A Triumph of Restoration

About this book

At Oxford the line from Cambridge, Bedford and Bletchley was diverted into the Great Western Railway station. This left the original terminus building defunct of purpose, but as the building was represents an important development in engineering architecure it could not simply be demolished. It lingered in semi-dereliction for many years until the late 1990s when it was required that solutions be found for road congestion and building development in the area. This book is intended to show the process whereby the entire building was moved to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton and the interesting discoveries that transpired from its disassembly at Oxford. The excellent conclusion is that a reviled miserable edifice at Oxford has now become an impressive and attractive feature of the Heritage site. It is now possible to enter and experience the building at its best once more, with comfortable modern facilities.