Adopt a Grange
The Great Western Railway built a total of 80 Granges between 1936 and 1939. Each locomotive was named after a country house, or Grange, broadly within Great Western territory.
Here is your chance to ‘Adopt a Grange’ giving you the recognition of supporting the Grange of your choice and raising funds for the boiler appeal for Betton Grange. Choose perhaps a country house near you or a favourite locomotive from the past.
The benefits include
a special Certificate of Appreciation,
inclusion on the 6880 ‘Roll of Honour’,
A mounted Jonathan Clay print of 6880 Betton Grange
a mounted framed photograph of the locomotive of your choice
regular updates (by email).
your name on a plaque that will be placed on the locomotive
and a ‘Special Day with 6880 in Steam’.
Additionally, you will be given priority booking opportunity for travel on the first mainline train
Below is a list of all the Granges with their names for you to choose from. You can also see which locomotives have already been sponsored.
The scheme requires a donation totalling £1000 per locomotive which can be paid by standing order of £50 per month for 20 months, or as a single sum.
Please click on the following link to upload the form required to adopt the locomotive of your choice. Adoption Form
6800 Arlington Granger Philip Hodge
6801 Aylburton Grange Jeff Morgan
6802 Bampton Grange Tony & Diane Harris
6803 Bucklebury Grange Lynn Moore
6804 Brockington Grange Anthony J. Cook
6805 Broughton Grange Robin & Ran Matthews
6806 Blackwell Grange Neville Wellings
6807 Birchwood Grange Neil Tiley
6808 Beenham Grange Chris Moore
6809 Burghclere Grange Philip Hodge
6810 Blakemere Grange Geoff Morris
6811 Cranbourne Granges Martyn Broad
6812 Chesford Grange Martin Stoolman
6813 Eastbury Grange John Talbot
6814 Enborne Grange John Talbot
6815 Frilford Grange James Evans
6816 Frankton Grange Ian Frank
6817 Gwenddr Grange Ian Frank
6818 Hardwick Grange Gwyn Williams
6819 Highnam Grange David Wiliams
6820 Kingstone Grange Gwyn Williams
6821 Leaton Grange Richard Statham
6822 Manton Grange John Talbot
6823 Oakley Grange Paul Williams
6824 Ashley Grange Peter Bamber
6825 Llanvair Grange In memory of the late Mal Morgan sponsored by Paul Mason
6826 Nannerth Grange David Huntbatch
6827 Llanfrechfa Grange David and Amanda Gill
6828 Trellech Grange David Huntbatch
6829 Burmington Grange Terry McGuinness
6830 Buckenhill Grange David Huntbatch
6831 Bearley Grange Alan Marshall
6832 Brockton Grange Lindsey Rawsthorne
6833 Calcot Grange David Huntbatch
6834 Dummer Grange Malcolm Cowan
6835 Eastham Grange William Roy Whittle
6836 Estervarney Grange Graham Bridger
6837 Forthampton Grange Phillip Hodge
6838 Goodmoor Grange Stephen Szwejkowski
6839 Hewell Grange David Huntbatch
6840 Hazeley Grange Chris Crocker
6841 Marlas Grange John and Evelyn Coop
6842 Nunhold Grange George Colbourne
6843 Poulton Grange Lynn Moore
6844 Penhydd Grange Paul Evans
6845 Paviland Grange Malcolm Cowtan
6846 Ruckley Grange John McNorton
6847 Tidmarsh Grange. John Tidmarsh
6848 Toddington Grange Martyn Broad
6849 Walton Grange Paul Hicks
6850 Cleeve Grange Mark Chambers
6851 Hurst Grange John Pearse
6852 Headbourne Grange Anonymous
6853 Morehampton Grange Richard Cadge
6854 Roundhill Grange Bill Hall
6855 Saighton Grange Phil Morrey
6856 Stowe Grange David Huntbatch
6857 Tudor Grange David Huntbatch
6858 Woolston Grange Paul Appleton
6859 Yiewsley Grange Geoff Morris
6860 Aberporth Grange Anthony and Diane Harris
6861 Crynant Grange David Huntbatch
6862 Derwent Grange David Huntbatch
6863 Dolhywel Grange Liz McGuinness
6864 Dymock Grange Peter Bamber
6865 Hopton Grange Mr. James
6866 Morfa Grange. Chris Wright
6867 Peterston Grange Anthony Writer
6868 Penrhos Grange Quentin McGuinness
6869 Resolven Grange Geoff Morris
6870 Bodicote Grange Chris Moore
6871 Bourton Grange Ian Sumbler
6872 Crawley Grange Colin Alliez
6873 Caradoc Grange John Warner
6874 Haughton Grange John Warner
6875 Hindford Grange David Huntbatch
6876 Kingsland Grange John Haddrell
6877 Llanfair Grange Chris Moore
6878 Longford Grange Gwyn Williams
6879 Overton Grange Bea Nicholls
With all 80 Granges now adopted raising more than £80,000 in the process, the appeal is now closed.
we’d like to thank all of you who have contributed to the appeal. Without your help Betton Grange would not be so close to steaming this year
Many thanks
website manager
David 14th February 2019