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Gestup St Anne
| Owned By: |
Derek Reeve |
| Gauge: |
O:16.5 |
| Scale: |
7mm Narrow Gauge |
| Area Modelled: |
North Essex / Suffolk Border |
| Period: |
Late 1950s, early 1960s |
| Size of Layout: |
10ft x 6ft (including operating space) |
| Number of Operators: |
2 |
| Insurance Value: |
£4,000 |
| Cost of Transport: |
Petrol for 1 Car |
| Power Requirements: |
One 13 amp plug socket |
Description of Layout
Gestup St Anne is based on the village I was born and raised in. The village of Gestingthorpe
is in the north of Essex about 5 miles from Sudbury on the Essex / Suffolk border.
Gestup was the local name for the village. The layout is an autobiography of my life in model
form. Featuring all the houses I have lived in, the school I attended and other buildings I have
an affection for.
There never was a railway at Gestingthorpe, but one was planned in the late 1800s to link Melford
and Thaxted. All the buildings are scratch-built and most of the rolling stock. Some of the locomotives
are kits and some have scratch-built bodies onto ready-to-run chassis.
Contact Details
For more information on this layout, please contact:
Derek Reeve
13 Station Road
Sible Hedingham
Halstead
Essex
CO9 3QA
Telephone: (01787) 461224
E-mail: reeve.joinery@btinternet.com
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