Set of six slides by David Frost of the construction of the depot extension between 1978 and 1979 1 - Excavation underway 2 - ditto 3 - ditto 4 - all steelwork erected 5 - ditto with purlins and girts and five volunteers working on a track joint and tram 28 out on the depot fan. 6 - sheeting being placed and either 26 or 27 on the depot fan,Yields information about building the depot extension for 4 to 7 roads.Colour Slide - Kodak & AGFA plastic - set of 6tramways, btps, depot, buildings, new depot, depot construction, tram 28

The 8 Kings/Queens Royal Irish Hussars was affiliated with 8th Light Horse and later 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles. Gifts and visits were exchanged between the regiments. The artist, Henry Martens (b. 1790, London; d. 1868, London) was an English military illustrator and artist. He created works for the firm of Rudolf Ackermann who ran the Eclipse Sporting Gallery at 191 Regent Street. The majority of these depicted military uniforms and battle scenes, particularly images of the Sikh Wars and the Kaffir Wars. He worked mainly in water-colour although a few oil paintings do exist.Framed print of "Visiting the Outposts" by Henry Martens. This was a gift to 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles from its affiliated regiment 8 Queens Royal Irish Hussars in 1980.Presented by Queens Royal Irish Hussars 1980military, light horse, hussars, irish, martens, girt, affiliation