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Title: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: JayMac on March 15, 2015, 20:37:43 Okay, where was I?
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/DSC_0057_zpssxmgejy7.jpg) A taster for an upcoming prize picture quiz. Keep 'em peeled... :D Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: Red Squirrel on March 15, 2015, 20:54:07 Looks like you were where I was on Friday Night..!
Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: JayMac on March 15, 2015, 20:58:27 Looks like you were where I was on Friday Night..! Could be, could be... was there Thursday night... Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: Western Pathfinder on March 15, 2015, 21:31:50 That might be the old train shed by IKB at Temple Meads .
Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: JayMac on March 15, 2015, 21:49:23 That might be the old train shed by IKB at Temple Meads . That it is! A good use for the Brunel Trainshed I say. (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/DSC_0054_zpszfk5vpqf.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/DSC_0058_zpsawnzddrr.jpg) Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: Western Pathfinder on March 15, 2015, 22:25:35 For many years after it was built it was the largest self supporting roof in the country
Great Man that Brunel. Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: JayMac on March 15, 2015, 22:33:20 And it's cleverly designed to appear nearly all wooden, but the hammerbeams carrying most of the load are actually iron.
Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: SandTEngineer on March 17, 2015, 16:50:55 That might be the old train shed by IKB at Temple Meads . That it is! No it isn't. Its the Digby-Wyatt trainshed ::) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Digby_Wyatt Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: Red Squirrel on March 17, 2015, 17:15:50 That might be the old train shed by IKB at Temple Meads . That it is! No it isn't. Its the Digby-Wyatt trainshed ::) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Digby_Wyatt Yes it is! Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: SandTEngineer on March 17, 2015, 17:29:07 That might be the old train shed by IKB at Temple Meads . That it is! No it isn't. Its the Digby-Wyatt trainshed ::) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Digby_Wyatt Yes it is! No it isn't. Brunels station is behind the screen in the background of the photograph. The photograph shows the Digby-Wyatt extension built in 1871-8 (unless I've got the wrong end.......): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Temple_Meads_railway_station#Brunel.27s_station Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: JayMac on March 17, 2015, 17:53:03 Yes it is.
The Digby Wyatt extension is the part used as a car park. The Brunel Trainshed is used as an event space. http://www.brunels-old-station.co.uk/section.php/8/1/exhibitions Here's a picture which shows the 'join': (http://www.templot.com/forum_attach/bristol_alex/bristol_old_station.jpg) Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: Western Pathfinder on March 17, 2015, 18:24:30 He's behind you ! Sorry guys but BNM and I are right on this one trust me .
Title: Re: The BR Swallow lives! Post by: SandTEngineer on March 17, 2015, 19:06:56 OK I got my ends mixed up. I retire gracefully......... ::)
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