It involved repairing and retiling or re-slating the roofs, replacing roof glazing, repairing walls and stonework and installing new lighting. Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive led the project, which also included the Railway Heritage Trust, European Regional Development Fund, train operator Scotrail, Historic Scotland and Inverclyde District Council. In 19, a jointly funded project restored the original station to a high standard.
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Gallery: original drawings for the new station at Wemyss Bay, from the Network Rail archive Historic restoration It said in its 1993 to 1994 annual report: “Its efficiency as an interchange for passengers between trains and Clyde coast steams is more than matched by the charm and elegance of the architecture, which combines a clock tower and buildings, half-timbered and harled with sandstone plinths and dressings, a glazed concourse around the semi-circular ticket office, long curving glazed canopies along the platforms and a glazed roofed ramp down to the pier …” The Railway Heritage Trust, funded by Network Rail, describes Wemyss Bay station as “one of Scotland’s, indeed Britain’s, finest stations,” and “a showpiece of railway operations of the day”. Miller is perhaps best known for his work on Scotland’s railways, commercial buildings in Glasgow and the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The Caledonian Railway, an intercity Scottish railway company, rebuilt the original 1865 station in 1903 to a design by prolific architect James Miller and engineer Donald Mathieson, according to the Railway Heritage Trust. Wemyss Bay station is a category A listed building, meaning it’s of national or international historical or architectural importance. Gallery: Wemyss Bay station a plaque is unveiled to mark the station’s win at the 2017 National Railway Heritage Awards From there, down the ferry, up to the quayside and onto the trains, with no problem whatsoever.” All the iron work is curved, too, and there are no corners in this building, really and that’s because this building was designed to allow people to go through it quickly and smoothly with no friction. But what is so striking about the space is the shape, it’s the curves. Tim says in the episode: “That light, it pulls you right up. Watch this video for a preview of episode one:
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