Project Phase 3 – Multi Function Display Space – July 22

Phase 3 of our Wales to the World project has begun. It is the overhaul of the former standard gauge engine shed to turn it into a display space suitable for the display of engines from our collection.
After emptying the building and removing the track, the interior was sandblasted to clean it and remove the years of dirt and soot from the walls and metalwork. The steelwork was then painted to protect it from the elements.
Both gable ends have had the brickwork removed to assess the condition of the steelwork after around 90 years of exposure to the coastal elements. In addition to the gable ends four bays of bricks have been removed for further works.
The top of the ridge has been removed ready for glass windows to be installed, restoring them to their original purpose allowing natural light into the building.
The windows in the walls have all been removed ready for new ones to be installed. Once all the windows have been installed the building will once again be water tight.