We FOUND The ORIGINAL Railway Station Plans

[@cenyaeichengreen2173]

Those plans would be beautiful framed and hung in your home when it’s finished.

[@ManWhoLovesTheMary]

I first watched the 2 hour special of all you accomplished from 2024. And couldn't help but click on this recommendation. The dreaded KZbin algorithm is...dreaded in its dysfunction, but it gets it right sometimes. And I am enthralled by how you're bringing this charming place back to its original charm and character. Look forward to seeing the 2025 progress.

[@synicyst9925]

The curlicues on the plans would have been wrought iron, which was very popular at that time.

[@johnkelly6942]

As a former architect who got out of college in 1981, it was about that time that AUTOCAD was starting. I worked for a large, 125 person A/E firm in Dallas, TX and we only had one (1) CAD station. All drawings done before that time were done by hand.

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Amazing, a lost skill

[@johnkelly6942]

@ 40 years later, it’s hard to believe that I went to work and drew 8-10 hours a day, day after day after day. Now it’s just a few clicks and you’re done.

[@Beruthiel45]

That's grand that you have the original plans now. So beautiful. 👍😊

[@tomcross9077]

That original canopy design really enhances the buildings structure and details!

[@christopherforster6555]

Thank you for showing me your lovely station you are doing a great job.

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Thank you very much!

[@kay_c1773]

Oh wow these old plans are just amazing!! So many historic architectural details have been lost from Victorian buildings around Britain like your old station, I’m really excited to see how you try to reinstate these features. I can’t wait to see what you do next!!

[@rodsmith3911]

Great to see the model built from the original plans. Gives an idea of the scale of the building and something to aim for!

[@slyfox7429]

Model train enthusiasts love original anything.

[@Miss_Toots]

Julian does amazing work

[@lioninwinter9316]

Fun to see the drawings and your enthusiasm. Gil is doing one of my favorite chores. So satisfying!

[@theoldstationrenovation]

He loves it

[@andrewpowellnz]

Keep working. one small step at a time.

[@pennyneal2456]

Great to have the original plans. Beautiful building too.

[@richdiddens4059]

One thing I noticed on the plans: If you need to replace any of the wooden beams with new ones they need to be quarter sawn. The end grain shown on the plans indicate that. Quarter sawn is stronger and more stable, less likely to warp or twist.

[@romad275]

Now you need to split, stack, and dry the logs from the fallen trees so you'll have it for the fire places. When we had our house on 10 acres (4 hectares), we were able to dry the split logs from trees (oak & olive) we had removed for two years before burning it in our wood stove. When we sold the place, there was wood that had dried for 4 years. I removed my comment on the scroll work as I saw it had already been covered.

[@gridlock67]

This is fantastic. well done and I look forward to seeing your renovation.

[@dianneford6893]

Great find with the plans, looks like you will have plenty of firewood for those five fireplaces.

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Loads 😁

[@frednerks1379]

Looks like the large Gents toilets in the north east corner room got added later. The 1901 plan shows this a Parcel Room. The patronage of the Station with passengers rather than freight must have been more substantial in later years to warrant the cost.

[@SittingPrettyCoventry]

What a fantastic informative find!

[@ALAN-ux1xu]

A Pullman carriage would make a nice centrepiece on the old track bed!❤

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Yes it would

[@slyfox7429]

Or even an old need of repair caboose! I mean you'll need another project when the station is done, Eh?

[@barbaramccarroll9540]

How exciting, thank you for sharing it with us.

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Thanks for watching!

[@olgringo-421]

On Julians mock up, I believe that the long front canopy was most likely that length in order to accomodate the loading and unloading of passangers from carriages and taxis, protecting them from the rain and snow.

[@slyfox7429]

You are correct. Back in Train era, the trains needed to be loaded and unloaded quickly as the train would be enroute to another station. The canopy and deck was a waiting area for passengers coming and going.

[@olgringo-421]

@@slyfox7429 -- I was referring to the canopy over the station's FRONT entry - not the platform.

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Laura, what you should have said, is, ' you have acquired '😃plans of the old station, this is really great newx and I do hope you frame these plans, have a great 2025, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

[@ukman9797]

Very interesting to see the plans, and something for you to refer back too.

[@lyndseybeaumont7301]

Well done Julian, those plans will be such a help in the restoration work. I know it’s winter, and the leaves are gone from the trees, but the bridge garden looks like it’s been well and truly cleared out. When you think what it was like at the beginning. It looks twice the size. You must have lost one or two trees since arriving? It looks beautiful though and I’m sure you will have lots of plans for it xxx

[@tracybush8115]

Fantastic update, thank you.

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Our pleasure!

[@harrisonandrew]

Very exciting indeed - a game changer in fact.

[@timjames7869]

Bodes well for the future. So exciting!

[@JR-el7et]

Those chainsaws perform like the blades could do with a sharpen 👍

[@geoffcurrie5508]

I bet the chain sawing started out as real fun, but from this film it now looks incredibly hard work!

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Awesome news !! Happy Dance time !!

[@Goldenoldie49]

Tell Gil to be careful with that chainsaw, he’s not using the proper PPE, and we don’t want any injuries.

[@lemonladyYT]

Fabulous news about the plans. Please reinstate the original canopy, the deeper one you have now really does look odd coming so low. Gil, i know im a broken record but please...chainsaw trousers, work boots, ear defenders, sharpen your chain and take a safety course! We never think it'll happen to us...until it does: whiplash branches, clothing and flesh shredded, hearing loss. 🫂

[@glendabrekke5475]

I would copy and frame that for the inside of your station

[@michalaugustin8122]

Thats amazing you were able to find the plans...but also, did you consider lifting the roof a bit so you can have full windows visible on ground floor? :) i alrrady said it in previous video comments but that would be really amazing,

[@theoldstationrenovation]

The central room will have the full height windows visible, the side rooms won’t the smaller windows will be on the upstairs

[@yorkie75]

Is the wrought iron lamp to the right of the entrance original to the building? If so, that is probably the same as (or very similar to) the ironwork on the canopy supports

[@theoldstationrenovation]

Yes it’s original but a different design from the one on the plans, I did think it may have been the lamp design. There were two lamps originally at the front, we are not sure about the back

[@jerrylittle7797]

I'm curious if the scroll work seen in other videos (Brickwork Resto Pt 2 @11 : 45) is the same or similar to the scrolls seen on the plans at 9:07. Could they have been repurposed for other use?

[@theoldstationrenovation]

They are different, there are some original lamps on the building that have a slightly different design

[@jeanmullins3284]

Awesome!!!❤❤❤

[@johnnieangel99]

I do hope you can get those plans enlarged and put under glass

[@bryanirwin5473]

Looks like you'll get a fair bit of firewood out of those downed trees.

[@chanwittwer4925]

To tell you the truth, I think the station looks better with the long canopy than the shorter one😊 It's really interesting having a look back in time isn't it?❤😊

[@numazuchi]

Awesome. But did all the rooms reach up to the roof or was there an attic? If so, how was it accessed?

[@theoldstationrenovation]

All reached to the top of the brickwork, about 380 cm high, there was storage space above that in the loft, must have been a hatch somewhere as there were no stairs

[@1966jcar]

double door 8 foot 6 inch

[@theoldstationrenovation]

😁

[@ericfg806]

According to William Hanson it is "lavatory", not "toilet".

[@lesliesChannel-hu8gr]

Yay!!!😁

[@sephanisbetartist5213]

fum video!

[@richardphelan8414]

Looking forward to 2025 and working on the station