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Athelhampton Hall, a brass/steel GWR steam locomotive nameplate, (B.R. Number 6971), 194cm.
This engine was built at Swindon in 1947, one of only 71 Hawksworth Modified Halls, compared to the 259 Hall class locomotives. It was allocated to Bristol (Bath Road) and Birmingham (Tyseley), withdrawn from service in 1964, being scrapped the following year by Cashmores (Great Bridge).
The nameplate is unusual in that it is 9" longer than the normal plates due to the number of letters in Athelhampton, it therefore has an extended back plate to accommodate all of the letters. Very few "Hall" nameplates were as long as this one. The Hall itself which is in private ownership is 5 miles east of Dorchester (Dorset) and is open most days to the public.
Provenance; After the locomotive was scrapped both nameplates were bought by Robert Cooke, the owner of Athelhampton Hall in Dorset. In 2019 his grandson, Patrick Cooke, who had inherited the Hall in 1992, retired and sold the contents through Dukes of Dorchester. This plate was lot 493 in the auction in October 2019. Please note the position of the mounting holes on the splash plate of both lots 493 and 494 in that auction.
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