Refurbishing railway arches

Beecroft, G.D.

Refurbishing railway arches - 1992 - Structural Survey 10(4) Spring 1992, 349-354(6) .

In the 1980s British Rail Property Board undertook extensive refurbishment of railway arches to provide commercial space commanding good rents. This article describes the problems particular to the refurbishment of railway arches, such as drainage, fire safety and the weight of new materials.


BRITISH RAIL PROPERTY BOARD
COMMERCIAL SPACE
DRAINAGE
INDUSTRIAL SPACE
RAILWAY ARCHES
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT