The Maidenhead Canopy

Canopy Revived

It was some years later that the Canopy was finally taken down, but it was taken down in a hurry and several of the ornate cast iron components were damaged.

Assessment by The Morton Partnership, funded by the Railway Heritage Trust, suggested several options for restoration, including reducing the overall length. Fortunately modifications at neighbouring Burnham Station released two further, albeit larger, columns. These are now positioned at each end, the middle three columns being originals. This has allowed the full length of the Canopy to be restored as you see it today.

The original broad gauge width of the Canopy has allowed us to build the Canopy to overarch two tracks with the columns at the rear of our platform. The horizontal extension of the Canopy then protects our Cambrian museum coach positioned alongside the rear of this platform as if waiting in the station.

All of the work has been financed by grants from the Railway Heritage Trust for which we are extremely grateful. With the line closed due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, the Canopy was reconstructed at Wallingford and other works were undertaken to extend the platform and restore many platform artefacts. The work was supported by many local businesses such as Grundon, Oxford Construction and Blanchford Building Supplies, as well as donations from many members and others. We are grateful for all this support.