A Quiet Day

Saturday Dec 2nd

There were 12 volunteers on site today, some working indoors and others outdoors. It was a cloudy day and to start with dry but after lunch it was drizzly weather so wet weather clothing was required.
The hoped for connection to mains electricity was not done on Friday, as modifications were needed, but hopefully we will have power in two weeks' time.

Early Morning

In this photo the mess room is being 'got ready'; water in boiler for tea or coffee. Heater on to keep warm and everyone to sign on before working.

[Shut that door, you're letting all the heat out]. Ooops!!

Plasterers

The two lads covering the walls have now moved on to the ticket office and entrance hall. Tony, John C, Peter K and Keith S helped move the scaffolding and carried the plaster boards to where they were required.

The Gents, Disabled and Ladies toilets have been completed. Neal was working on the entrance door for the Gents so hopefully that will be in its rightful place on Wednesday.

Wooden Fence

Vic and Robin fitted the last of the rails to the bottom of the fence to complete the current build.
This was then coated with wood preservative by Steve and Robin, who fortunately finished the coating before the wet weather arrived.

Telephone Box

The next stage is to move the telephone box down the slope. A small wall will be built around the box and the fence can be continued to the station building.

Gardening

Vic resumed his gardening duties which had been rather neglected whilst busy elsewhere. First, all the lamp posts along the driveway were cleared of soil and weeds from around the bases. Next the flower bed under the Station Board at the drive entrance, then it was on to the garden at the Station frontage where cutting back was required.

When spring arrives bedding plants will once again give a display of bloom to greet our visitors.

Blast from the Past

In last Saturday's Post, I stated that 2007 was the start date for the Broadway Station rebuild, but photos 1 & 2 depict 2009 and photo 3 from 2010. So a few years have passed by.

With the ground area being cleared and the old foundations being uncovered, there was now a need for bricks. An appeal was put out for help, as Imperial Blue and Red bricks were required and, as I now show, was answered from many sources.

Bricks Part 1

I was advised by Steve B that a response came from a school in The Forest of Dean. Unfortunately no photos of this.

The above 2 photos are from 2011. The first picture, a load of bricks some of which are from Broadway Station, recovered during the clearance, also from Honeybourne where BR were modifying the station and Wisley a disused sewage works.

The year is now 2012 and bricks were flying in from all over: Taunton, Winchcombe and Ashchurch.

This photo shows some of the hard working brick cleaning team. It was a hammer and chisel job to remove the old cement and produce nice clean bricks for the brick layers who were building the walls, initially for Platform 1, followed by Platform 2.

Vic (the Garden Gnome)