Horsley Bank - Steve Howe.

4mm scale, 18.83mm gaug, LMS (ex L&Y) circa 1935.

This layout was begun some years ago when Steve was living in exile in Yorkshire, as an experiment to see if a workable P4 finescale model could be produced in a minimum space. It represents a typical glimpse of the industrial West Riding before the 1939-45 War; grimy textile mills, factories and terrace houses jostle for space in the cramped claustrophobia of the area known as the 'Heavy Woollen District' between Dewsbury, Batley and Bradford. Once a network of goods lines and private industrial railways served these industries bringing in raw materials and taking away the finished products. Now very few traditional textile industries remain in the West Riding and the face of the industrial landscape has changed almost beyond recognition. The model tries to capture a little of the unique gritty atmosphere which has been swept away by the developers.

Some photographs of this layout can be found in Steve's Pug Project on RMWeb.