Peter Broxholme is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £5,000 to help restore the last original railway building in the town of Bishop's Castle. The Weighbridge building which dates from 1865.
- Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
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The last original railway building on the site of the old Bishop's Castle Railway Station needs rescuing before it is lost forever. The objective of the project is to restore the 1865 building in sympathy with the original structure ensuring the building's future and enabling the heritage of the building to be understood by the wider public. Following restoration, it is proposed that the building could be used as an exhibition venue, a meeting room for small groups and as an interpretation space for understanding the role of the Bishop's Castle Railway in the development of the town.
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- 1 month ago
Peter Broxholme
1 month agoWith work on the walls complete the new roof is in the process of being built and as can be seen in the main photo, after 6 weeks of work, the builders have finished on time and all who have seen it have remarked on how good it looks. Many thanks to all those who have helped us to get this far. Our next stage is to raise the money for bespoke doors and windows to finish the outside.
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- 1 month ago
Peter Broxholme
1 month agoHere is our building after the walls have been rebuilt and repointed with the new roof yet to be built. After many years of dereliction the building is starting to come to life again.
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- 3 months ago
Peter Broxholme
3 months agoThe longitudinal supporting steels have now been craned into place and will be welded to the cross beams below, so the weighbridge plates can go back on very soon. We nearly have enough funds to start on the roof and the walls of the building, so we continue with our fund raising efforts.
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Anonymous
Sep 4, 2019
£100.00
Chris Leigh
Sep 2, 2019
Good to see an original building being restored.
£50.00
Anonymous
Aug 29, 2019
Keep up the good work, you never know we may get a railway back in bc then you will be back in business!
Anonymous
Aug 28, 2019
£10.00
Anonymous
Jun 10, 2019
I hope that you manage to do the restoration.
Anonymous
Jun 10, 2019
Happy to contribute, this weeks pension.
Susan Hilton
Jun 9, 2019
So interesting.Keep up the good work
£30.00
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About the fundraiser
Peter Broxholme
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
I have been a part of the Bishop's Castle Railway Society since about 1993 and have seen the weighbridge building slowly deteriorate for many years, so am really excited about the opportunity to save and restore the last remaining railway building in the town.