Brunel's Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads Station
Brunel's Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads Station
Our urbanism, engineering and conservation teams have been advising Network Rail on the future of the Grade I listed Bristol Temple Meads station for nearly a decade.
In 2021, we looked at the Passenger Shed of the Old Station, designed by Brunel in 1841 as the original terminus of the Great Western Railway. It remains exceptionally well preserved as the oldest wide-span trainshed in the world.
Our conservation and engineering teams worked together to research and understand Brunel’s unusual and experimental timber roof structure, working with WSP and Donald Insall Associates.
The analysis of its historical context and the explanation of the structural principles of Brunel’s ambitious design are helping Network Rail to plan repair and maintenance works that will provide the building with a new lease of life.
Client: Network Rail