On Thursday 17th April Darren of STG installed two new sash windows at Glossop station. One faces Howard Street externally and the other, externally is behind the buffer stop. Both internally are in the storeroom. The project has been under negotiation for two years and it was a delight to see them finally in place yesterday afternoon! For the first time in over 60 years the station now has external windows which are all historically correct. These two windows had been boarded up since the early sixties!
The project has been funded with a significant grant from The Railway Heritage Trust with additional funding from Northern. FOGS would like to say a big thank you to Andy Savage and Malcolm Wood of the Trust for their support of this work. Neil would also like to thank them for their patience in recent weeks during the strains and stresses of Northern's Franchise extension bid. Theo's perseverance, during this period, with the window project was very much appreciated as was Peter Reid's professional advice at Northern! FOGS also benefited from the interest and support of Joanne, High Peak Borough Council's Conservation Officer, who toured the sites last summer with Neil. Our thanks!
Inside the storeroom the light levels are significantly improved which will be a real bonus as the room will be used by FOGS even more once the work to convert the old booking office into a cafe gets underway. Go and have a look, if you can, at these new windows and share our pride in them!!
The project has been funded with a significant grant from The Railway Heritage Trust with additional funding from Northern. FOGS would like to say a big thank you to Andy Savage and Malcolm Wood of the Trust for their support of this work. Neil would also like to thank them for their patience in recent weeks during the strains and stresses of Northern's Franchise extension bid. Theo's perseverance, during this period, with the window project was very much appreciated as was Peter Reid's professional advice at Northern! FOGS also benefited from the interest and support of Joanne, High Peak Borough Council's Conservation Officer, who toured the sites last summer with Neil. Our thanks!
Inside the storeroom the light levels are significantly improved which will be a real bonus as the room will be used by FOGS even more once the work to convert the old booking office into a cafe gets underway. Go and have a look, if you can, at these new windows and share our pride in them!!
RSS Feed