A Pictorial History of the construction of the Broadway Station Building 2016

And so to 2016

January 2016

More block work and the start of sewage and drainage pipes installation.

February 2016

Infilling with compacted  type 1 ballast , covered then with a membrane which was then covered with sand.

Sewage and drainage pipes completed from inside to outside.

March 2016

Floor Installation added , then concrete laid on top

Outside drainage and man holes completed on car park side.

Brick work up to Plinth headers , then the door frames and  over the coming months as the brick work grows in height , eventually window sills and window frames.

Internal walls constructed fitted with insulation  in between it and the external walls.

August  to November 2016

Station brick work at a height that now required scaffolding to continue bricklaying.

Internally a real and a false chimney are being built.

A number of windows are finished showing off the arches.

Arch over the entrance to the toilet is completed, the positioning of the commemorative stone block is finalized and cemented in place.

The start of the fitting of the Joists .

A Pictorial History of the construction of the Broadway Station Building 2015

Whilst I was looking through the old blogs I thought there must have been enough photos taken to show a pictorial time line of the building of the station.

I have concentrated on just the building , there was lots happening around the site before the start of construction , Signal box build , Platform 2 and The foot bridge erection etc.

Pictures were taken from the various blogs supplied by various volunteers.

And so back to April 2015





A general clearing of area of old bricks and miscellaneous debris.

Fenced off and ready to go.

July and August


After meetings the start of the  marking out of the foundations.


Early August trenches for the footings begin.

Mid August and the cement mixers arrive, to complete filling in the footings.

Footings all done, drying out.

Late August September.

Start of the internal block laying up to damp course height.

September Arrival of Steel uprights Further deliveries of door frames and some of the window frames.

November the start of the erection of the upright steels.




Platform side first then the car park side.

A few weeks later with the aid of a crane the ring steels a temporary ties were fitted.



December saw the start of laying the blocks up to damp course level.

A Change in the Air !

Wednesday 18th March 2020

There was talk among  the Volunteers that attended on Monday what might happen on the the railway in the coming weeks , by Tuesday we learnt that it was suspended until further notice .

Those that attended on Wednesday were in a slightly somber mood and were told that Monday as a volunteering day had cancelled , and Wednesday was still available if more than 2 volunteers were available.

Monday saw 6 attendees on a good day weather wise.

Chris and Dave were carrying on with the insulation of the sales hut, the ceiling finished , Chris then turned his attention to the side walls .

Over in and outside of container 3 , Peter K and Brian were working on the spear fencing construction.

Peter welds them up , Brian wire brushes off the rust spots and the applies the red primer.

Ian was elsewhere applying a preservative to the underneath to one of the benches.

Whilst Dave in the  workshop was giving his bespoke small table menu holders a coat of chocolate brown paint.

Pat elsewhere was mowing the grass , no photo available.

Wednesday,  rain was threatening to add to gloomy mood.

Ian flipped over the bench to treat the top.

Peter K turned out another Spear fence panel , to which was given to Brian.

This scenario could go for months ! Same pictures could apply ! just the mode of dress depending on the weather  !

Mike was attempting to the white edging on platform 2 before the rain set in , which it duly did just after lunch.

Pat was still cutting Grass somewhere in the distance , whilst Dave out of the rain, had started the re construction of an additional pamphlet holder for the Booking hall.

Next week was discussed , there are a few jobs that volunteers would like to finish, and a few who would prefer to be in the fresh air than stuck indoors ( or with her indoors ).

So we will see !