Blackburn Beverley

[PR19_Kit]

Unfortunately Fort Paull has closed for good, putting the future of the Beverley into doubt.  Hopefully a buyer can be found. 

I can think of the perfect candidate, with large sites at Hendon and Cosford, but as they scrapped the Bev they already had I'm less than confident.

[Nick]

Unfortunately Fort Paull has closed for good, putting the future of the Beverley into doubt.  Hopefully a buyer can be found. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-51192579

As I've said elsewhere - If somebody comes up with a decent plan for the long term preservation of the Beverley I will happily put up money to that end.
I'd love to see her in a museum like Cosford or Yorkshire Air Museum Elvington. Under cover is a must.

Fort Paull itself is a unique structure that really could be managed and promoted better, the site has suffered from having lots of hand-me-downs and junk donated.

From the sounds of things one of the museum owners died recently and their other half wants to stop. There's a lot of stuff on site including the Gnat that was mounted outside the old Humbrol factory in Hull and a very good manufacturers model of the Beverley that really should be in a museum.

[PR19_Kit]

That model is of the Super Bev that Mossie posted before, but it's been P'boxed now

It looks REALLY impressive, and they should have built it.

[Captain Canada]

Yes, that thing was super cool. I think I have all of those pics saved on my other computer. I might have to sign up for that British Secret Projects site to see more. I'd love to build that 144th scale bird. Are they going to release it again ?

[Mossie]

Auction for the Beverley, Hunter and other items at Fort Paull will take place in the 19th September.

Plenty of other goodies too, check down the back of the sofa to see if you can find a few extra quid!

https://gilbert-baitson.co.uk/?event_id1=50008

I know there's several people here with connections to the Midland Air Museum, that Super Beverley model might be at home there?

10:00 am Battery Road, Paull, Hull HU12 8FP
Live and Online Auction Saturday 19th September at 10am

FORT PAULL AUCTION

THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE EXCITING AND RARE ARTIFACTS FROM THOUGHT THE AGES.

(subject to covid regulations this auction may be online only)

Viewing for this auction will be at the Fort on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th 10am until 5pm

and the morning of sale from 9am.

This lifetime collection of militaria and memorabilia which will include,

Salt Cellar Fashioned from what is believed to be Charles I Vertebra, 

The Last remaining Blackburn Beverley Transporter Aircraft, Hawker Hunter Jet Fighter, 1917 Anti-Zeplin Triplane (replica), Bulldog T MK1 Cockpit, Cold War Berliner Dining Car, 3.75 Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Russian and British Tanks Turrets, Marmon Herrington MKIV Armoured Car, Little Nelly Reliance Petrol Truck 1942, 2 x 25 Pounder Field Guns, 12-Pounder Long Guns, Deactivated Guns including Vickers, 50 cal and Italian Machine Guns, AK47, Enfield and Other Rifles, Bren and Other Light Machine Guns, A Vast Collection of Original WWII and Other Vehicle Manuals and More.

Other sensational lots will include Wax Work Models depicting the Forts Long History from Henry VIII to Queen Elizabeth II, a Replica Set of The Crown Jewels with Royal Family and Guardsmen, a Collection of Uniforms from Throughout the Ages, Architectural Salvage, Bouncy Castles, Bar Equipment and Much More........

[Nick]

If anyone is daft enough to buy those Waxworks then they need their eyes tested. They are some of the worst figures I have ever seen anywhere and barely resemble the real people.

Some of those armoured vehicles and guns are extremely rusty and would need major work to be presentable, let alone get going again.

I just hope a major museum can put up a serious bid for the Beverley - does anyone know of crowdfunding efforts?

[McColm]

Wow  This is an educational topic,  I'm definitely going to build my interpretation of the Car-Ferry using the 1/72 Contrail kit.

[McColm]

The Beverly has been bought and will remain in Britain,  relocated near Selby in Yorkshire. After being dismantled it will be turned into a holiday let.

[Nick]

A jacuzzi in the nose?! 

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/worlds-last-blackburn-beverley-aircraft-saved-plan-create-amazing-holiday-let-2991337

[PR19_Kit]

I love the whole idea, and I'm up for a few quid helping it.

If it's not too pricey I'd love to stay in it when it's done too. 

[Mossie]

I'm not massively enthused, these ventures don't often work out, but better that than the scrap hammer.

[Captain Canada]

Glad she's been saved....for now ! Hopefully they don't destroy it in the process.

[PR19_Kit]

She's been moved a couple of times already, so I hope they're using the same contractors, who hopefully know what they're doing.

[Mossie]

Eagle cutaway of the proposed car ferry variant of the Blackburn Universal II (civil Beverley that never materialised).

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[Mossie]

That model is of the Super Bev that Mossie posted before, but it's been P'boxed now

It looks REALLY impressive, and they should have built it.

Fortunately, someone posted my old pics on Secret Projects.  There's quite a lot of info there including images from the brochure:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/blackburn-b-107-military-and-commercial-transport-projects.20958/

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