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Sad News About Cherry Hill

This topic has 26 replies, 19 voices, and was last updated 17 December 2024 at 17:01 by mike T.

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5 December 2024 at 10:10 #768679
dc1
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Cherry Hill

i have just spoken to Cherry Hill’s sister, Rosalie Bamford.

Cherry passed away peacefully two days ago at the age of 93.

The funeral will be held at Worcester Crematorium, date and time to be arranged.

i know many of you will wish to attend and I will update this thread tomorrow with details.

i have emailed Martin Evans, editor of Model Engineer and I expect he will put an official announcement on the home page of this forum.

Update, Martin has been in touch with Mike Chrisp, so all is in hand.

Dave Clark, ex Editor of Model Engineer.
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5 December 2024 at 11:05 #768693
Nigel Bennett
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Another legend departs… What dedication and determination she had to pursue her dreams and produce some of the best miniature creations ever seen. What a legacy she has left, though. She set a standard of quality, originality and quantity that few (if any) will ever achieve.

Very sad that we won’t see her again. Thank you, Cherry.
5 December 2024 at 11:36 #768704
vic newey
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An amazing woman, one of a kind. I read somewhere that she used vintage machinery inc a Pittler lathe
5 December 2024 at 11:58 #768710
Nicholas Farr
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Hi, a very nice person, I had a chat with her once, while having a dinner break at a Sandown Park exhibition, and she showed some interest about my exhibit in the ME competition there, she was truly a very good model engineer.

Regards Nick.
5 December 2024 at 13:30 #768732
Plasma
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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Wonderfully patient and skilled woman, I wish I was fit to shine her shoes in an engineering context.</p>
Her models were beyond belief and her level of finishing was a credit to the workshop skills used in creating them.

Truly a legend in the hobby and her like will not be seen again.

God bless Cherry. Xxx
5 December 2024 at 13:33 #768734
Howard Lewis
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A dedicated modeller who has passed on, leaving a good legacy, but a huge hole in the hobby.

Howard
5 December 2024 at 13:57 #768751
Nigel Graham 2
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Sad news, but may her models be her memorial, and an inspiration to us all.
5 December 2024 at 15:49 #768787
dc1
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Cherry had several lathes including a large bore Myford Connoisseur I believe. Geoff Shepherd (Model Engineers Workshop) visited Cherry’s workshop and wrote about it for a special bookazine I edited.
5 December 2024 at 16:40 #768797
Nicholas Farr
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Hi dc1, I have that bookazine, it was in Autumn 2008, Setting up a Workshop, with several photos of her finished models, and there is several photos of her models in the 100 Great Models book from 2007, which was edited by David Carpenter.

Here’s a photo of a few, of one of her engines, that she let me take, while the glass casing was off.

This was at Sandown Park in 2010

Regards Nick.
5 December 2024 at 16:52 #768799
dc1
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Hi Nick

I remember those.

I still have several copies of the 100 great modes bookazine as well.
5 December 2024 at 16:59 #768804
Alan Jackson
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I had the honour of meeting her at the MEX 2012 exhibition at Ascot. She came to visit my Stepperhead lathe being demonstated. After she left the crowd and I where very impressed by her being present. A brilliant lady.

Regards

Alan
5 December 2024 at 18:33 #768821
Jon Lawes
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I always hoped to meet her, although as I understand it she was quite shy (if thats the right word). Her legacy is the excellent work she left behind.

Sad news indeed.
5 December 2024 at 21:13 #768880
dc1
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No, not shy. Quiet perhaps.
5 December 2024 at 22:57 #768917
Ramon Wilson
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@ramonwilson3
The passing of a truly unique and extremely talented model engineer – this news, although always inevitable, is sad indeed.

My wife and I were forntunate enough to meet her when all her models were brought together for a SMEE anniversary – very impressed with her personna at the time and definitely in awe of her incredible attention to detail and superb workmanship – a memorable person indeed
5 December 2024 at 23:11 #768921
noel shelley
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It is hard to put into words the loss of such a craftswoman. God rest her soul. Noel.
6 December 2024 at 07:11 #768935
JasonB
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A great loss

Several photos and details of her lathes and mill as well as those of her husband in one of the chapters that covers her workshop in David Carpenters Book “Cherry’s Model Engines”
6 December 2024 at 08:17 #768945
derek hall 1
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One of the giants of model engineering. I never met her but have had the privilege to see some of her models close up, sublime quality, a standard I aim to reach but never able to.

She dominated the ME Duke of Edinburgh awards when she was at her height.

Rest in peace Cherry, and thank you for your inspiration. Say hello to Tom Walshaw, Prof Chaddock and George Thomas etc, you are in good company. Hopefully there is a workshop somewhere…
6 December 2024 at 09:55 #768967
dc1
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Update On Cherry’s Funeral

The funeral will be held at Worcester crematorium on Monday 6th January at 12:15.
10 December 2024 at 18:30 #769752
Diane Carney
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Cherry won the DOE several times – nine, I think – but it was winning the Bradbury Winter Memorial Trophy for ‘Outstanding Mechanical Craftsmanship’ (eight times I believe) that gave her most pleasure and satisfaction and it was of those awards, it seemed to me, that she was most proud. I am glad I was able to see at least some of her work ‘in the flesh’ and to have been in her company on several occasions. A unique, gentlewoman with an outstanding and rare talent.

Diane
11 December 2024 at 19:31 #769888
mike T
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Diane,

Do you know when or if ever we will be able to compete for the DOE or the Bradbury Winter Memorial Thophies again.

Mike
11 December 2024 at 19:38 #769892
dc1
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Hi Diane

Thank you for putting this on the front of the website.

Cherry will be missed by many people.

Hopefully she is catching up with Ivan at the moment and her husband?

regards Dave
13 December 2024 at 11:40 #770100
Clive Brown 1
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Great ambassador for the hobby. Obituary in Daily Telegraph today, although they do caption a road roller as an Allchin TE.
13 December 2024 at 12:17 #770106
peak4
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On 13 December 2024 at 11:40 Clive Brown 1 Said:

Great ambassador for the hobby. Obituary in Daily Telegraph today, although they do caption a road roller as an Allchin TE.

The link is here
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/12/13/cherry-hill-scale-models-steam-powered-locomotives/

It may be behind a paywall though, in which case, try this link via archive.ph

See also

https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/obituary-world-renowned-model-engineer-cherry-hill-mbe

Bill
13 December 2024 at 17:11 #770144
dc1
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17 December 2024 at 13:39 #770681
Charles Lamont
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Also an excellent obit in Monday’s Times.
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