bristol centaurus nostell priory

this engine was seen in its large crate at the above location circa 1984 complete and in as new condition,it was part of the air museum which was housed there along with a Bristol Sycamore in reasonable condition,the museum was being moved from this site at the time, does anyone know what became of these two exhibits ? I think there was a disposal auction there .:cool: 😎 😎

I am not sure what happed to the Centaurus,alas the last I heard of the Sycamore was it ended up in a scrapyard in Scotland-there was a mention of it being there in W&R 9 or 10.

As for the museum,by the generosity of member Carl Spedding 🙂 some of what was left of its exhibits were put ” into storage” at a farm in Firbeck,South Yorks on a “temporary basis” and the group became the S.Yorkshire Aviation Society. In the event it transpires that the building it was housed in was part of the former Officers Mess at what was RAF Firbeck-a former 1930’s aerodrome designed by Tom Campbell-Black & commandeered for the duration.

Eventually, the society re-invented itself & became the S.Yorks Aircraft Museum (S.Y.A.M.)in 1986,becoming very established & in the same year was the smallest museum to host a B.A.P.C. meeting.
S.Y.A.M. remained at Firbeck until 2000 when it moved to Doncaster & now operates under the umberella of Doncaster Aeroventure/S.Y.A.M.