Bristol Temple Meads Station redevelopment

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[plymothian]

More significantly it looks like a much reduced ticket office area....if any at all as there seems to be no mention of it on the plan (unless I really do need to go to Specsavers!).

There could be a very relevant recent reason for that.

[eXPassenger]

More significantly it looks like a much reduced ticket office area....if any at all as there seems to be no mention of it on the plan (unless I really do need to go to Specsavers!).

There could be a very relevant recent reason for that.

There is no specific reference to ticket machines either.  Presumably some of the retail space could be used as a ticket office if needed.

[the void]

I wouldn't read too much into it - it's just a concept drawing rather than an actual plan. Looks like it was drawn by someone with just a vague memory of what the area looks like.

[Phantom]

On pictures shown on ITV West yesterday the ticket office etc seemed to be in the Victorian Shed upgrade

[johnneyw]

Related to the redevelopment are the latest plans for plot three immediately adjacent to the station.  This from Bristol Live, complete with the developer's images of what the new scheme won't look like.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/empty-land-behind-temple-meads-8017089?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

[DaveHarries]

Related to the redevelopment are the latest plans for plot three immediately adjacent to the station.  This from Bristol Live, complete with the developer's images of what the new scheme won't look like.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/empty-land-behind-temple-meads-8017089?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Another speculative scheme which is nothing more than a pile of utter tripe (to put it more politely than I wish to). They just cannot bare the thought of a patch of land being used for anything other than buildings. Why not have a genuine improvement to the area by a bit of landscaping and planting (trees / flowers) on it instead of another hideous and unnecessary building.

Dave

[johnneyw]

Just across from Temple Meads, it looks like the "Bridge to Nowhere" on the former "Arena Island" might be leading somewhere eventually.  While the arrival of JCBs on site isn't exactly imminent, the planning process seems to have restarted:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/developers-finally-move-forward-temple-8197547

[infoman]

https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/passenger-trials-for-temple-meads-station-innovation-zone-to-begin-in-april/?utm_source=Bristol24%2F7&utm_campaign=46bd5804b5-b247_newsletter_110323&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_67a9a4e1bd-46bd5804b5-38758697&mc_cid=46bd5804b5&mc_eid=86ae7efe71

[Red Squirrel]

Infoman’s topic merged here as Connected Places Catapult has already been discussed in this thread.

[infoman]

okay

[Red Squirrel]

Contracts signed for work to begin on University of Bristol’s new world class campus

Press release issued: 3 April 2023

Work on the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – a total investment of around £500 million - will get underway next month after the University signed contracts with construction company Sir Robert McAlpine.

Opening in 2026, the campus at Cattle Market Road, next to Temple Meads Station, will enhance the University of Bristol’s reputation as a global destination for world-leading research, education and innovation.

[...]

Plans for the site were revised in light of the pandemic, which not only paused the development due to its impact on the construction trade, but also shaped the University’s vision for the campus. As a result, timelines have been adjusted and some of the spaces in the main building have been redesigned to allow greater flexibility and digital innovation for the future.   

[...]

...With a refurbished Bristol Temple Meads station at its heart, the area will become a world-class gateway to Bristol and the West of England. With a new entrance opening directly onto the campus, it will also join the city centre to the east of Bristol with new walking and cycling paths. 

Read full press release

Source: University of Bristol

The last paragraph quoted could be misunderstood: the Eastern Entrance to Temple Meads just gives access to the station. A new pontoon walkway will however improve access towards Friary and area to the west of the station.

[johnneyw]

There's an article in Bristol Live giving more details about repurposing the buildings on station approach and elsewhere in Temple Meads, including Bonaparte's.  There are even some projected timescales for their completion....which is brave!

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/derelict-part-temple-meads-reopen-8778449?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

[Red Squirrel]

With things looking so utterly gloomy elsewhere, it's good to see positive things are still happening: Work starting on the next phase of the Eastern Entrance. https://twitter.com/i/status/1710263640564347323

[johnneyw]

With things looking so utterly gloomy elsewhere, it's good to see positive things are still happening: Work starting on the next phase of the Eastern Entrance. https://twitter.com/i/status/1710263640564347323

I wonder if it'll include a ticket office?

[ellendune]

With things looking so utterly gloomy elsewhere, it's good to see positive things are still happening: Work starting on the next phase of the Eastern Entrance. https://twitter.com/i/status/1710263640564347323

I wonder if it'll include a ticket office?

No they will expect everyone to purchase on-line using their phones, and to make it easy they will probably ensure the entrance area is a mobile phone not-spot.