A PEDIMENT from Wigton’s original railway station has returned to the town.
Richard Wilson, who discovered the gable, shared: “Over the past year or so myself and my dad discovered the remains of a summer house in the grounds of Netherhall estate in Maryport which was built from some of the stone from the original Wigton station.
“Upon dismantling the original building, Humphrey Senhouse – a shareholder in the Maryport & Carlisle Railway Company – acquired some of the stone from the station and used it to assemble a summer house in the gardens of his landed estate. He took four columns and capitals, much of the dressed plinths and stonework as well as two of the four pediments.
“My Dad and I discovered one pediment virtually intact after seemingly having fallen from the summer house roof. With permission from Senhouse’s heir (the current owner of Netherhall) and assistance from the estate caretaker, we set about building a frame around the precious stone for transportation back to Wigton.
“We got it lifted by crane and transported last April but have only recently got it inscribed. The pediment is a scrolled style with foliage topped by a Fleur-de-lis.
The pediment is now on public display on West Avenue.
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