19 Mar Industrial Archaeology at Blythburgh as we uncover the Station building
Current industrial archaeology being carried out on the site of Blythburgh Station. We have been carrying out some metal detecting. The bucket contains our finds. The...
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18 Mar Some Black and White Photos of our work in Halesworth
Some black and white views of the sites in Halesworth on which we have been working and may eventually work on. ...
18 Mar More track laid at Halesworth
We have laid another two panels of track in Halesworth. This involved digging out soil and gravel, rail bending and fixing the rails to sleepers....
26 Feb Our new Blythburgh Station sign
Three volunteers, Roger, Paul and Nigel with the new Blythburgh Station running in board (Station sign) created by Roger. It is in the same position...
21 Dec Blythburgh Shed (6)
Work has continued at Blythburgh Shed and is nearly complete. The shed is now a far cry from the dilapidated ruin of a year ago...
10 Nov The replica name and number plates for ‘Halesworth’ have arrived
We now have replica name and number plates for Southwold Railway Sharp, Stewart and Co. locomotive No.2 ‘ Halesworth’...
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (4)
Work continues. The fencing was completed and the shed floor, a Southwold Railway buffer stop was erected in the shed and the floor was levelled...
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (3)
Work continues. The siding was infilled with earth, two panels of track laid in and outside of the shed and crumbled brick was barrowed in from a 3 ton pile and laid in between the rails inside and outside of the shed. More repairs were carried out to the fabric of the shed, Danny completed the pointing of the brickwork upon which the shed sits and a gate was erected.
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (2)
Work continues and we have laid a siding next to the shed in exactly the same position as it was in the days of the...