Watch: Historic railway station restoration plans explained
The people of Oswestry have been learning about a £900,000 restoration of the town's historic railway station building.
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The Cambrian Railway building in Oswestry is currently clad in scaffolding as restoration work takes place to bring the Grade II listed property back to its heyday.
Wednesday saw a drop-in session at the building where people were able to find out about the plans for future of the site – and the work currently going on.
Those visiting included the daughter of a former owner, who ran a DIY store from the building until the early 1990s, and one man who lived in flats which used to be based on the first floor.
The Grade II-listed building, originally opened in 1866.
It is understood to have had multiple uses since it ceased operating as a railway station in 1966.
Following many years of neglect Shropshire Council took possession of the building in early 2023, after it had suffered storm damage the previous year.
The ground floor is currently let to Cambrian Heritage Railways, a local railway charity, which runs a railway out of the site, while the first floor is vacant and unlet.
January this year saw the council approve £270,000 towards its restoration – which makes a total of £900,000 when matched with money from the government.
