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Norman Pearce Collection from the early 1960s[edit]
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View from The Cob. The stone wall and gates have now gone. Note the chimney stack to the Electrical Workshop (as now called - former Den) and tall chimney to Machine Shop No 1 (current offices)
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Looking towards Old Erecting Shop and No 1 Machine Shop 1961. New tanks for
Merddin Emrys L.
Moelwyn with slate-wagon front end centre.
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Top Yard, S&T Stores 1962
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Top Yard, Old Blacksmith's Shop on the left with Brass Shop on the right. 1962.
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Top Yard, North gable of Old Blacksmith's Shop 1962 showing site of Smithy Extension
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Old Blacksmith's Shop rear 1963
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Old Blacksmith's Shop rear 1963. Site of Carpenter's Shop straight ahead.
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Steps to Pattern Shop (now offices) 1962
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Remains of Saw Mill (No 1 and 2 Boston Lodge on the left hand side) 1962
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Old Carriage Shed, Glan-y-Mor Yard 1962
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Old Carriage Shed, Glan-y-Mor Yard 1964
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Demolition of old Oil Store for new extension to Old Carriage Shed, eventually to be new Loco Shed.
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Steel frame for extension to Old Carriage Shed, eventually to be new Loco Shed 1964
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Gunpowder Sheds, Glan-y-Mor Yard 1964, Welshpool Van in distance.
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Old Engine Shed (then used as carriage shed) roof repairs 1964
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Old Engine Shed and extension - note historical use of galvanised corrugated iron sheet cladding.
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Old Engine Shed centre, Plas Smart on the right hand side - note rendered chimney stack reinstated in recent works (2014) and stone wall now gone. Welshpool Cattle Van (to be
Van 59) outside.
see also[edit]