This picture is courtesy of Creative Commons licensing This vintage image shows a steam train at Bassenthwaite Station in 1951. Then they managed a team of stonemasons, joiners and other passionate contractors to restore the old station building, build a new kitchen and toilet area, restore the platform and make the two signalman's cottages safe. They worked days, nights and weekends to hack back weeds and creepers, clear up rubble, and dig out earth to locate the old trackbed. Once the sales had been completed, Di and Simon - experts in construction health and safety - set about clearing the site themselves.
So we decided to create a place where everyone could live and breathe the history.' We both felt like we wanted to give something back to the community, too. I wanted something unique and special from it. 'I was at the stage where I wanted a bit more from life. 'So we didn't want it to become a place that no-one got to see anymore. 'We knew that the site had had a lot of attention over the years with people coming back to it with memories of when they travelled on the railway,' explained Di. This image shows Bassenthwaite Lake - a truly magnificent backdrop for a cup of tea and a slice of cake
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