tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post7080386941486689004..comments2023-09-25T11:40:37.840+01:00Comments on Steaming to Broadway!: Broadway Station - the VisionBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-74661023583624884002013-03-01T21:03:24.684+00:002013-03-01T21:03:24.684+00:00Would the last anonymous contributor make themselv...Would the last anonymous contributor make themselves known to me as I would like to know who is speaking on my behalf!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-635166773118614172013-03-01T06:40:07.284+00:002013-03-01T06:40:07.284+00:00Thanks for tip off. Looking on wwnx.com, it says:
...Thanks for tip off. Looking on wwnx.com, it says:<br /><br />"A PLANNING application has been submitted for permission to pull <br />down the roof at Manchester's derelict Mayfield railway station.<br /><br />A planning application states: "The existing structure is in a <br />dangerous condition and hazardous to both authorised persons who <br />are on site, and trespassers entering the site illegally." <br /><br />The work will involve the removal of an asbestos roof covering <br />and broken wired glazed roof lights, and the supporting <br />structure, "all of which are in a dangerous condition".<br /><br />So at the moment, the bits we would be interested in are not affected, but its worth keeping an eye on the project in the future. However, its a long way away, so transport costs would probably make it prohibitiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-40621369298905755522013-03-01T01:09:51.189+00:002013-03-01T01:09:51.189+00:00Hi Bill and the Broadway Team. Quite probably a lo...Hi Bill and the Broadway Team. Quite probably a longshot here, but how friendly can the BRB (Residuary) Ltd be when it comes to preservation and brickwork? As this week has seen the start of the demolition of the former Manchester Mayfield Station - There may be a few blues and plenty of reds in there, as well as plenty of Platform Edge Slabs? <br />http://twitpic.com/c7bw66 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-31898482089229862042013-02-26T18:11:24.442+00:002013-02-26T18:11:24.442+00:00John,
I will be surprised if we do not get some ob...John,<br />I will be surprised if we do not get some objections, but we work very hard to keep the local community on side.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-11011410210533331392013-02-26T13:19:11.087+00:002013-02-26T13:19:11.087+00:00Bill,
Thanks for the update and am glad your are ...Bill,<br /><br />Thanks for the update and am glad your are planning to use your own resources. Hopefully the company will realise what a valuable contribution you can continue to make towards the rebirth of Broadway Station. I have noted that other preserved railways who have embarked on an expansion programme find that once the project has been completed the willing volunteers start to drift off to other thinks as their project comes to fruition. Hopefully that won't occur at Broadway and you can all continue onto the station rebuild project.<br />With regard to the planning application do you think that you may get objections to the proposed building or due you feel that you have done a good enough PR job in keeping the residents of Broadway sufficiently informed.John of Nuneatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-61609397790048784232013-02-25T14:53:44.244+00:002013-02-25T14:53:44.244+00:00The Application will go in as soon as we are confi...The Application will go in as soon as we are confident that all paperwork is complete.<br />We will use internal resources when we can, but use contract bricklayers when necessary.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-12419869918492224992013-02-25T14:43:26.804+00:002013-02-25T14:43:26.804+00:00Bill,
Excellent drawings for the future station b...Bill,<br /><br />Excellent drawings for the future station building. How far are you away from submitting the application for planning consent. Are you planning to build the structure using your merry band or will the GWSR be using outside contractors?<br /><br />John of Nuneatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-68091013585189797132013-02-25T09:54:00.030+00:002013-02-25T09:54:00.030+00:00I am a GWSR member and check this blog almost dail...I am a GWSR member and check this blog almost daily for updates. I think it is absolutely brilliant how you keep us updated with progress on the station rebuild. It is also a constant source of amazement to me how much has been done for how little outlay thanks to your success in locating materials that can be reused. I'm too far away to get to the railway but I can honestly say if there was one volunteering group I would like to join at the GWSR it would be yours. No need for me to say "keep up the good work" because I'm sure you will anyway!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Nigel<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-3598327122799151422013-02-24T22:54:18.902+00:002013-02-24T22:54:18.902+00:00Very nice!Very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-39726093176761352532013-02-23T11:16:04.735+00:002013-02-23T11:16:04.735+00:00It looks great!It looks great!Mel Waldronhttp://www.broadway-cotswolds.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-57632870914941917992013-02-23T08:25:42.282+00:002013-02-23T08:25:42.282+00:00Looking good.
Can I ask how much luck you are hav...Looking good. <br />Can I ask how much luck you are having getting the rarer pieces of brickwork likke the corners or lintels?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-87311213632464314032013-02-23T05:29:17.201+00:002013-02-23T05:29:17.201+00:00For those that don't know, to get an enlarged ...For those that don't know, to get an enlarged view of the pictures, you can click on them with your mouse and you will then be able to see the pictures in much more detail.<br /><br />TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-86543347398236343392013-02-22T20:03:16.299+00:002013-02-22T20:03:16.299+00:00A wonderful picture and a very good advert for the...A wonderful picture and a very good advert for the GWSR's future plans! One weakness of the original station design (like the one at Toddington) is that entrance to the station facilities is/was via the platform, resulting in queues of people on the platform waiting to buy tickets. This revised design for the 21st Century shows an entrance through the station building (just like the situation at the (Monmouth) Winchcombe station) thereby avoiding queues on the platform (well at least for tickets - hopefully there will be queues waiting to get on the trains!Toddington Tednoreply@blogger.com