Wednesday the 28th Feb 2024 a cool dry start so fine for outside work but rain came over late morning.

Walking in past the museum coach and Greg has started on the black roof paint which is gloss black mixed with some matt lacquer so it does not shine in the sun.

Then on past platform 1 building we were working on last week this is now completed and a long crack in the down pipe repaired.

The 3rd of March is the 2024 season start day so time to prepare for visitors.

The 1874 wages office has been repainted during the closed season with just the window frames left to do, so out with scraper, sander and paint.

number 2 on the South end has the original small opening wages window but is also an opening sash window.

The North end is a simple sash window

Whilst at the old Beckford Station Yard looking at the shed Greg went on a search for hidden treasures in the way of Midland Railway artefacts but found a tin of white primer paint buried up to lid level in the soil  which was dug up and brought back.

Today was opening time

The lid was rotten in the groove but came off

Revealing a separated paint with ingress of water but after the top brown goo was taken off and water poured out the white base paint will be mixed with some white spirit or alike to see what happens it may be ok being oil based.

Then time for a general clear up