Does anyone remember Phase 1 from the old forum

[littletone]

Hi Guy & Girls,
Well I?ve almost finished Phase 2, it?s been progressing slowly all summer, due to outside factors. Anyway a few pictures of the progress. The track is now down and I have just finished some planting, if the weather is good tomorrow I will get the camera out.
Tony...

 

[KeithT]

Hi Guy & Girls,
Well I?ve almost finished Phase 2, it?s been progressing slowly all summer, due to outside factors. Anyway a few pictures of the progress. The track is now down and I have just finished some planting, if the weather is good tomorrow I will get the camera out.
Tony...

Ye Gods!
Do you live in a quarry?
Those are the size of boulders I would love to have in my garden but the thought of shifting them brings tears to the eyes.

 

[whatlep]

Anyway a few pictures of the progress. The track is now down ...

I hate to criticise, but your ballast looks a bit over-scale to me....

 

[KeithT]

Hi Guy & Girls,
Well I?ve almost finished Phase 2, it?s been progressing slowly all summer, due to outside factors. Anyway a few pictures of the progress. The track is now down and I have just finished some planting, if the weather is good tomorrow I will get the camera out.
Tony...

Ye Gods!
Do you live in a quarry?
Those are the size of boulders I would love to have in my garden but the thought of shifting them brings tears to the eyes.

Those rocks have had to come a long way to get to Sutton!

A truss springs to mind - and I don't mean the bridge variety.:

 

[annieshalt]

my,: my someone has been a very busy boy!!!!.

 

[beavercreek]

Ye Gods!
Do you live in a quarry?
Those are the size of boulders I would love to have in my garden but the thought of shifting them brings tears to the eyes.

Those rocks have had to come a long way to get to Sutton!
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Probably the result of the last glacial morass down Rose Hill....

It will look great Tony...welcome to the unofficial Rio Grande offshoot, splinter, subsection, popular front forum group!

 

[littletone]

I brought 2 tonnes of Irish Water Worn stone, I asked for manageable pieces! God know what I would have got if I asked for large ones. It took 2 strong lads and me to move them from my drive to the bottom of the garden (100 ft). They didn?t go very far.
When I start Phase 3 (the koi pond) I think I?m going to need about 3 Tonnes, not looking forward to moving them.

A very nice trestle and the transition from boulders to trestle will look good.
Cheers,
Kim

These were before the planting.

 

[CoggesRailway]

Brilliant!!! Some more pics of the overall view would be great. It takes confidence to embark on a project of that scale and permanence well done.

 

[Gizzy]

Blimey O'Reilley....

 

[littletone]

Hi Mike, how does an East Anglia chap know Rose Hill, I'm only 10mins from Rose Hill.

 

[littletone]

Brilliant!!! Some more pics of the overall view would be great. It takes confidence to embark on a project of that scale and permanence well done.

Taken today. The big pile is Phase 4!!!.

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Mike, how does an East Anglia chap know Rose Hill, I'm only 10mins from Rose Hill.

Welllll Tony, I used to live in Wimbledon for about 26years and had reasons to come over to Sutton on many occasions. I can remember getting a flat tyre on the down slope of Rose Hill and having some of the local 'life' come and give me jip.

As to your phase 4 'heap', if you keep on going there will be an imbalance in the Earth's mass and you will cause to spin/wobble out of control mate!

 

[David1226]

littlestone

You are going to have to change your name from 'littlestone'.

By the way I was born in Carshalton (no not St Helier's, I was a home delivery). Lived in Carshalton, Wallington, Mitcham Junction and Sutton (not all at the same time), before moving to Abingdon 35 years ago. My parents used to have a pub in Carshalton, near the Ponds.

David

 

[beavercreek]

littlestone

You are going to have to change your name from 'littlestone'.

By the way I was born in Carshalton (no not St Helier's, I was a home delivery). Lived in Carshalton, Wallington, Mitcham Junction and Sutton (not all at the same time), before moving to Abingdon 35 years ago. My parents used to have a pub in Carshalton, near the Ponds.

David

I have a feeling that I know that pub from many years back...I think I was barred....but cannot remember!

 

[David1226]

Oops, I jthst realisthed my mithstake. No 'S'. I stheem to have typed with a lisp.

Dvaid

 

[Charles M]

You seem to have imported a good bit of the " Rocky Mountains " to your yard. Looks like a good start. I live just east of the " Mountains " and see them daily!

Charles M

 

[beavercreek]

I just love the boulders Tony, and I must say that I am partial to a rock or two around the ol' place.