This is a new company, not involved with tyres, certainly not racing tyres, but still part of what was Firestone, now owned by Bridgestone. Start point & parking: If there is space at Nynehead Memorial Hall they are happy for walkers to park there, but please be considerate towards other users. Postcode: TA21 0BH; Grid ref: ST145229 A family of swans graces the River Tone near Nynehead Court near bridge over the river that once carried the carriageway to the Court (Image: submitted) The lovely sunken path now goes through the verdant woodland of Stedham’s Covert; follow it, ignoring any animal paths going off. The path bends right then left, and in less than 200m emerges from the trees. Ignore a right fork (if you see it) and stay ahead on the path, which gradually bears left then swings more distinctly left. To the right of the path is a treed boundary with a field beyond and houses on the outskirts of Wellington beyond that. You may also spot a passing train.

It is also part of the Taunton Deane county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.Cross the aqueduct and follow the footpath as it drops downhill. At the bottom of the slope go left to find a notice board, situated beside historic remnants of the canal’s lower pond and lifts, which explains the engineering in fascinating detail. We recently took delivery of three of the Scammell training films from the IWM. The quality of them is top hole. Walk ahead through the field, boundary to your right, leaving the road behind. You soon pass through a scrubby field boundary. Keep on in the same direction beside the right-hand hedge, passing beneath the electricity wires. Near the end of the field the path continues in the same line, going beneath trees in the field corner to reach a kissing gate. Find someone to kiss, as appropriate, then continue as before, re-crossing the River Tone.

We have found a picture of this building, with the Firestone logo proudly in place. But there is also the story of a Le Mans winning Ford GT40, displayed in front of that building. Some investigation has shown that this must be 1075, the Wyer-Gulf GT40, that won twice, both in ’68 and ’69. Now they are looking for a picture of that GT40 In front of the Brentford buiding, preferably with the logo recognizable. It need not be high quality, just good enough to be put in a picture display illustrating the history of this logo. Historic England. "Aqueduct formerly carrying the Grand Western Canal over the River Tone, now disused (1060354)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007. Archive footage is the speciality of Roundoak programmes made by Nynehead’s Robin Pearson. Old Pond has been able to offer the popular Bedford DVD for a number of years. The other titles are new to Old Pond distribution.The restoration of this delicious relic is due to the hard work of the former owner, Denis Dodd, with a little help from his friends! Hi Chris, bought the book from Nynehead books Sunday, arrived this morning Wed. Well researched and very informative with a good supply of pictures and maps.

The thing which surprised me most about all of these films is that they are all made with quite a sense of humour. I was expecting them to be dust dry but I suppose they had to hold the viewers' attention somehow. Di and Saul Books is run by Diane Hempsall and Saul Staniforth, and is based in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. And what about those fabulous pre war petrol filling stations where vehicles drove in underneath and the pumps were located inline with the pillars holding up the overhead first floor structure. Some exist down in Devon on the old A38 and elsewhere, more than likely now with a car dealership or some other non automotive function now in place. A colleague of mine recently left our company, to start working for Firestone Europe (Firestone Industrial Products Europe, ARNHEM, The Netherlands). The first documentary evidence comes from 737 when the manor was granted to the Bishop of Winchester. In 890 the land was granted to a Wulfhere Gidding. [2] The parish of Nynehead was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred. [3] The remains of Nynehead boat lift

Would you believe he built 7 of these substantial structures, but the remains at Nynehead are the most we have left of them.

a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes— SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence . Retrieved 4 January 2014. James Green’s lifts were possibly the first of its kind in the World and came and went some 10 years before the Anderton Boat Lift was even built! Recovery vehicles: Talks about some trailers but some really good stuff on the 20 and 30 ton Pioneers - including the painful process of separating the trailer from the tractor.. There is also some stuff on the 40 ton trailers towed by Diamond Ts if you are into that sort of thing.