Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - 'Scene Thru The Lens'
Boston Lodge Old Engine Shed (Part 2)
18th May 2008 to 1st May 2009
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18.05.08: Since my last visit three weeks ago, the rebuilding of the gable end stonework has taken a backward step. It had reached four courses in height, but has been taken down and started over again...
18.05.08: The front third of the Running Shed roof has now had the new rafters added...
18.05.08: The entrance to the Old Engine Shed is filled with rubble, when previously it had been clear...
18.05.08: Progress with the stone cladding of the new breeze block wall has progressed slowly, as priority has obviously been given to constructing the timberwork for the roof...
18.05.08: The cladding on the corner of the building has nearly reached its finished level...
18.05.08: The strong sunlight illuminates the inside face of the new breeze block wall...
18.05.08: The recess for the new doorway reveals that the stone cladding contains recycled material, including this stone sleeper block...
18.05.08: The replacement trusses and purlins for the rear section of the roof are now in place...
18.05.08: ...and rafters now extend the full length of the Running Shed
18.05.08: The new roof timbers seen from the opposite side of the building...
18.05.08: There are detail differences in their construction as compared to the original – the purlins, for example, are much shorter... being only one bay in length
18.05.08: Building construction through the ages...
18.05.08: This is an attempt to show the sloped section of flooring between the Running Shed (front) and Fitting Shop (rear). The four rows of bricks below the wooden peg form the ‘ramp’ – look at the shadows below the three nearest ladder rungs to see the difference in floor level...
18.05.08: The steps leading into/out of the rear of the left hand inspection pit...
18.05.08: Looking towards the front of the shed, the perspective effect of the orangey red brick walls emphasises the curvature of the track within the shed. The inspection pits are 38” deep from top to bottom of the brick side walls – and approx 22” wide...
18.05.08: At the middle of each inspection pit there is one of these unusually shaped drain covers. The fifty-pence piece is of more modern origin, to provide scale!
18.05.08: There are several levels of drainage incorporated into the side walls – one course from the bottom every eighth brick is omitted...
18.05.08: ...four courses from the bottom there are approx six of these larger voids spread out along the length of the pit. Unlike the other drainage holes, these only appear on the pit sidewall nearest to the running line...
18.05.08: Finally, there are floor level drainage holes beneath the timber baulks...
18.05.08: The end of the road – well, it was originally... Note the difference in rail section between the original engine shed rail and the later post-preservation addition. The timber baulks beneath the rails were tied together at this point with the steel rod, and the gap closed with a timber block. A small scotch block was originally clamped to the left-hand rail to prevent locomotives running off the end..!
18.05.08: One of the floor level drainage holes on the outside of the rails...
18.05.08: ...and one of those set into the floor between the two shed roads
18.05.08: A lengthening joint in the timber baulks – with butted sections to prevent overriding...
18.05.08: A closer look, at the sections of the original wall retained as pillars, reveals that these had their bases strengthened at some point by encasing them in concrete...
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