Steam rally – The Compostual Existentialist

Picture of the Day: Steam Roller – Hollowell [2019]

I’m beginning to worry that my anorak is showing.

More from the annual steam and heavy horse show held at Hollowell in Northamptonshire, this time in 2019.

Picture of the Day: Fairground Organ, Hollowell, UK [2013]

Sometimes days go by where it appears that over previous years there are days where I havent taken any photos. Then you get to times where there are photos and videos because of annual events. Usually around this time of year is the Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show so my photostreams seem full of my visits there

Picture of the Day: Fairground Organ, Bloxham, UK [2018]

I love these things. Whenever I go to a steam fair or county show, I look out for them so I can film them. There will come a time when these things will fall silent for the last time and I fear generations to come might not care to preserve them as well as people today.

Earls Barton Steam and Vintage Fair 2013

The 27th Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show 2013

The 27th Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show 2013 from stegzy gnomepants on Vimeo.

Nostell Steam Rally

Today was such a lovely day it was agreed that tools should be downed and that a visit to the Nostell Steam Rally would be in order. Now don’t get me wrong; I am not some weirdo steam enthusiast that wanks lyrical about steam. I’m not. I like steam engines. I can stand and watch their technological wizardry for hours. But if I never saw another steam engine then I wouldn’t be bitter. I’d be a bit sad maybe, but I wouldn’t like like “OMG! ONOES! T EH steamz0rzzzz WTF!”

Still, I do like a good gathering of people that like to display their weirdnesses. At £6 entrance fee, it was reasonably priced. I got to see lots of steam engines (from ickle tiny ones to HUGE “mo’fo’ get out the way or it will squish you” ones. Also in the bargain was a vintage car rally. There was a time when Ford Granada’s were common place. Now they are classed as vintage! This also goes for Capris which, rather bizarrely, have an owners club based in Leeds. See that sort of passion, I cannot understand, but still some people like that sort of thing so who am I to judge.

So I took some piccies and some video but my camera phone has been playing up recently (How fortuitous. It was working like a dream last week and now that I’m in range of my contract expiring it has started to goof up, funny that isn’t it? No doubt if I ring Orange up and say “Oi My phone is knackered!” they would say “Oh well seeing as your contract runs out in July why not upgrade and have a new contract with it. Yeah right) so I have no guarantee there is sound on the videos.

So without further ado (and because I’ve got a 16oz Rump steak with my name on it in the fridge) may I present the photos that came out.