Well the frame arrived safely yesterday. Thanks D C Lane. I have started cleaning it up. It is a very bright red, it almost looks like an orange shade of Dynorod red! I'm not a fan of red but it does look nice.
Whilst giving it a clean I noticed that the BB axle seemed very close to the frame. I just went and measured it and the drive side is shorter by 3mm. It seems as though whoever serviced it the last time fitted it the wrong way round causing the chainring to grind away at the chain stay. This is what probably led to the split.
I will be starting a new thread soon on what I propose to do! It's a bit head scratching time. I like the look of the frame . Even my wife admired it and she usually asks why I need another bike!