At Long Last The Book Is Published:
Railway Reminiscences Around Bulford

In 1991 my late husband, Peter Goulding, conceived the idea of making an N-gauge model railway layout of Bulford Village Station, Wiltshire. This was completed in 1994 with the help of the late Steve Richardson, Roy Newton and Richard Fraser and first displayed in July 1994 at the Bulford Craft Fair, then subsequently twice in Amesbury Library as well as other shows. When we moved from the area in 1998 we unfortunately had to sell the layout. However all the research had been put into a word document, with the intention of getting it published eventually. Sadly, Pete died in 2004 and the document has come with me during all my house moves since then, and now back to Amesbury. Talking to my co-volunteers in Amesbury History Centre it seemed that it would be a good idea to get this published in 2024, marking 20 years since his death. So after updating it a bit I walked into Riverside Publishing, Lower Woodford to see if they were interested (and how much!) and as a result of the generous help from my husband Gordon Baker - here it is.

With a forward by the late Robert Key, MP for Salisbury 1983-2010, the book covers the conception and building of the layout, as well as containing the history of the original Bulford Station, including the erstwhile GWR Avon Valley route, along with the Larkhill Military Railway. Further chapters tie in with the concept covering the Royal Flying Corps on the Plain – including the deaths and funerals of Capt Loraine and SSgt Wilson and Airmans’ Cross, Guns on the Line – a brief history of railway guns at Bulford, a selection of relevant historical news items and some reminiscences and tales as told to us during our research.

The paperback book, 154 pages, is available from The Amesbury History Centre, Church Street, Amesbury.

Alternatively purchase from Kathi Baker at £13.00 per copy.

Posted: 7 July, 2024