Period-feel heritage canopy restored at Frinton-on-Sea
IN A move to recapture the heritage feel of the period railway station at the Essex resort, Greater Anglian has recently restored the canopy in line with the original look and colour scheme from when the station was built in 1867. This work has included the installation of daggerboards along the canopy edge to the original design, replacement of downpipes and gutters to more traditional-looking versions, and a repaint of the cast iron support columns.
Frinton-on-Sea station, on the Walton-on-the-Naze branch from Colchester, was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway and until 2007 was just called Frinton. In partnership with the Frinton and Walton Heritage Trust, both Greater Anglia and the Railway Heritage Trust, which was set up in 1985 by BR to assist with the preservation and upkeep of listed building and structures, have made use of old photographs to recreate the look of the original station.
Trust executive director Tim Hedley-Jones said: “We are especially pleased with the reinstatement of daggerboards to the canopy at this historic Victorian station. This project demonstrated excellent co-operation.”Unti berio. Sed