MUCH MURKLE model railway exhibition layout
A 1930's Great Western Branch Line Terminus
Scratchbuilt
Rancoutt’s Cider factory is modelled in half relief. Scratch built entirely in card and Scalescenes papers and is based on pictures of sites in and around Hereford in the first half of the 20th century. The Cider Factory site has a number of structures. The original Cider house, is a stone building that now houses the works offices on the upper floor and the cooper’s workshop on the ground floor. The next structure is a timber built open sided, fruit store for the apples and pears delivered from the local orchards before processing. In the corner of the site is the large chimney and boiler house which is attached to the main brick built building. In the centre of the site is the timber covered loading dock where barrels and cases of bottles are dispatched by rail.
Rancoutt's Cider Factory
An overall view of the Cider factory and yard.
The original Cider House. Converted into the factory offices on the upper floor and a cooper's workshop on the ground floor.
The timber built fruit store and boiler house chimney
The main cider processing plant and boiler house.
The timber built loading dock