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A construction scene of a Brunel wooden bridge being replaced by stone.

Stone bridge replacing wooden Brunel wooden bridge

Aveling & Porter Roller No 100 Invicta. A Water Binding Team

Road repairs with horse-drawn cart.

Built for Croydon Corporation. 15 Tons. In Science Museum Kensington

3 Wheal Peevor Engine Houses in background

Annual staff outing of brewers Starkey, Knight & Ford (to Paignton), with plenty of beer in evidence. Group in and in front of charabanc, with men all wearing hats.

Z Nicholas Lorry driven by J Nicholas with M Tregear in Cab

Associated Equipment Company. A typical "outing" in the early 1920s. Buses and coaches like this were popular just after the first world war when the war department sold chassis for around £100 to £200. Local carpenters and coach-builders built…