Edwin "Teddy" Boston was the Rector of Cadeby, where he rescued bits of a light railway and reconstructed it in the grounds of his home. As one does. Teddy was also a model railway enthusiast and featured in this British Pathe clip.
Teddy shared his passion for steam with a fellow minister, Rev W. Audrey, and they attended many events together. When Wilbert Audrey wrote up the railway stories that he originally composed for his son, Christopher, his friend became "the Fat Clergyman" and Rev W. was the thin one.
Wilbert (Rev W. sounds too distant in the context) wrote the foreword to Teddy's posthumously published autobiography, Font to Footplate. Wilbert: "In thinking of our Teddy it is important to realise that despite the impression that this book may seem to give, he was a Parish Priest first and a steam enthusiast second". Perhaps those of us who find the number of hours too few to achieve everything that we desire should move to Cadeby where the hours are longer. Or maybe the steam makes things timeless.
Links: Pictures of Teddy; Wikipedia on Teddy; Origins of Thomas the Tank Engine (material taken from a broken link); Cadeby Light Railway (Wikipedia).
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