A Lincoln man has a passion for making miniature models of the city of his birth, with particular focus on the year 1946.
The 76-year-old said the models are intended to be of 1946, specifically September 8, and for historical accuracy he said he has “relied upon Kelly’s Directory for that year for details of businesses premises”.Richard at work on one of his models. | Photo: H.h. Benning Each section is being built separately and in the end will eventually go together “like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle to show that section of the city,” Richard said.
He said that very few photographs exist of the buildings he’s modelled “leaving a lot to the imagination, compromise, and so forth” as many of the buildings “have been demolished so that no modern reference exists.”St Mary’s Church and The Conduit. | Photo: H.h. BenningHe added: “When it comes to bringing the model alive with trains, it’s a different story; location of locomotives, liveries, and drivers’ inside-leg measurements are all well documented.