Case Study
Client: Union Railway North
Project Manager: Rail Link Engineering (RLE)
Structural Engineer: OVE ARUP & Partners
Heritage Consultant: Ingram Consultancy
Principal Contractor: Costain O'Rourke Bachy Emcor Rail Consortium (CORBER)
Specialist Contractor: Stonewest
Services Provided: Survey, Cleaning, Restoration, Conservation
Project Overview
Grade I* listed St Pancras International is a 19th century station, designed by William Henry Barlow. The site was constructed by Midland Railway and at the time of development had the largest single-span roof in the world. In the late 1960s, plans were made to demolish the station entirely leading to fierce opposition. However, the station underwent an £800 million refurbishment and became the terminal for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link/HS1, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.
Key Successes
- Cleaning using the DOFF cleaning method.
- After the cleaning process, Stonewest carried out a thorough inspection of the existing masonry and produced detailed façade repair surveys, photographs and annotated elevation drawings identifying individual defects and the proposed repairs.
- Surveying, restoring, conserving and repairing masonry walls which included the restoration of over 300 gauged, red-rubber brick and limestone voussoir arches.
