event Full.David Brown Tractor Museum And The Carding Shed. Sunday June 22nd. FINAL DETAILS
Can you please arrive at the tractor club by 10 o’clock. There will be around 30 of us and we will fill the museum so they will ensure they open a little earlier than normal to accommodate us. one f the ex David Brown employees will give a short talk on the history of Tractors at Meltham. Details are below on how to find it. The Tractor Club will likely have some flags out at the entrance that leads to the Museum. Gate 4, just as you start to drive up a steep hill.
Carding Shed Parking. There is plenty of parking, however we may fill the parking space immediately next to the Carding Shed. Park up on a large area off road immediately before the Carding shed. There will be plenty of space for us all.
Suggested Drives after the. carding Shed
Holmfirth is the location where The Last of the Summer Wine was filmed. It is well worth a potter around. There are plenty of hidden shops and steep alleyways to explore.
Drives. This is not a. Turn by turn guidance, just some suggested routes.
Holmfirth sits at the western edge of West Yorkshire.
The Strines.
From the Carding shed, go back to the B6106, turn right. After several miles, right onto the A616. You will then after a few more miles see signposts for the Strines.
Holme Moss and Glossop
Make your way back into the centre of Holmfirth. Turn left at the lights A6024.
stay on here and it will lead to the top of Holme Moss ( The big TV mast). Stop and admire the views looking back to Holmfirth and beyond or carry on to Glossop and surrounding areas ( Or head back to Holmfirth). This is the route the Tour De France too a few years ago.
short scenic drive back to Meltham
Back into the centre of Holmfirth, left at the rights. After a couple of hundred yards, right onto the A635. This takes you out of Holmfirth onto open countryside. Note, there is a right hand turn to Meltham at the Ford Inn, ( Now empty). Do not take this, carry on. After quite a few miles when the road has levelled off. There will be a right hand turn ( Should be signposted Meltham). Wessenden Head Road. This takes you back to Meltham.
Nigel & Vanessa
Peter
Phil & Ginny
Ruth &. Tom
Telford & Cheryl
Zeusy +1
Graham & Jane
Peter Brook
Justin & Terina
Richard & Christine
Chris Chappel +1
Chris +1
Joe G +1
Chris (955) +1
Ian & Ang
John & Catherine
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Davis Brown Tractor Museum
Meet at 10:00AM
A Porsche club visiting a tractor museum? I think we all know the link here as of course Porsche also manufactured tractors.
We start the day at the David Brown Tractor museum in Meltham, about 5 miles south west of Huddersfield.
Sir David Brown (The same person who bought Aston Martin and hence the DB tag to some of those fantastic cars) started the manufacture of tractors n Meltham in 1936. Production ceased in 1988.
The Meltham site employed several thousand people at the height of production. The Tractor museum is in a building that was part of the tractor factory buildings.
Whilst this is a small museum, they pack in a range of tractors that spans the history of David Brown tractors. A Tractor club member will be doing an informative talk at approx. 10:15 am outlining a brief history of Tractor manfacturing in Melham. I Am also of Meltham descent. I have the required three generations of bones in the local graveyard, this entitles me to consider myself a “Melthamer”. My Dad also worked at “The Tractors”. I can give an insight of the devastation the closure of “The Tractors” brought to the village
There is a small café on site if you want a drink, however we will leave the museum about 11 O’clock and drive the short distance to Holmfirth to visit the Carding shed. It is approx. a 15 minute, 5 mile drive
The Carding Shed
An old woollen mill, styled in a vintage fashion, cafe and vintage cars including a few classic Porsche cars.
We have tables for breakfast booked for 11:15. Just order and pay for your food and drinks. I do urge you to spend a little time viewing the classic cars they have on site.
After breakfast and a mooch around the cars, you are free to take advantage of the wonderful driving roads that are available from Holmfirth.
I’ll put together a few suggested destinations nearer the time. As a teaser, we have the Holme Moss, Dovestones, Glossop, the Strines all on the doorstep of Holmfirth
Locations
David Brown Tractor Club. (There will be signs at Gate 4)
Gate 4,
Unit J2,
Meltham Mills Industrial Estate
Knowle Lane,
Meltham,
W Yorks,
HD9 4DS
The Carding Shed (Tables Reserved for 11:15)
Washpit Mills,
Green Lane,
Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire HD9 2RD
Can you please arrive at the tractor club by 10 o’clock. There will be around 30 of us and we will fill the museum so they will ensure they open a little earlier than normal to accommodate us. one f the ex David Brown employees will give a short talk on the history of Tractors at Meltham. Details are below on how to find it. The Tractor Club will likely have some flags out at the entrance that leads to the Museum. Gate 4, just as you start to drive up a steep hill.
Carding Shed Parking. There is plenty of parking, however we may fill the parking space immediately next to the Carding Shed. Park up on a large area off road immediately before the Carding shed. There will be plenty of space for us all.
Suggested Drives after the. carding Shed
Holmfirth is the location where The Last of the Summer Wine was filmed. It is well worth a potter around. There are plenty of hidden shops and steep alleyways to explore.
Drives. This is not a. Turn by turn guidance, just some suggested routes.
Holmfirth sits at the western edge of West Yorkshire.
The Strines.
From the Carding shed, go back to the B6106, turn right. After several miles, right onto the A616. You will then after a few more miles see signposts for the Strines.
Holme Moss and Glossop
Make your way back into the centre of Holmfirth. Turn left at the lights A6024.
stay on here and it will lead to the top of Holme Moss ( The big TV mast). Stop and admire the views looking back to Holmfirth and beyond or carry on to Glossop and surrounding areas ( Or head back to Holmfirth). This is the route the Tour De France too a few years ago.
short scenic drive back to Meltham
Back into the centre of Holmfirth, left at the rights. After a couple of hundred yards, right onto the A635. This takes you out of Holmfirth onto open countryside. Note, there is a right hand turn to Meltham at the Ford Inn, ( Now empty). Do not take this, carry on. After quite a few miles when the road has levelled off. There will be a right hand turn ( Should be signposted Meltham). Wessenden Head Road. This takes you back to Meltham.
Finally, enjoy the West of West Yorkshire. Gods own stomping ground ( And mine when I was younger).
EVENT NOW FULLNigel & Vanessa
Peter
Phil & Ginny
Ruth &. Tom
Telford & Cheryl
Zeusy +1
Graham & Jane
Peter Brook
Justin & Terina
Richard & Christine
Chris Chappel +1
Chris +1
Joe G +1
Chris (955) +1
Ian & Ang
John & Catherine
++++++++++++++++++EVENT NOW FULL+++++++++++++++++++++
Davis Brown Tractor Museum
Meet at 10:00AM
A Porsche club visiting a tractor museum? I think we all know the link here as of course Porsche also manufactured tractors.
We start the day at the David Brown Tractor museum in Meltham, about 5 miles south west of Huddersfield.
Sir David Brown (The same person who bought Aston Martin and hence the DB tag to some of those fantastic cars) started the manufacture of tractors n Meltham in 1936. Production ceased in 1988.
The Meltham site employed several thousand people at the height of production. The Tractor museum is in a building that was part of the tractor factory buildings.
Whilst this is a small museum, they pack in a range of tractors that spans the history of David Brown tractors. A Tractor club member will be doing an informative talk at approx. 10:15 am outlining a brief history of Tractor manfacturing in Melham. I Am also of Meltham descent. I have the required three generations of bones in the local graveyard, this entitles me to consider myself a “Melthamer”. My Dad also worked at “The Tractors”. I can give an insight of the devastation the closure of “The Tractors” brought to the village
There is a small café on site if you want a drink, however we will leave the museum about 11 O’clock and drive the short distance to Holmfirth to visit the Carding shed. It is approx. a 15 minute, 5 mile drive
The Carding Shed
An old woollen mill, styled in a vintage fashion, cafe and vintage cars including a few classic Porsche cars.
We have tables for breakfast booked for 11:15. Just order and pay for your food and drinks. I do urge you to spend a little time viewing the classic cars they have on site.
After breakfast and a mooch around the cars, you are free to take advantage of the wonderful driving roads that are available from Holmfirth.
I’ll put together a few suggested destinations nearer the time. As a teaser, we have the Holme Moss, Dovestones, Glossop, the Strines all on the doorstep of Holmfirth
Locations
David Brown Tractor Club. (There will be signs at Gate 4)
Gate 4,
Unit J2,
Meltham Mills Industrial Estate
Knowle Lane,
Meltham,
W Yorks,
HD9 4DS
The Carding Shed (Tables Reserved for 11:15)
Washpit Mills,
Green Lane,
Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire HD9 2RD
If you wish to join us for the day, please add the names of each person attending to the comments section in the R7 Forum. The Carding Shed has asked us to limit numbers to 30 as it is a small café area. Space will be allocated on a first to respond basis. This is a PCGB member only event.
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