Railway Office Buildings

tadema

I was asked by the local History Group to model this building. Only one photograph available. It's fantastic to get back to modeling old buildings again.
Chimney's are slightly wide I know

John

Railway Offices Middleton 1.jpg

Railway Offices Middleton.jpg

hvanessen

Beautifull as always

pbacot

That is just beautiful! I suppose it is gone now? Otherwise, fix it up like that and put a pub in there!

Why do you think the brick in the end gable looks different than the rest? (You showed that nicely).

tadema

Thank you hvanessen.
Thanks Peter, yes all gone along with the shipbuilding, mines and factories. The brickwork was typical of a lot of buildings and boiled down to cost, expensive materials on the facade and cheaper bricks to the "rear". TIG once pointed out the material difference on the roofs of buildings in an old render of mine (Durham), bottom three course of stone and clay tiles above.

John

Daniel

Very nicely done, John.

pbacot

@tadema said:

Thank you hvanessen.
Thanks Peter, yes all gone along with the shipbuilding, mines and factories. The brickwork was typical of a lot of buildings and boiled down to cost, expensive materials on the facade and cheaper bricks to the "rear". TIG once pointed out the material difference on the roofs of buildings in an old render of mine (Durham), bottom three course of stone and clay tiles above.

John

I see. Yes, that is common. Very obvious in downtown blocks, of course.

tadema

Thanks Daniel

Hello Peter, I'm not sure about "downtown", here it seems to me that almost every building except Churches and new builds (modern residential and commercial) are constructed this way, others more knowledgeable may know otherwise. Fur coat and no knickers! maybe.

John

Mike Amos

Brilliant as ever John, have a great week mate.

Richard

Seriously you have mastered these renditions of historic setting mate! Well actually years ago you achieved that! BIG FAN!

chedda

Yes another winner John.

marked001

I was going to say.. those chimneys are just all wrong wrong wrong. haha.. come on.

I think I might say this every time, but this one is my favorite yet. great job.

Bryan K

Is it just me or are you... getting better?

(...and you were pretty damn good to begin with!)

db11

Like pretty much everyone else here, I am a big fan of your work. Nothing but the highest quality and most faithful renditions of historical structures. Fantastic!

pbacot

This is one for the galleria!

pmolson

Your work amazes me every time. So freaking good!