Monday, 10 November 2025

Smohain Buildings Update

My father has made great progress with the buildings for Smohain.  Our system is numbered in accordance with this map:

Building No 1 is nowadays called the Three Ducks restaurant:



Building No 2 is the left hand dwelling as you enter the gate of this large complex:


Building No 3 is set further back in the same courtyard:




Building No 4 is in the same cluster along the front of the road:


The model shows the reverse side:


Building 4a shows a wall extending from Building 4, rising to a small barn:





Building No 5 sits at the road junction:


The model shows the reverse side:


Next to No 5 sits a smaller shed at 5a:


Building No 6 is the mysterious church or school house:




Building No 7 sits further to the North:


 

Building No 8 is a large dwelling:



No 8 has a smaller dwelling at right angles to its western end:


Building 9 is a farm with a gated courtyard.  The gate is under construction.





This building sits behind and at right angles:



Building No 10 is not yet built and no longer exists on Google Earth.

Building No 11 no longer exists on Google Earth:


Building No 12 is a farm:


Building No 13 is a long series of cottages:




Building No 14 no longer exists on Google Earth and is not yet built.




































1 comment:

  1. I'm amazed how many of the buildings survive. Superb work by your Dad again. "Smohain Road" is much mentioned in accounts of the battle but I have not given much thought to the hamlet itself until now. It will be very interesting to see it represented on your model.

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