At my last home I built a fantasy layout full of art deco and streamline moderne design: LMS and LNER streamlined trains, deco and moderne buildings. It was very much a quick project but although all the trains and track were ready-made, most of the the buildings were designed and built from scratch (except for some real classic Airfix buildings and a couple of card kits by Kingsway – no point in redoing what someone else has already done). See the video to watch the layout grow, then scroll down to the picture gallery of street scenes!
Work begins on the pub 
Just the entrance to go 
maybe one too many? 
Barkridges department store approaches completion 
Been shopping! 
Taxi! 
Visiting the roof garden at Barkridges 
Wedding reception at Barkridges roof garden 
Entrance to the Palm Court Hotel 
Through the door into the palm court atrium 
Carry my bags … 
View between the hotels to the railway crossings 
Arriving for the ball 
The Palm Court Hotel 
Burghley Avenue, looking towards Rising Sun Corner 
Burghley Avenue from outside the Rising Sun 
The Imperial Hotel 
Waiting for the train to pass 
St Mildred’s Church under construction 
A view over the rooftops 
The station entrance 
Along the tracks towards London 
The Vicar leaves the funeral parlour 
Burghley Junction station building 
The parade of shops in the avenue 
The subway entrance to the Underground 
Audience arriving for The Lady Vanishes with full supporting programme 
Bus connections to all parts 
The Rising Sun bus stop towards Burghley Junction station 
No 4472 “Flying Scotsman” crosses the avenue 
A school party waits for a northbound train 
Crossing the railway bridge 
LMS posters and leaflets arrive at the travel agent 
Sunbathing carefree youngsters 
The Bentley Boys are in town!
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