Immediate repairs

In November 2023, the council was awarded government funding of £720,000 to undertake immediate repairs to the Cambrian Station Building together with 27% match funding from the council’s Capital Programme, the scope includes:

Replacing asbestos tiles on the roof with Welsh slate
Structural repairs to the roof frame and chimneys
Making safe the ornamental corbels and stringer course
Repainting the external doors and windows
Repairing weathered brick and stone-work

Work was tendered and local builders Phillips and Curry Ltd appointed.

Chimney surveys and repairs (Complete)

Flaunching has lifted and separated from supporting brickwork leaving gaps in places
Top course of brickwork has lifted and separated from course below, with some corner bricks loose
All six chimney stacks have been repaired

Corbel Repair

Approach

Combining the findings from the corbel tests has culminated in a test repair using the Jesmonite tests mouldings
The Corbels will be fitted with two stainless steel pins, attached to the brickwork to a depth of 125 mm
They will be backfilled with cement – and the sofit replaced with marine ply
The stringer course will similarly be attached with 125 mm pins and the frieze repaired

Stringer Replacement

A replacement stinger course mould and samples were created in Jesmonite using technical drawing from Insall Architects – based on field measurements of the original stinger course.