Barrow Hill saviour and champion becomes MBE
Jan 15, 2019
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By Robin Jones
ROBIN JONES
MERVYN Allcock, who 30 years ago founded the campaign to save Britain’s last rail-connected roundhouse – the former Staveley Midland shed at Barrow Hill – and turned it into a major heritage venue, is to be appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
The appointment in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List was made for “services to railway
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