MORE than £150,000 has been set aside to repair the former railway station in Cirencester after a number of structural issues have been identified in the Grade II listed building. Cllr Lisa Spivey, CDC cabinet member for Communities and Public Safety, said: “This investment underscores our commitment to preserving the Old Station while we look at all options to protect these buildings for future generations and bring them back into use.
Inside, the west wall – which is adjacent to the old platform – has been identified as structurally unstable, due partially to extensive rot in structural timbers.
The necessary remedial work involves rebuilding the brick and timber wall, along with associated works to the parapet and guttering above it and the abutting walls. Structural scaffolding has recently been erected to support the wall ahead of the repair works.