West moors station

[colin.divall]

It is indeed!

 

Colin

[Blandford1969]

It is indeed!

 

Colin

Thanks Colin, I normally see Peter at the Kidder Photo fair and have exchanged emails as well. The photo of the rear of the building came from him and he has been a mind of information on the station. Which is a reminder to send him the plan as done and rear of the box which has now been found so he can comment. 

 

Having now visited the site its amazing how small the crossing keepers cottage really is in reality. 

 

Next comes starting to progress onto buildings and hopefully baseboards. 

 

many thanks

 

Duncan

[Blandford1969]

I thought for those who do not know West Moors this view sums up what is so attractive about it, narrow, lots of colour with bits that can be done fairly easily. The boarded up PW hut with buildings behind and all so colourful just gives so much inspiration.

 

[Oldddudders]

You don't have to be an enthusiast of the Salisbury & Dorset Joint, nor Castleman's Corkscrew, to appreciate that view, Duncan. A steam loco doing the biz on a cool morning. Lovely.

[RailWest]

I thought for those who do not know West Moors this view sums up what is so attractive about it, narrow, lots of colour with bits that can be done fairly easily. The boarded up PW hut with buildings behind and all so colourful just gives so much inspiration.

 

76053 at West Moors Station in 1964..jpg

...and an excuse to model a nice big bracket signal with three dolls !  :-)

[Blandford1969]

A vist to West Moors last week turned out to be really useful. Apart from photographing the pub and some surrounding buildings there was a board with information on it. There was a shot of the rear of the signal box, which is very rare. (there was no copyright information on it and it appears to be a very old postcard. 

Does anyone know if there was a door to the locking room further along the wall which we cant see. 

 

[Blandford1969]

Would anyone be able to help to identify what this LSWR crane at West Moors is and point me in the direction of either a drawing or a kit of it? (Photo by Peter Russell) 

 

 

Thanks 

Duncan

[Blandford1969]

This may seem like a pointless post to some, but it is quite deliberate so if the Op reads at some point or someone else reads it they have information easily rather than having to spend years looking for photos and evidence. 

 

One of the challenges has been putting the architecture of the site together. 

 

Starting with with Crossing 19  -  easy you would think and then you start looking

 

The extension is a mix of Sussex garden bond at the bottom and on the higher part plain bond. The main part though was more of an issue. The images available were not distinct .

 

 Google maps though are wonderful visiting each surviving Castleman's corkscrew crossing cottages.  First was crossing cottage 15

Which pointed to Flemish, but more looking found crossing 8 at Brockenhurst.

 

 

After all that it helped to confirm the plinth brickwork which would have been 13” or a brick and English Bond which would have been common procedure at the time main part was Flemish bond. The main part of the structure was in Flemish bond.

 

The signal box was The Signal box was English cross bond and a drawing of the front and 2 sides has been begun. However the whole of the rear of the box is still elusive. 

 

The main building was Flemish on the front and sides, but appears to be more plain bond to the rear. The Wimborne end extension was rendered, the Brockenhurst end extension by contrast was plain bond. 

 

The weighbridge turns out to be the same as that at Verwood, which is helpful as there are at least clear views of Verwood's.

 

The footbridge though has proven to be a bit of an enigma. If you go back through the thread you will see a 3d printed model was made, based on an original drawing was was published in Modelling Railways Illustrated a long time ago. Through photographic evidence it turns out it was not built as per the drawings. Again a new drawing is in preparation with the amendments that were made to add cupboards under each of the stairways. What the one on the Up platform was used for is not yet known, but that on the Down platform turns out to be a medical store. That came out from looking through negatives and finding one by chance showing the cupboard which I will dig out and post.

 

Finally a friend is 3d printing the windows for the waiting shelter. He does not know it yet, but I will be seeing if he will do the other windows for the buildings.  

 

Its not quick, but it continues to be a fascinating project. 

[Blandford1969]

As work carries on with drawings the hunt for images continues. They also add to the social history of the station and hope they are of interest. 

 

31614 leaves West Moors in 1963 (I mislabelled it when it went on FB as 13) . An unusual view being from the dock. I love the kids on the footbridge and that TV has come to the Station Masters house. A rare view clearly showing the path to the footbridge and down platform round the side. 

 

Next just a view of the box from the roadside. Not that elusive view of the back, but none the less a great view taken in 1963 when the goods shed had seen better days with the door not properly hanging on its hinges any more (it was never mended) 

 

Best wishes

Duncan