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Salford Central Station restoration
18 Sep 2008
Austin-Smith: Lord Architects has completed a £5m revamp of
Salford Central Station, part of the regeneration of the Chapel
Street area of Manchester.
The reopened station features a new entrance and forecourt, and
rebuilt ticket office and foyer space, and , along with the
restoration of its Victorian brickwork and frontage. Built in 1838,
Salford Central is amongst Britain's oldest rail stations.
First to greet passengers are the restored and relit Victorian
columns of its earliest design, behind which sits a new glazed-in
entrance area.
The refit incorporates more than 500sq m of glass aimed equally at
updating the building and restoring a symbol of the area's
history.
Inside, a new ticket office and foyer are have improved
accessibility thanks to ramps and lifts, as well as modern
presentation of information for travellers on screen.
A 3m high glazed screen by Lumaglass™ has been installed along the
main concourse leading to the ticket office and platforms. It is
made of toughened standard cast glass, installed in two single
glazed rows in aluminium frames.
On the internal side of the wall, the glass panels were shaped to
follow the staircase and a handrail has been fixed on the edges of
the frames. The screen highlights the area over the day and offers
a reassuring glow at night.
In the underground tunnels providing access to the platforms, the
original Victorian brick arches have been exposed and re-lit from
below.
Client for the project, which attracted £1.5m in ERDF funding, was
the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority. With the area
around the station set for more major redevelopment, local
businesses have high hopes for its impact. "This is just the first
phase. If we can get the funds, we want to transform this station
into a mini-Piccadilly Circus within a decade," says the GMPTA's
chairman Roger Jones.