The History of Hornby's Lyddle End

[Bob G]

Hi @icairns those are the buildings I made into southern structures   
Just put them with a concrete footbridge and Bob's your uncle.

[Trainfish]

I only have a 'few' Lyddle End buildings:

N8000   Station Masters Office
N8026   Highfields Windmill
N8027   Ticklepenny cottage (without steps)
N8029   Brocklebank House
N8031   Holy Trinity church
N8043   The Boar's Head
N8045   Home Farm House (Damaged for fire scene)
N8052   Dutch barn
N8071   The Golden Fleece
N8074   Corner Terrace Off Licence
N8074   Corner Terrace Off Licence
N8079   Main Station Building
N8570   Railway bridge
N8571   Road overbridge, double track
N8572   Canal bridge
N8573   Canal bridge ramps
N8654   Lock Keepers Cottage
N8691   Rear extension
N8692   Craft Corner Courtyard building
N8693   Brett Fabrics Courtyard building
N8705   The Saracen's Head pub
N8709   Fuel Oil tanks
N8709   Fuel Oil tanks
N8713   Main Terminus Building
N8714   Terminus Offices x 2
N8727   Skale Oil Petrol Station
N8737   Small Gasholder
N8737   Small Gasholder
N8737   Small Gasholder
N8742   Gas office
N8747   Electricity Sub Station
N8747   Electricity Sub Station
N8748   Mason's Arms pub
N8749   Faulkners Electrical Store
N8750   Fine Foods Supermarket
N8750   Fine Foods Supermarket
N8752   Bungalow
N8752   Bungalow
N8754   The Old Toll House
N8757   Site Office
N8757   Site Office
N8758   St. Mary's Chapel
N8762   Car Sales Portacabin
N8762   Car Sales Portacabin
N8763   Lyddle End & District bus depot
N8765   Car service & repair garage
N8765   Car service & repair garage
N8768   Office Building (Bellamy's)
N8770   Modern Industrial building
N8770   Modern Industrial building
N8777   Public drinking fountain
N8779   Farm Outhouse
N8781   Farm Tractor/Plough Shed

And quite a few sheds it seems:

N8030   Wooden garage
N8030   Wooden garage
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8066   Garden shed
N8067   Refuse skips x2
N8067   Refuse skips x2
N8696   Police box
N8697   Cement hopper gantry
N8702   Retain walls slope 1
N8706   Retain walls slope 2
N8707   Retain walls slope 3
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8715   Sleeper style embankments
N8728   Retain walls slope 4
N8729   Retain walls level 1
N8730   Retain walls level 2
N8732   Ground Frame
N8732   Ground Frame
N8742   Gas works office
N8746   Canal Boat
N8760   Modern Telephone kiosk (x2)
N8761   Don's Taxi rank
N8789   Newspaper kiosk

I'm sure everything will eventually be used on my layout but if not I'll retire on the proceeds of selling anything surplus to requirements 

[Bealman]

That is an impressive list!

[Newportnobby]

I have an unboxed item I believe to be Lyddle End derelict signal box but can't find a reference to it.
Can anyone help please?

[Yet_Another]

Graham Farish:

Signal box

[montyburns56]

I only have a 'few' Lyddle End buildings:

N8000    Station Masters Office
N8026    Highfields Windmill
N8027    Ticklepenny cottage (without steps)
N8029    Brocklebank House
N8031    Holy Trinity church
N8043    The Boar's Head
N8045    Home Farm House (Damaged for fire scene)
N8052    Dutch barn
N8071    The Golden Fleece
N8074    Corner Terrace Off Licence
N8074    Corner Terrace Off Licence
N8079    Main Station Building
N8570    Railway bridge
N8571    Road overbridge, double track
N8572    Canal bridge
N8573    Canal bridge ramps
N8654    Lock Keepers Cottage
N8691    Rear extension
N8692    Craft Corner Courtyard building
N8693    Brett Fabrics Courtyard building
N8705    The Saracen's Head pub
N8709    Fuel Oil tanks
N8709    Fuel Oil tanks
N8713    Main Terminus Building
N8714    Terminus Offices x 2
N8727    Skale Oil Petrol Station
N8737    Small Gasholder
N8737    Small Gasholder
N8737    Small Gasholder
N8742    Gas office
N8747    Electricity Sub Station
N8747    Electricity Sub Station
N8748    Mason's Arms pub
N8749    Faulkners Electrical Store
N8750    Fine Foods Supermarket
N8750    Fine Foods Supermarket
N8752    Bungalow
N8752    Bungalow
N8754    The Old Toll House
N8757    Site Office
N8757    Site Office
N8758    St. Mary's Chapel
N8762    Car Sales Portacabin
N8762    Car Sales Portacabin
N8763    Lyddle End & District bus depot
N8765    Car service & repair garage
N8765    Car service & repair garage
N8768    Office Building (Bellamy's)
N8770    Modern Industrial building
N8770    Modern Industrial building
N8777    Public drinking fountain
N8779    Farm Outhouse
N8781    Farm Tractor/Plough Shed

And quite a few sheds it seems:

N8030    Wooden garage
N8030    Wooden garage
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8066    Garden shed
N8067    Refuse skips x2
N8067    Refuse skips x2
N8696    Police box
N8697    Cement hopper gantry
N8702    Retain walls slope 1
N8706    Retain walls slope 2
N8707    Retain walls slope 3
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8715    Sleeper style embankments
N8728    Retain walls slope 4
N8729    Retain walls level 1
N8730    Retain walls level 2
N8732    Ground Frame
N8732    Ground Frame
N8742    Gas works office
N8746    Canal Boat
N8760    Modern Telephone kiosk (x2)
N8761    Don's Taxi rank
N8789    Newspaper kiosk

I'm sure everything will eventually be used on my layout but if not I'll retire on the proceeds of selling anything surplus to requirements 

Blimey, it looks like you were single handedly keeping the range going back then!

[montyburns56]

I always remember the platform pieces, and being a teency bit annoyed on how poorly they sometimes fit together.

I've never understood why both Hornby and Bachmann made platforms for their resin prebuilt ranges as platforms are the easiest item to build even for the average modeller with both card and plastic kits available.

[woodbury22uk]

This double-sided motorised diorama dates from 2007 and uses Lyddle End buildings on this side. The buses are more recent.

[davidinyork]

I must say that I am surprised to how large the range was considering that Hornby is not a N Gauge manufacturer. I occasionally see second hand examples in shops but usually use Farish Scenecraft or kits especially in preference to Metcalfe.

Tim

Isn't most / all of the range a shrunk version of their OO models? Given that they are cast resin or plastic of some sort with no separate detail this would be much easier / cheaper to do than with rolling stock, and there wasn't really a great deal of competition in the market for ready-made and decorated N gauge buildings (Bachmann makes some, but it's not a massive range).

Hornby have re-sized some of the models to TT gauge as well more recently - whether that range expands remains to be seen, but given the size of the reductions which Rails are currently offering on some of the TT rolling stock I suspect the venture may not be proving as successful as hoped.

[ntpntpntp]

Hornby have re-sized some of the models to TT gauge... given the size of the reductions which Rails are currently offering on some of the TT rolling stock I suspect the venture may not be proving as successful as hoped.

That was a sale of some of the older models to mark 2 years of Hornby TT:120.  I took advantage and picked up yet another loco, some coaches and some decoders   Prices are back to normal now.  Absolutely no indicator of the health of the TT:120 market.  If you follow the scale you'll have seen there are definitely other manufacturers working toward releasing stuff 

[davidinyork]

Hornby have re-sized some of the models to TT gauge... given the size of the reductions which Rails are currently offering on some of the TT rolling stock I suspect the venture may not be proving as successful as hoped.

That was a sale of some of the older models to mark 2 years of Hornby TT:120.  I took advantage and picked up yet another loco, some coaches and some decoders   Prices are back to normal now.  Absolutely no indicator of the health of the TT:120 market.  If you follow the scale you'll have seen there are definitely other manufacturers working toward releasing stuff 

Rails are still offering discounts of over 40% on some models which I would have expected to be popular (e.g. HST in original livery). Rarely see discounts this large in other scales, and never for something like this - original livery HSTs in N and OO normally sell out at list price quite quickly.

Quite large discounts on some of the Hornby buildings too (e.g. the Settle Carlisle station, which has previously appeared in OO and N).

[woodbury22uk]

Hornby have been discounting a lot of models across all scales (including the continental ranges) in their bid to reduce excess stocks. Also happening with their Corgi and Oxford Diecast businesses.

I think it says more about the overall Hornby financial situation than any specific scale.

Specifically on TT it seems likely they are trying to entice a second wave of adopters and what better than an HST to provide the bait.

[icairns]

For those interested in more details regarding the history of Hornby's Lyddle End range, N Gauge Now magazine gave a description of the range and a complete list of catalogue numbers.  Over 200 items are listed in the range before production ceased. 

The relevant edition is NGN issue 14 (Summer 2018).  It is still available from Engee Publishing for £1.00 plus P&P here: 

https://www.ngaugemodelling.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6434273-N-GAUGE-NOW-Issue-14-Summer-2018.html

Ian

[PennineWagons]

I recall all the Holly Farm bits, which featured on a very early layout I created, and remained on various layouts for a good 10+ years!

Yes, the Holly Farm models (which were part of Hornby's first selection of Lyddle End buildings) made up a very nice set.

If I've done it right then there should be a photo here of Holly Farm on my Dog End layout. But I've never uploaded a photo before, so it could all have gone horribly wrong. Fingers crossed.
PW

[PennineWagons]

Blimey, it worked!
PW