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The cross probably dates from C15. Cross Farmhouse has the Dormer family coat of... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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This brick tower mill was built starting in 1830 and only operated for about 50... (more)

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The thatched building is C17/C18. See... (more)

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The building is dated 1830. It was converted to steam power later in C19 but had... (more)

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Part of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. The shed is on the platform that was... (more)

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Former Great Central Railway Station now part of the Buckinghamshire Railway... (more)

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The original Great Central Railway building now part of the Buckinghamshire... (more)

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This is the platform and shelter for the Brill Tramway. Seen from the platform... (more)

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This six storey tower mill has recently had its cap and sails reinstated and was... (more)

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The stone pad is the foundation block for an auxiliary steam engine. Building of... (more)

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This floor was largely missing at the start of restoration but it is thought it... (more)

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The main item of note on the second floor is the wire machine that grades the... (more)

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This shows the great spur wheel at the top, the auxiliary drive gear below it... (more)

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This is on the third floor and shows the gear below the great spur wheel that... (more)

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This shows the great spur wheel, the stone nut, the gear to drive the wire... (more)

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This shows the sails turning with one of the four patent sails heading for the... (more)

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This is the intact and fully clothed set of stones on the fourth floor of the... (more)

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This is the stone floor where there were one 3 pairs of stones. One set was... (more)

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This is the bin floor and wooden storage bins are seen behind the vertical main... (more)

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A view above the dust floor with the cap at the top. The mechanism seen here is... (more)

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This view is through the access to the cap but without me actually being too... (more)

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This is the view from the platform part way up the tower. The public can access... (more)

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The site is divided by a working railway line that is flanked by demonstration... (more)

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The track on the right is the live railway connection to a landfill site, the... (more)

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This is the original station dating from the Great Central Railway Days.... (more)

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This is the entrance building and also houses a display of historic carriages... (more)

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Grade II listed building, described at this... (more)

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In the foreground is one of the 1940s displays as this was 1940s weekend. Beyond... (more)

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From the demonstration line one can see a brake van, rolling stock shed and the... (more)

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Note the very drunken telegraph pole.

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The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre has two lines flanking a live railway that is... (more)

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This miniature railway adjoins the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre but there is a... (more)

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Built in C14 and C15, restored in 1877. There are a considerable number of C16... (more)

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These 17th-century almshouses adjoin the churchyard of Holy Cross and St. Mary... (more)

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