33. A closer view of the Fitters’ shop and Salle foundation area seen in 31. Interesting items here include the Lancashire boiler parts – two fire tubes and a firehole plate, which suggest a second hand boiler being reused here (compare also the scruffy looking boiler in a previous shot), new boilers would normally be delivered complete (we had in the family a series of photos showing the delivery of a new boiler to Lower Tovil mill by rail, rolling off down the embankment and transfer onto a trolley pulled by a traction engine into the mill, unfortunately now lost) and often with the makers’ name emblazoned on them. Mixed SG and NG track along the wharf with the SG steam crane possibly loading spoil from the bank excavation into a V skip wagon for delivery to raise the ground level under the rather dodgy looking NG track within the salle area. Stacks of NG track panels and various track panels laying about including an upside down point on the SG track by the river – looks a bit like my layout under construction!
