal structure. As the layout is set prior to WW2, this is not bomb damage but simple demolition work. It was not unknown for poorly constructed buildings from the late 1700s/early 1800s to simply collapse due to inadequate foundations, many being built just on bare earth.
(Photo: Mark Fielder)
In a scene reminiscent of The Ladykillers, a North London Railway 0-6-0T
and LMS Jinty double-head a westbound mixed freight on the North London
line. A northbound express headed by P2 2-8-2 "Lord President"
is about to enter the south portal of Copenhagen Tunnel. A local landmark
now long gone is the Tylor tower, later known as the Ebonite tower. It's
actually a water tank for the adjacent factory.
Just above the tunnel entrance, centre right, is the location for the lopsided
house occupied by Mrs. Wilberforce in The Ladykillers.
(Photo: Mark Fielder)
This would be the view from a low-flying 2mm scale reconnaissance aircraft.
Below is the north end of Copenhagen Tunnel. From bottom left to top right,
it illustrates the blend of more detailed 1:152 scale buildings at the front
of the layout to less detail 1:200 scale at the rear. An exception to this
are the quite visible Caledonian Meat Market buildings and tower, although
these are still built to a reduced scale to give a convincing recession
to the view. In the construction of the layout, we have made much reference
to aerial photographs from Aerofilms at Elstree, many of which are now available
on the Britain From Above website.
And a corresponding article by British Railway Modelling is available:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/british-railway-modelling-brm/20210909/281535114105637
