Broad gauge bastion
Its Bath stonework freshly cleaned and sparkling in the evening sun, this is the one-time headquarters of the Bristol & Exeter Railway, situated close to the entrance to Bristol Temple Meads station, whose overall roof can be seen in the background. The architect of this Tudor-style masterpiece of 1854 was Samuel Fripp. Even more so than the Great Western Railway, the B&ER was wedded to Brunel's broad gauge of 7' 01/4". The B&ER was eventually amalgamated into the GWR in 1876 and its lines were among the last to be converted to standard gauge in 1892.
Broad gauge bastion
Its Bath stonework freshly cleaned and sparkling in the evening sun, this is the one-time headquarters of the Bristol & Exeter Railway, situated close to the entrance to Bristol Temple Meads station, whose overall roof can be seen in the background. The architect of this Tudor-style masterpiece of 1854 was Samuel Fripp. Even more so than the Great Western Railway, the B&ER was wedded to Brunel's broad gauge of 7' 01/4". The B&ER was eventually amalgamated into the GWR in 1876 and its lines were among the last to be converted to standard gauge in 1892.