Hornby invented Meccano and was said to have been inspired by the railway in Liverpool A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker is to be ...

The search engine Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of visionary toy maker Frank Hornby, whose model railways, Meccano sets and Dinky toys are still being played with by children today. Born in ...

He brought us a world of miniature nuts and bolts, and diminutive plates and girders, clockwork train sets and model village landscapes, doll house furniture and fleets of toy cars, boats and planes.

Today marks the 151st anniversary of the birth of legendary toy maker Frank Hornby, who aside from being known for his model trains, was also the creator of the engineering toolkit Meccano. Starting ...

A unique Tyne and Wear Metro train has been recreated in Meccano thanks to one man’s labour of love. It was built by expert model maker John Herdman from Whickham in Gateshead. John, 70, spent three ...

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WE are nearing the end of writing about the famous potteries, artists and watchmakers of Liverpool but how can we forget the famous toymakers Meccano and Collinson rocking horses? Collinson & Sons ...

An expert model maker from Gateshead has spent over three months over many, many hours making a model of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It's all the work of 70 year old John Herdman from Whickham. John said ...

A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker is to be reinstated at the city's main train station. Frank Hornby, the brains behind Meccano, one ...