Thursday 4 May 2017

Getting Ready To De-Camp

Wednesday 03rd May 2017


One of the main tasks of the day was the getting ready for next weeks move of the various containers from platform 1 to the new concrete slab and to platform 2. Today we had 26 volunteers on site, weather was mainly overcast all day but pleasant enough.

Firstly Peter and Dave set about splitting off the carpenters shelter from container 1, the picture below shows the shelter without the joining roof. Eventually container 1, which stores our fixings and everyday items, will head over to platform 2 and the shelter with its work benches, at a later date, will probably follow. Our little shelter has kept us dry and seen many jobs started and completed, in the right hand corner on the racking is the latest . Stored here are about a quarter of the station
canopy daggerboards ready to be knotted , primed and undercoated.


The shelter is built round a lamp post so quite a bit of dismantling will be required. The lamp is one of the earlier too tall commercial versions. This too has to be extracted and replaced by our new shorter station version.

Afterwards Pete, Brian, Dave and Chris had a sort out of the contents of container 1, useful items were then boxed and secured, everything inside has been made ready for the move. Then onto sorting out container 2.

On the station building corbelling was moving on at a pace.



John C had completed 2 of the corners at the north of the station, whilst Bob, Tony and John S pressed on with the first row on the platform side plus the backing bricks.
Keith S supplied the cement, and Ron and Dave kept up a steady supply of bricks.

Down on the drive Terry and his team finished clearing the area around bottom manhole, this allowed the further fitting of the Kerbstones,


Mean while further up the path Vic straightened the rings supporting the lamp electrical man holes and later, seen behind, removed the shuttering around the drainage manholes.


Elsewhere on the drive David B and Gordon were seen in a hole.


The duct for the power inlet to the station building ends behind Gordon, on the left, their task was to find the existing feed that supplies the properties in area and eventually link to it. It was decided it would be safer, but not necessarily easier, to hand dig to find it, so hence the two men in a hole.

On the northern end of the platforms Clive carried on with extending the two ramps.


Platform 1 in the distance has had its first corbelling layer, whilst in the foreground the bricks are being presented. The wood behind the bricks is Clive's line showing the slope he`s working to.

Around the site "The Likely Lads" seemed to be everywhere!


First they were working on the station roof panels and next seen treating the fence at the bottom of the drive and after constructing and painting some lamps, they were then seen fitting the lamps first on platform 1 and then on platform 2.

Graham and Mike "The Likely Lads "

Elsewhere down on the embankment.


 The smoothing and clearing of the embankment getting ready for the soil nailers was proceeding at a pace.


The ground at the bottom of the slope has been leveled and the embankment has had its vegetation removed and is now in the final stages of being smoothed out.

Elsewhere around the site , Brian was removing rust and then treating the newly made spear fencing. Ian was giving the excess vegetation a good strimming, and Steve B had a steady stream of visitors to the Broadway Goods shed.

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18 comments:

  1. Excellent progress as ever, well done. When is it planned to brick up the gap in Platform 1?

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    1. Toddington Ted4 May 2017 at 23:06

      The answer is in one of the earlier blogs, I believe. June or July I think. Toddington Ted.

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  2. Love the corbelling on the station building. Similar to Stourbridge Junction but with subtle variations, as on the whole of the station of course. The platform ramps look more "normal" now that they reach the horizontal and the platform lamp tops look wonderful on the posts. Wish I could get to the open evening but domestic duties will not allow! Regards, Paul.

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  3. It's great,to see,the corbelling proceding so quickly!.And also the embankment work,going ahead!.When it's time,for the roof steelwork to be erected.Will you be using a contractor,to put it in place?.Or will you do it,yourselves,with a hired in crane?. Regards!. Anthony.

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  4. Where's the Childswickham car park please? Can't see anything obvious on Google Maps.

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  5. Childswickham car park should read Childswicham Road car park. Enter Childswickham Road from the B4632 Cheltenham Road, and it is just a few yards along on the right. Very clear on Google Earth.

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    1. Thanks, my misreading of the notice - as you say, it's very clear on Google Earth when you know where it is!!

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  6. Do you know any good B&B's as last year I got there at 6 PM after leaving Manchester but had to leave at 8PM to drive back home to Milton Keynes, so I was well tired by the time I got home!
    Regards
    Paul & Marion

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    1. Toddington Ted6 May 2017 at 08:45

      Loads of them advertise in the GWSR "Cornishman" quarterly magazine. Toddington Ted.

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  7. Anna Twinberrow-Carr5 May 2017 at 12:10

    What better than the adjacent Brook House B&B? They pay to advertise in The Cornishman. www.brookhousebandb.co.uk. brookhouse@googlemail.com 01386 852313
    Anna T-C

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  8. Paul Sucksmith there's a B & B right next to the station.

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  9. The profile of the embankment looks good but have we any idea how many cars can be parked in this area prior to opening next March as predicted visitor numbers will be significant .As asked earlier ,will coaches be able to drop visitors here and continue south one way to the Childswickham Road to park in the official Broadway Coach park ?

    The one benefit of this expensive exercise is that the width and depth of the Car park should be much improved to enhance the appeal of visiting the GWR and Broadway . Has local consent been agreed yet ? john M.

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    1. Toddington Ted6 May 2017 at 08:43

      In my opinion only, this will be the only problem with Broadway as a "starting location" for visiting the GWSR. There will never be enough parking spaces for the people who want to use it (in a way I guess that's a good thing as it will show how popular the GWSR is!) but I'm sure that the Board are examining all options. The commercial & trading organisations in Broadway seem to be very pro- Broadway extension and I'm sure that the movement of coaches and possibly an increased capacity in car parking may well be on the agenda. The Childswickham Rd car park is another option of course and I'll be trying that out when I visit Broadway for the open evening on 26 May. I can just about remember the Broadway Stn proposed car park land when it was allotments. Toddington Ted.

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  10. For those who are coming far afield, the car park in Childswickham Road is called Milestone Ground Car Park, run by the Wychavon Avon District Council. Post code WR12 7HB. The charges are normally £1-1 hour; £2-2 hours £3-3 hours Monday till Sunday until 6.00pm so free when we need it.

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  11. For those who are coming far afield to the open evening, the carpark in Childswickham Road is long stay called Milestone Ground carpark run by Wychavon District Council, postcode WR12 7HB. The charges are normally £1 per hour from 1 to 3 hours, then £4 there after, Monday till Sunday. The charges apply until 6.0pm so free when we need it.

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  12. Has the camera got stuck overlooking the station, same picture for over twenty four hours

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    1. There is a temporary problem with the camera and it will be functioning again as soon as our expert can fix it.

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  13. Thank you, really miss seeing the activity at Broadway. This outstanding project deserves an award.

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