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« Reply #75 on: July 30, 2024, 19:48:55 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on April 25, 2024, 22:32:39
It is, as you say, astonishingly deceptive

Hmm.  For the benefit of (m)any of our readers and members here who might be interested in those various 'perspective' images, may I offer some background information?

My colleague 'Red Squirrel' is remarkably tall, for a squirrel: if he stands up on his hind legs (which he does, occasionally Wink ) he's about 6 foot 12 (in old money).

So, if he then holds his camera above his head to get a picture, he can achieve a perspective that the rest of us would need a serious step-ladder to emulate.

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« Reply #76 on: February 05, 2025, 18:12:56 »
From the Railway Heritage Trust on Twitter/X
We have given a significant grant to @NetworkRail Great Western Route to support their restoration of the former first class waiting room at Grade 1 listed Bristol Temple Meads so it was good to see the project after the interior had been cleared prior to restoration starting.

https://x.com/railwayheritage/status/1887170642958520622?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ
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« Reply #77 on: February 11, 2025, 23:38:08 »
Quote from: bradshaw on February 05, 2025, 18:12:56
From the Railway Heritage Trust on Twitter/X
We have given a significant grant to @NetworkRail Great Western Route to support their restoration of the former first class waiting room at Grade 1 listed Bristol Temple Meads so it was good to see the project after the interior had been cleared prior to restoration starting.

https://x.com/railwayheritage/status/1887170642958520622?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ
Curiosity about the above got the better of me so I enquired with Network Rail about what was going to happen.  Here's their reply to my enquiry regarding what was planned:

"Work is due to start in the next 4-8 weeks and its hoped to be completed this year.  Once works are underway, our retail property team will be marketing and seeking to find a new tenant for the refurbished space."
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« Reply #78 on: July 19, 2025, 19:02:18 »
Plodding past the old Bonaparte's earlier on today I noticed that work seems to have stepped up a gear there with the lower half of the walls now being plaster boarded.  Unfortunately my phone ran out of petrol before I could take a snap.
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« Reply #79 on: July 21, 2025, 14:06:54 »
Some pictures from today.
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« Reply #80 on: September 23, 2025, 22:35:20 »
There's steady work going on in the old premises now.  This photo from a couple of days ago.  It's been a while since this prime site was last in use. Here's hoping for a worthy replacement.
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« Reply #81 on: March 17, 2026, 20:14:21 »
Passing through Temple Meads, I noticed that the (very) gradual refurbishment of the former Bonaparte's cafe/bar has taken another modest step forward with new wooden herringbone flooring so I took this pic.
I also noticed that most of the "boxes" on the platforms from the roof refurb have now gone, save for a few at the far southern end of the station.
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