Urgent repairs needed to city railway station pub

"Urgent repairs" were needed to ensure the future of a city railway station's pub, a train operator said.

Greater Anglia has applied for permission to Greater Cambridge Shared Planning to make changes to the roof of the former ticket office, which is now a pub at the Cambridge station.

It said work would include replacing flashing, slates and improving drainage.

The work was necessary, it said, because of widespread defects in the roof and water damage affecting the toilets and other internal areas of the building.

The Old Ticket Office is part of the original 1845 Cambridge railway complex and was converted into a pub in 2018.

In its application to the partnership between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, Greater Anglia said: "As a matter of urgency, Greater Anglia are looking to address any progressive damage such as timber decay and mould to the existing structure."

It stressed the importance of the structure, saying: "Cambridge Station is a prominent building with extensive sightlines from the Station Square and beyond.

"Failure of the roof materials is resulting in water ingress that is impacting on the existing building structure and operation of the Old Ticket Office public house."

The application stated that the scheme "is to refurbish a section of station roof located to the north of the main station building, over the public house".

It added: "The pub is in daily use by the tenant, and they will continue to require access during the duration of the works."

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