Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 September 2016
| Lot 262 | A nameplate, HOTSPUR, from the BR Standard Class Britannia 4-6-2 No 70011 built at Crewe and named after the late medieval English nobleman Sir Henry Percy, otherwise known as Harry Hotspur or simply Hotspur. Allocated new on 14 May 1951 to Norwich where it remained for ten years before moving to March and later Carlisle Upperby and Kingmoor from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 23 December 1967 and despatched for scrap to J. McWilliam at Shettleston on 7 March 1968. Cast brass, 30"x6", the front repainted, the back in superb original condition. (see also next Lot) £8000-10000 |
| This lot sold for £9500. |
