Cornish Jack, you stay off those tablets, you are right about the Ashton. Except the engines were mounted in pairs horizontally I think, rather like the B-52 pods. The Short Sperrin had the engines mounted vertically in pairs I think...
The fueslage is still around at the Newark museum...
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/newk/Ashton_01.jpg