Decay at Newtownbutler

[Patrick Davey]

I am very sad to see the continued decay at the former GNR station at Newtownbutler in Co. Fermanagh.  It must require a huge amount of money to restore and maintain buildings like this. Maybe sometime it will be adopted as a community project such a distinctive building.

I have a memory of visiting this building back in the early 1990s, when it was occupied, and speaking to the elderly owner, who was the daughter of the last stationmaster - she was understandably very cautious about letting my friend and I visit, then she rang me a few months later after speaking to somebody she knew who actually knew me!  She was very apologetic for not letting me in and invited me to call next time I was in the area, but unfortunately by the time I was able to do that, the house was derelict.  On the occasion of my first visit, it was immaculate, and beautifully cared for.

Edited June 20 by Patrick Davey

[jhb171achill]

Absolute shame. Hope somebody gives it the attention it deserves.