Marshall Road Roller

Major Henry

No 86104, Reg. FW 2355

built by Marshall's, in 1931.

The Roller's first trip on the road after restoration, taken at Whiteparish on New Year's Day.

Roller at the top of the haulage hill at the 2001 Great Dorset Steam Fair.

Makers: Marshalls of Gainsborough Ltd., Britannia Iron Works Gainsborough Lincolnshire

Registration date: 6 July 1931 Registration no: FW 2355

Weight: 8 tons nominal, 9 tons working

Type: Single cylinder, slide valve convertible roller

Owners:

1931 George Roberts & Sons of Caistor, Lincolnshire (contractors and suppliers of limestone)

1942 Messrs P G Rawsons of Bawtry, South Yorkshire (road haulage firm - still trading...)

c.1946 Wilfred Watson & Sons, of Warmsworth Doncaster (plant hire - still trading...)

c.1955 Reynolds Bros. of Tickhill, South Yorkshire (threshing & general contractors)

1958 Herbert Gurnhill of Saxilby, Lincolnshire (ploughing & general contractors)

1963 finished commercial use and laid up

1966 Peter Auger of Whisby, Lincoln bought the engine for preservation

1981 acquired by present owner, Martin Clarke of Southampton .

Photographs supplied by Martin Clarke

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