Plans were revealed this week to restore the Old Station in Cirencester.
The building was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1841, when the Cirencester branch line to Kemble was built by the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway.
It was initially the terminus for the London to Bristol line before the Sapperton Tunnel was finished in 1845. We thought readers would enjoy these old photos.
The building, now Grade II listed, underwent a number of changes over the years with the original roof being removed in 1874.
Since the railway was closed in 1965, the building has fallen into a state of disrepair and the area around it has become a council car park.
At Cotswold District Council's cabinet meeting on Monday, funding for a feasibility study of the development of the Old Station and the Old Memorial Hospital cottages opposite was announced.
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The cabinet are set to decide the building's future in October, once the study has been carried out.
Click the gallery above to view more photos of the historic Old Station building.
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