Phase 4 – Booking Office Update October 2022

Phase 4 of our project, the construction of our new booking office has also continued at a reasonable pace with completion of the building exterior on the horizon.

As soon as the concrete floor slab had set, work commenced with the blockwork for the walls of the building and the steel support posts for the entrance canopies were installed. The steel support posts will have reclaimed original GWR brackets for a canopy installed on them upon completion of the buidling exterior.
Whilst this work was taking place the old booking office was recycled and moved to a new position where it will be repurposed as a storage buidling.

The brickwork that would form the outer wall of the booking office was designed to match the appearance of our workshop with period features incorporated, as the brickwork commenced, work turned to the roof of the building.
The roof has been formed from a timber framework truss allowing the roof over the customer-facing section to be open and airy with velux windows to allow more natural light into the space, and the roof section over the offices and counter will be fitted with a loft space for additional storage.

After completion of the framework the roof has been felted, batoned and is now being slated over.
Work has now commenced on the interior walls that will separate the offices, and the work has begun to prepare the office space in the rear of the building.