Lapworth & Kingswood

Today I returned to Lapworth station, which is probably my favourite of all. Now Lapworth station is actually in Kingswood and I haven't really been to Lapworth itself before, so I had a walk between the two villages as well as walking some of the Stratford Canal through Lapworth/Kingswood. I did not manage to find Lapworth's church but I did see some interesting things in this glorious part of Warwickshire. You can see my photos of Lapworth & Kingswood here and my photos of the Stratford Canal here.

Golden Age (15) : Murder in the Bookshop

Carolyn Wells' "Murder in the Bookshop" is about the solving of two crimes: the murder of a book collector and the theft of a valuable book. It is also a fascinating insight into the world of wealthy bibliophiles in 1930s New York, with their private libraries and insatiable needs for rare classics.

As this is a fairly typical Golden Age story the crimes committed are quite unfathomable and the police are clueless, thus private detective Fleming Stone is bought in to solve the intricate crimes.

Overall the story is a bit mundane and drags at the start however it does finally get going and even includes some kidnappings, fake deaths and mysterious goings on by a man in a cape. Though remains pretty implausible. No one committed simple crimes in the Golden Age!

The characters such as Fleming Stone are not fleshed out in any way, which is a shame and does make the story hard to love.

Decent but not great.

Another stop at the Tramway Museum

Today I went to Crich Tramway Museum for the second time, and walked the incredibly steep mile long path up from Whatstandwell again! Luckily my heart did not erupt from my chest as it seemed like it might and reach Crich before me. The Tramway Museum is well worth an exertions though, it really is one of the best preserved railway sites around. I took a ride on heritage trams and also took a lot of photographs, which you can see here.

Back to Bedworth

Today I made a second trip to Bedworth, to walk the Coventry Canal that passes through the market town but also to take some photos of the town itself which I didn't do the last time I was here. The main focus was the canal again though, this time in the opposite direction. I didn't get to the junction with the Ashby Canal as planned due to time restraints but that can always be done another time. You can see my canal photos here.

Shunting on the CPRR

At Princes Risborough at the recent gala.