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Major milestones in the project have been as follows:
*October 2012: The SVR launched a share issue to raise funds for various objectives, including developing the Bridgnorth Station site.
*March 2013: Following criticism of the initial plans, which were considered out of character with the existing station, the SVR(H) Board resolved on 19 March to establish a Conservation and Heritage Committee under the Chairmanship of David Postle.<ref>Announcement by Nick Ralls (General Manager), reported on [http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2422&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=615 SVR-OnLine forum]</ref>.
*September 2015: New plans and illustrations of the proposed development were put on public display in the booking office at Bridgnorth.
*January 2016: The planning application was submitted to Shropshire Council on 13 January.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2422&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=720 SVR Forum]</ref>
:The SVR launched a share issue seeking to raise up to £2.5m towards the project.
:Contractors arrived on site to begin work on the first phase, some preliminary work having already been carried out by SVR staff and volunteers.
*December 2016: Installation of all 63 piles completed.
Regular updates on this project including pictures of the work in progress can be found on the [http://www.svrlive.com/bridgnorth-development SVRLive Bridgnorth Development page].
==== Platform 1 ====
Platform The south end of platform 1 originally ended by the water tower, as can be seen in the picture by David Cooke below and in photographs 8 and 9 in the gallery of Sellick photographs. A 200 ft extension was added by SVR volunteers in 1981 using 30,000 bricks recovered from the ex-GWR goods shed at Cradley, coping stones from the former relief line platform at Acock’s Green, and fencing from Dunstall Park. At the same time contractors re-faced the original platform and raised the level at the south end<Ref Name = SVRNews60” />. There is a noticeable change in the appearance of the platform at the junction of the old and new platforms, which can be seen in this photograph.
In early 2016 volunteers completed a further extension of the platform, at the north end.<ref>[https://svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com/tag/platform-1-north-extension/ Bridgnorth Station 'platform 1 north extension'] Retrieved 14 February 2017</ref> This enabled 9-coach trains such as those with an additional observation saloon to be fully 'on platform'. The work also included replacing the adjacent 'barrow crossing'.<ref>SVR News 194</ref>
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Bridgnorth Station building includes a licensed public bar, The Railwayman’s Arms. This remained open when the station was closed by BR in September 1963 - the group of potential preservationists who visited Bridgnorth in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965 | July 1965]] were challenged by George Thorpe who ran it at the time.
The pub sign on the platform features paintings by John Austin of [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443 | Ivatt ‘Mickey Mouse’ 46443]] and [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor]].
In February 2017 it won the CAMRA Bridgnorth Pub Of The Year Award 2017.
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