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 Guy Williams 1994 at Pendon© R Guy Williams, 1925 - August 2007.President of Pendon Museum and Locomotive Builder Extraordinary.It is with deep regret that we announce that Guy Williams died in the early hours of 30 August 2007, shortly after his 82nd birthday. He had suffered a series of mini-strokes since May 1999 and recently having had a fall and broken his hip was admitted to Bristol Royal Infirmary, he was then moved to Whitchurch nursing home, close to his address in Keynsham, for specialist aftercare. Guy will be remembered as a co-founder of Pendon Museum and for his extraordinary output of superbly crafted model engines. Pendon has some 90 locomotives, and of these, 57 were made by Guy. The earliest, in 1950, is an 0-6-2T, G.W.R. number 5624 whilst the last, an 0-6-0 GWR standard goods, was completed fifty years later. He inspired many, pioneering improvements in the quality of 4 mm scale engines by personal enthusiasm and by authoring books and providing numerous articles to the model press. His work for Pendon was diverse, being successively Treasurer, Chairman and President. Some of the buildings in the Dartmoor and Vale scenes are his and the basic construction of Dartmoor owes a lot to his efforts. He thus made a massive contribution to "Roye England's Dream" Following wartime service as a Fleet Air Arm pilot, he had close links with the naval air museum at Yeovilton so, understandably, he was a prolific modeller of naval aircraft. But somehow he found time to pursue a scholastic career that ended as Head Teacher at a primary school in Bristol. Our sympathies are with Barbara and the family for their sad loss. Austin Attewell. Vice President of Pendon Museum Trust Museum of Miniature Landscape and Transport, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, England. |
