Below: Dave Young is seen at work turning the handbrake column for Lewin. The end of this, over which the handle fits, had been heated and struck in such a way as to swell it, then the keyway was welded up. Dave is seen turning the repairs true, in order to have a tight fit within the bored centre of the handle itself.

Below: The lathe takes a cut, the tool being in the centre of the photo, automatically travelling to the left and creating the bright area seen to the right of the tool. Dave will next cut a keyway to suit the handle and the shaft. The shaft is wrought iron, not straight and clearly laden with history and character – whence us being so keen to retain it in overhauled state rather than replace it…