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Roof reconstruction at New Street Station, Birmingham
Arch type overall roof built nearly century ago, damaged by aircraft, has been replaced by individual platform roofs; illustrated description of demolition of old roof and traveling gantries employed; temporary roof over each platform, erected as soon as possible after each stage of demolition, consists of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting, interspersed with Perspex sheets to admit daylight. (see also Engineer v 186 n 4826 July 23 1948 p 85 (illus) p 84; Ry Gaz v 89 n 8 Aug 20 1948 p 213-4)
Roof reconstruction at New Street Station, Birmingham
Arch type overall roof built nearly century ago, damaged by aircraft, has been replaced by individual platform roofs; illustrated description of demolition of old roof and traveling gantries employed; temporary roof over each platform, erected as soon as possible after each stage of demolition, consists of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting, interspersed with Perspex sheets to admit daylight. (see also Engineer v 186 n 4826 July 23 1948 p 85 (illus) p 84; Ry Gaz v 89 n 8 Aug 20 1948 p 213-4)
Roof reconstruction at New Street Station, Birmingham
Engineering
Engineering ; 166
1948
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Roof reconstruction at New Street Station, Birmingham
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