Tarmac at St Pancras Station London

St Pancras station is one of the country’s finest examples of British railway architecture and one of London’s greatest landmarks. Tarmac is among the companies working on its redevelopment, as part of the £6 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The first Eurostar train pulled into the station on 14 November 2007.

Limelite
Eight tonnes of Limelite heritage grout and mortar, supplied by Tarmac CMS Pozament, were used to point the brickwork of walkways at the station, and to repair soffits in the adjoining Grade I listed St Pancras Chambers. The original building used 14 varieties of limestone from around Britain.

See more on Limelite heritage mortars and grouts

Precast
Britain’s first major new railway for more than a century is part of the scheme. The 68-mile, high-speed line will run between the Channel Tunnel and St Pancras. Tarmac Precast manufactured and supplied approximately 30 crossing bearer layouts to contractor Edgar Allen. In addition, monoblock and twin-block sleepers were supplied for use in the tracks.

See more on the Tarmac Precast website

Concrete
Tarmac’s nearby concrete plant at King’s Cross is supplying regular loads of concrete to the project through contractor Laing O’Rourke.

See more on the Tarmac Concrete website

Raising the Roof
St Pancras station was designed by William Barlow in 1863 and construction began in 1866. The famous Barlow train shed arch spans 240 ft and is more than 100 ft high at its apex. On its completion in 1868 it became the largest enclosed space in the world. Barlow’s roof is now being restored to its original, glorious condition.

Historic facade
The red brick Grade I listed gothic façade, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1865, was originally the Midland Grand Hotel. In 1935 the building was converted to offices, known as the St Pancras Chambers. These gradually sank into disrepair and fell vacant in the late ‘80s. Despite that, the building remained a favourite location of filmmakers and featured in both Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and the video for the Spice Girls’ debut hit Wannabe. The chambers are now being restored into a 5-star Marriott hotel and luxury private apartments.

22 November 2007

 

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