The exhibition also includes a model railway based on Thomas the Tank Engine, which was opened by Christopher Awdry.

* Fred the Maintenance Diesel, a locomotive in The Railway Series by Christopher Awdry

* Awdry, Christopher ( 1990 ).

Christopher Awdry in 2002

Christopher Awdry ( born 1940 ) is an English author best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his father, the Rev.

Christopher Awdry is in many ways responsible for the creation of Thomas and his railway, which started as a story told to him by his father during a bout of measles in 1942.

Christopher Awdry has written a new book for the series, titled Thomas and Victoria, which focuses on stories relating to the railway preservation movement.

In 2001 Christopher Awdry wrote six stories featured in two books concerning railway safety, which were distributed to every primary school and library in the country.

Henry the Green Engine is an anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

However, Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, by Christopher Awdry, states that it took place in 1951, the year the book was published.

It is not clear why Christopher Awdry should have felt the need to contradict his father, who was, of course, the original author, but it may be simply a result of copy-editing errors and publication deadlines – there is a second error ( or misprint ) in the same book, the character Mavis is correctly described as a Drewry Class 04, yet is inaccurately said to be an 0-4-0.

Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam engine from The Railway Series of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

* Christopher Awdry, son of W. V. Awdry who later produced the Thomas the Tank Engine franchise

* Awdry, Christopher, ( 1990 ).

He made one final appearance in More About Thomas the Tank Engine ( published in 1986 ), by Christopher Awdry, though has had numerous mentions under Christopher's name.

* Awdry, Christopher, Toby, Trucks and Trouble

* Awdry, Christopher, Sodor: Reading Between the Lines

W. Awdry and his son, Christopher ; he also appears in the spin-off television series Thomas & Friends.

Christopher Awdry has said that Toby is his favourite character, partly because he was there when his father received the inspiration to create him, but also because as a child he had travelled in the cab of two J70s.

* Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Christopher Awdry, Guild Publishing, London, 1990, CN 8983

* 1982 – Christopher Raeburn English fashion designer

* 1805 – Christopher Anstey, English writer ( b. 1724 )

* 2001 – Christopher Hewett, English actor ( b. 1922 )

* 1653 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician ( d. 1688 )

* 1920 – Christopher Robin Milne, English soldier and bookseller ( d. 1996 )

* 1996 – Christopher Robin Milne, English bookseller, son of A.

* 1984 – Christopher Pearce, English cricketer

In 1662, English admiral and pirate Christopher Myngs captured and briefly occupied Santiago de Cuba on the eastern part of the island, in an effort to open up Cuba's protected trade with neighbouring Jamaica.

Other early influential members included Christopher Hutt, author of Death of the English Pub, who succeeded Hardman as chairman, Frank Baillie, author of The Beer Drinker's Companion, and later the current Good Beer Guide editor, Roger Protz.

* A more-or-less faithful adaptation starring Christopher Lee was produced in Italy in 1964 under the title La cripta e l ' incubo ( Crypt of the Vampire in English ).

* 1946 – Christopher Ellison, English actor

* 1948 – Christopher Biggins, English actor

The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica called the series of wars the Great Rebellion, while some historians, especially Marxists such as Christopher Hill ( 1912 – 2003 ), have long favoured the term English Revolution.

Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era, famous above all for the flourishing of English drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake.

During the 1590s, some of the great names of English literature entered their maturity, including William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

Hammer would dominate British horror production throughout this period with acclaimed English actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee at the forefront, but other companies were created specifically to meet the new demand, including Amicus Productions and Tigon British.

* 1912 – John Edward Christopher Hill, English historian ( d. 2003 )

* 1564 – Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist ( d. 1593 )

* 1964 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor

Georgian succeeded the English Baroque of Sir Christopher Wren, Sir John Vanbrugh, Thomas Archer, William Talman, and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

The settlement of Yacanagua was burnt to the ground three times in its just over a century long existence as a Spanish settlement, first by French pirates in 1543, again on 27 May 1592 by a 110 strong landing party from a 4 ship English naval squadron led by Christopher Newport in his flagship Golden Dragon, who destroyed all 150 houses in the settlement, and finally by the Spanish themselves in 1605, for reasons set out below.

Under early English rule Jamaica became a haven of privateers, buccaneers, and occasionally outright pirates: Christopher Myngs, Edward Mansvelt, and most famously, Henry Morgan.

* 1915 – Christopher Mayhew, English politician ( d. 1997 )

* 1921 – Christopher Derrick, English writer ( d. 2007 )