wrote on 9 March 2011
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12:04 pm
Hi Chris, thank you for the Clayton Tunnel Cottage dvd, which I enjoyed. Another obscure place (although a lot smaller) is the loft above Bexhill West station. (I know you do a video of the branch line - I'm not in the market for a copy just at present but maybe in future). Anyway, years ago now (late 1970's) when the old station was in use for painting theatrical scenery, I was able to have a look in the loft. It is just as impressive and well built as the rest of the station, including a very substantial catwalk across to the clock tower. Best of all, beside the clock mechanism, there are a load of signatures of all the railway staff who got sent up there to wind the clock. Just thought I would let you know about it as it seemed to be very much your sort of thing! The station building is empty at present, waiting for a new tenant. By the way, there are some good photos of the Bexhill West line on the JJ Smith section of the photographic archive on the Bluebell Railway Museum website.