LAYOUT | OO | WEAVER HILL
‘The railway cuts through the parklands of Tixall Hall. The estate was the playground of Richard Powell Scholefield, who landscaped the grounds and constructed numerous follies, many of which are still visible today; the legacy being the obelisk built to commemorate his daughter, Georgiana. The tunnel mouths are built in a castellated style, their only purpose being to hide the railway from the hall. Visible in the foreground is the grave dedicated to Starlight, Lionel Archibald Forseter's mount who was lost during the Boer War where he insisted the horse should be repatriated.’
This is what ‘Weaver Hill’ represents as a model after 10 years of exhibitions and alterations. The original concept for the model was to build something different. We wanted to build aWest Coast Main Line.
