LNWR wooden station buildings and goods sheds.

[Richard_A]

Can some one help me with a few questions please?

 

Firstly looking at the sectional wooden buildings, would the window sections be replicated on both the platform and road sides?

 

Would the goods sheds be built from locally won stone or be brick built?

 

I have a few books on the LNWR lines in South Wales but they are light on images of both sides of station buildings and the goods facilities.

 

My interest is in the Swansea area if this would help with any answers.

[steve fay]

The former LNWR goods shed at Abersychan and Talywain 

[Richard_A]

1 hour ago, steve fay said:

The former LNWR goods shed at Abersychan and Talywain 

Thank you, quite a substantial structure then, I should imagine that a town such as Gorseinon would warrant a similar structure. 

 

 

[Penlan]

If your looking for the wooden panels, then Peco now handle the ex 'Grand Junct' products
LNWR Grand Junction Station Building Components:
https://peco-uk.com/products/london-and-north-western-railway-grand-junction-station-building-components-4-window-panels
Most of the Stations on the CWL that had the wooden buildings were constructed using these standard modules.
 

[Penlan]

Not sure how big the Goods Shed at Gorseinon was, it seems to have avoided most/all photographers.
The ground plan - for 1909 - seems to show a series of sheds along side it.
Most photographs seem to include the massive amount of industry to the west of the station.
If there was a photograph taken from the footbridge of the signal box, then that might include part of the Goods shed, but I doubt it was as big as the one at Abersychan and Talywain.

[Richard_A]

On 15/02/2023 at 13:48, Penlan said:

If your looking for the wooden panels, then Peco now handle the ex 'Grand Junct' products
LNWR Grand Junction Station Building Components:
https://peco-uk.com/products/london-and-north-western-railway-grand-junction-station-building-components-4-window-panels
Most of the Stations on the CWL that had the wooden buildings were constructed using these standard modules.
 

I have found this modules and built this, I was aiming to build one like the Gorseinon Station ones but got some of the panels wrong! 

 

But as a first go at something like this I'm quite happy, I need to finish painting it but I think it's starting to look reasonably good. 

[Richard_A]

On 15/02/2023 at 15:34, Penlan said:

Not sure how big the Goods Shed at Gorseinon was, it seems to have avoided most/all photographers.
The ground plan - for 1909 - seems to show a series of sheds along side it.
Most photographs seem to include the massive amount of industry to the west of the station.
If there was a photograph taken from the footbridge of the signal box, then that might include part of the Goods shed, but I doubt it was as big as the one at Abersychan and Talywain.

Yes it is proving to be tricky finding anything about it, there is a good Facebook group which discusses the Gorseinon and groves end area and has lots of pictures but none of the station area. 

 

Even my missus who is an archaeologist and knows the area extremely well, cannot find anything. 

[Penlan]

When one thinks of the tremendous amount of industry there was around that area, it's surprising just how little pictorial evidence remains.
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Ok, I can't resist it...
"Even my missus who is an archaeologist and knows the area extremely well, cannot find anything". 
And I bet she's dug deep into this....
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I just have a small backscene area to give a nod to that industry, I have a few more trees in that area now, it's the start of the fiddle yard to the left.
Oh and the Horse's in the foreground?
Well there was a programme on BBC last year called 'City of Horses', which to me and my friends in the Swansea area where surpised to find it's Swansea.   

Further the main characters in the series are from the Penlan Estate.
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Edited February 18, 2023 by Penlan