Nigel Socks
Description: A colour artwork depicting a collection of Sir Nigel Gresley designed record breakers. Flying Scotsman, the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at a speed of 100 MPH in 1934. Papyrus, 105 MPH March 1935, Silver Link, 112 MPH in September 1935. Mallard is the holder of the world speed record for a steam locomotive at 126 mph in 1938. Sir Nigel Gresley set a post-war steam speed record of 112mph in 1959 and Bittern set a British Preserved speed record of 92.8 MPH in June 2013.
Description: Sherlock Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. Holmes worked as a detective for twenty-three years, with physician John Watson assisting him for seventeen. They were roommates before Watson's 1888 marriage and again after his wife's death. Their residence is maintained by their landlady, Mrs. Hudson. Most of the stories are frame narratives, written from Watson's point of view as summaries of the detective's most interesting cases. Holmes frequently calls Watson's writing sensational and populist, suggesting that it fails to accurately and objectively report the "science" of his craft.
Description: Before Spinal Tap, there was Bad News. Mockumentary / rockumentary heavy metal band featuring Young Ones stars Adrian Edmondson as Vim Fuego (lead vocals and guitar), Rik Mayall as Colin Grigson (bass guitar) and Nigel Planer as Den Dennis (guitar), and Peter Richardson (originally slated to portray Mike on The Young Ones) as Spider Webb (drums).
Description: The sleuth of Baker Street is timeless. It has been over 100 years since the first story featuring Holmes was published in 1887's A Study in Scarlet. The character and stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a whole. We love to revisit the old stories just as much (if not more) than we like coming up with new stories. We love translating Sherlock Holmes into every medium we’ve had in that span theater, radio, movies, TV, comics, everything. Holmes has been at home on television since 1950. As television has changed, we have come up with a Holmes for that era. It’s hard to count just how many adaptations of Sherlock Holmes there have been because of so many have used elements of the detective.
Description: The Motorbike World Championship (officially: FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix), better known by the name of its main category MotoGP, is the highest category of Motorcycling and the oldest motorsports World Championship - the first year of competition had place in 1949.
Description: XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop.
Description: The BRM P153 was a Formula One racing car designed by Tony Southgate for the British Racing Motors team, which raced in the 1970, 1971 and 1972 Formula One seasons. It was powered by a 3.0-litre V12 engine. Its best result was victory at the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix, where Pedro Rodríguez beat the second-placed March of Chris Amon by just 1.1 seconds.
Description: The Benetton B193 is a Formula One racing car with which the Benetton team competed in the 1993 Formula One World Championship. Designed by Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne, the car was powered by the latest Cosworth HBA engine in an initially-exclusive deal with Ford, and ran on Goodyear tyres. It was driven by German Michael Schumacher and veteran Italian Riccardo Patrese.
