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Dave

I have sent you a PM.

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Dave

Thank you for your response. 

I had thought of measuring the gap in the Benalder Street Bridge and the height of the bridge parapet to at least enable me to be able to calculate the length and height of the building from the photographs that I have but your measurement gives me something to start with. Did you photograph the CR stone engravings at each end of the front of the building and any close up shots of the stone mouldings around the Doors an Windows? Unfortunately the photographs that I have do not show the detail clearly enough to be accurately modelled.

I have recently joined the CRA and am considering purchasing the True Line CD's as there appears to be numerous relevant articles on buildings and structures appropriate for modelling projects. I believe that you have previously penned an article on Kelvinbank for the True Line Publication.

Trawest 

David

Having recently found your Blog on Kelvinbank and enjoyed the content and excellent model making and layout construction it got me doing a bit of research on the actual Partick Central (Kelvinhall) station. Whilst I believe the Benalder Street building was demolished sometime in 2007 the ability to personally record/measure the Booking office has now long gone. Any hope of constructing a model of the front of the building would be based on the few photographs that I have acquired, mostly  from the internet. Looking beyond the grubby exterior in latter years the building had a certain Caledonian Railway architectural charm about it even if it was a relatively plain but functional structure. 

I may have missed from your Blog on how the roadside station building was constructed by you but were you able to record/measure the building yourself when it still stood or are there architectural drawings that exit somewhere that you obtained or have you relied heavily on photographs to determine the measurements?

I look forward to your continual development of the layout and the modelling inspiration provided.

Trawest