Procurement of Pine Pews

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway – EAST Group

Procurement of Pine Pews

EAST Group has been offered a large number of good-quality pine pews at reasonable cost.

A small team of volunteers undertook recovery during the week commencing Monday 24th January. The acquired timber will as soon as possible be transported to the workshop for safe storage where it will be retained until needed for the construction of further railway carriages.

The photos below capture the removal of the pews from where they were originally fitted.

Update, 6th February 2022

The above photo shows almost 5 cubic metres of timber dismantled from the church in Ipswich last week. All the members of the EAST Group on-site worked very hard recovering the timber, and in some cases, four people were required to lift some large items.

There remains the job of removing all of it from the church, loading the lorry, and then unloading at Colchester! Hopefully this week sometime. If anyone would like to help with this heavy work, please contact David Ely.

Text & first 4 photos by David Gandell, update text & photo by Charles Summers.