Current Issue
Featured Associations
Listed Properties Owners Club (LPOC)Lead Contractors Association (LCA Members)
Guild of Master Craftsmen Members
Institute of Carpenters
Stone Federation
Brick Development Association (BDA)
National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM)
Incorporated Society of Organ Builders (ISOB)
Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
British Society of Master Glass Painters (BSMGP)
Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS)
Featured Events
Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE)Popular Tags
fra angelico to leonardo:italian renaissance drawings
historic york catholic church becomes first uk user of new dru kamara heaters
kingdom of ife:sculptures from west africa
preserving history:lecture series to highlight the value of built heritage
taking flight with epl skylift at the royal liver building
the bbc and british museum announce ‘a history of the world’
urgent call for more craftspeople and built heritage sector professionals to apply for cscs cards
vulcana gas appliances
Random Tags
fra angelico to leonardo:italian renaissance drawings
historic york catholic church becomes first uk user of new dru kamara heaters
kingdom of ife:sculptures from west africa
preserving history:lecture series to highlight the value of built heritage
taking flight with epl skylift at the royal liver building
the bbc and british museum announce ‘a history of the world’
urgent call for more craftspeople and built heritage sector professionals to apply for cscs cards
vulcana gas appliances
Latest News
- EXETER MINISTERS REV UP FOR CLERGY CATWALK
- Restoration begins on historic gates at Canterbury Cathedral
- LISTED PROPERTY SHOW IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
- Dr Manon Williams appointed to Board of Heritage Lottery Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund
- Worth Park to be restored with £2.4m Lottery support
| Blackfriars refurbishment will see new station |
 |
 |
| Tuesday, 10 March 2009 10:34 |
|
London’s 120-year-old Blackfriars Railway Bridge is to undergo a £6m refurbishment by industrial services group Pyeroy.  The work will be carried out over a two-year period for main contractor Balfour Beatty on behalf of Network Rail, as part of the Thameslink Programme. The platforms at Blackfriars Station will also be extended across the Thames, partially supported by the bridge piers. The Thameslink Programme will see a new station at Blackfriars able to handle 12-car trains for the first time, with significantly more trains being able to stop at the station every hour. The station also becomes the first to span the Thames, with a new roof over the entire platform length (illustrated) and a new entrance on the South Bank providing better access to the Tate Modern and the surrounding area. Pyeroy’s involvement will see the Gateshead-based firm’s infrastructure services division providing scaffolding and steelwork support ahead of applying a new long-lasting protective coating to the wrought-iron bridge. Designed by W Mills, the current bridge opened in 1886 and was built alongside the original St Paul’s/Blackfriars railway crossing. On the downstream side the bridge is decorated with pulpit turrets, while on the upstream side there are Gothic cast-iron parapets. The work to be carried out by Pyeroy follows the company’s appointment on extensive refurbishment contracts on Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge for the City of London Corporation.
|
| Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 11:00 |