What's On

Watch Out!.......

…..for regular engine movements throughout the day, steam Wagon rides, steam engine miniatures, saw bench displays, HMS Warrior’s engines in action, Steam Pinnace, children’s farm, a ride-on miniature railway, model boat and railway displays plus Ivor the Engine and Friends!

Enjoy delicious Real Ale and browse a fine selection of stalls offering crafts, models, art, food, drink, and more.

Daily Programme  

10.30- Steam Wagon rides begin (every half an hour except 13.30)

11.00- Hands-on activities on board HMS Warrior 1860

11.00- Victorian dockworkers display

11.00- Brass Band performance outside Mary Rose Museum (Sun only)

11.30- Ivor's Choir perform

11.30- Punch and Judy show on board HMS Warrior 1860

12.00- Brass Band performance outside Mary Rose Museum (Sun only)

12.30- Punch and Judy show on board HMS Warrior 1860

13.00- Steam Pinnace up to steam in the Harbour

13.00- Patey Band performance in Band Arena (Sun only)

13.00- Portsmouth Power and District Model Boat Club display on the Mast pond

14.00- Hands-on activities on board HMS Warrior 1860

14.00- Engine parade from HMS Warrior 1860

14.15- Brass Band performance in Band Arena (Sun only)

14.30- Punch and Judy show on board HMS Warrior 1860

15.00- Portsmouth model boat display team display on the Mast Pond

15.30- Steam Pinnace up to steam in the Harbour

15.30- Punch and Judy show on board HMS Warrior 1860

16.00- Victorian dockworkers at play

16.30- Punch and Judy show on board HMS Warrior 1860

16.30- Ivor's Choir perform

16.45- Engine parade out of Victory Gate (Sat only)

Here is a taster of what you will be able to see:

INDUSTRIAL ENGINES:

Owners name: Charlie Mattin
Type of engine: Shand Mason horse drawn steam fire engine
Date: 1908
About the owner & engine: Originally owned by Duke of Bedford

Owner's name: Charles Pye
Type of engine: Sentinel S4 Tipper Wagon
Date: 1934
About the owner & engine: Originally worked for Aberdeen Electricity Works, sold into preservation in 1960, used to tow a Low Loader with a Fowler showmans engine. Then purchased by present owner in 1983 as a pile of bits!

Owners name: David Allen
Type of engine: Burrell Road Locomotive with crane
Date: 1910

Owners name: Joe Dovey
Type of engine: Foden 'C' type cider tanker
Date: 1929
About the owner & engine: Works no. 13316

STEAM ROLLERS:

Owners name:  Michael Doherty
Type of engine: Babcock & Wilcox 4nhp 10-ton Roller No. 95/4014 Monarch. Reg. No. YB 5088
About the owner & engine: Sold in 1926 to W.W Buncombe of Highbridge, Somerset. Sold into preservation in 1964 and acquired by present owner in 1987. New riveted firebox fitted in 1994. Exhibited with Baker water cart and 1895 showman's living van/packing truck

SHOWMANS ENGINES:

Owners name: Alan Fry
Type of engine: Burrell showman's road locomotive No. 2979, "Princess Royal"
Date: 1907
About the owner & engine: Originally called "Lord Nelson" was the second Burrell to be purchased by Henry Thurston of Stanstead in Essex. Originally she travelled with his Savage built steam driven Scenic Railway driving the lights

Owners name: Les Whadhams
Type of engine: Burrell 4nhp Gold Medal Showman's Tractor No. 3497 May Queen. Reg No. AH 0150
Date: 1913

AGRICULTURAL ENGINES:

Owners name: Don Cully c/o Derek Phillips
Type of engine: Burrell No. 3746 "Charlie B"
Date: 1916
About the owner & engine: Spent its life doing threshing duties in Cheshire until it was sold into preservation in 1956. Brought in 1976 by its present owner and slowly rebuilt from then to now

Owners name: Barney Biddlecombe
Type of engine: Ransome Simms & Jefferies steam tractor "General Wolfe"
Date: 1928
About the owner & engine: Used for haulage of building materials in Sussex. Bought by its present owner 40 years ago and has since attended many rallies

Owners name: Malcolm Hudson
Type of engine: Garrett Steam Tractor - No. 33782 'Dorothy'
Date: 1919
About the owner & engine: Bought new by William Flowers & Sons Ltd steam timber saw mills in Berkshire. Used to haul logs, sawn timber & other equipment as well as other duties. During WWII it hauled ammunition boxes

STEAM CARS:

Owners name: Andy Gibb & Dominic Thomas
Type of engine: Replica Stanley / Locomobile steam car
Date: Original 1899 design
About the owner & engine: The replica 1899 Stanley/Locomobile was built from drawings held at Beaulieau Motor Museum. It had a 5 horse power twin cylinder steam engine

Owners name: Jeff Theobald
Type of engine: Stanley Steam car
Date: 1911
About the owner & engine: Seven seat open tourer

CONCERT ORGAN:

Owners name: Tony Overington
Type of organ: Leach & Overington 89-Key Concert Organ
Date: 1999
About the owner & organ: The organ made it's debut in Great Dorset Steam Fair in 1999, it has an 89 key frame that is based on a standard Mortier scale and is fully chromatic in all four musical sections

MINATURES:

Owners name: Ivor Cook
Type of engine: 3" scale Fowler A7 single cylinder traction engine "Ivan"
Date: 2005
About the owner & engine: This is the owner’s first model engine; it took him 11½ half years to build. Future plans are to build a diesel Locomotive

Owners name: Roy Goddard
Type of engine: 4" scale Burrell agricultural Traction Engine and Wagon
Date: 2006
About the owner & engine: Its first rally was the Burrell Museum Road Run, Thetford Norfolk in Easter 2006

Owners name: Tim & Ashley Watson
Type of engine: Miniature Burrell Traction Engine "Madeline"
Date: 2006
About the owner & engine: Painted in "County Show" Livery. Built from model works kit 4" to the foot

Owners name: Dennis Hoad
Type of engine: 1/2" Foden D type steam tractor
Date: 2000

Owners name: David & Simon Watts
Type of engine: 3" scale Aveling & Porter steam roller