Post haste
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The new 24 million pounds sterling distribution centre in Willesden, north-west London, forms the centre of the Royal Mail's new Railnet containerised transport system. It will become fully operational in Oct 1996, when it will replace current mail-handling depots in five passenger stations. It will be able to handle 4,500 containers a day, accounting for 60% of long-distance mail. It is the largest non-passenger rail terminal in the UK, with a floor area of 34,000 sq mt.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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Village idiom
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Lacock is a village in Wiltshire, England, which has not been affected by modernization. The UK national Trust obtained ownership of Lacock in 1944, and maintains its properties with a team based locally. Work is carried out replacing modern doors and other features which were installed in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern materials would detract from the character of the buildings, so traditional materials are used such as lime render in place of sand and cement.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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Gothic novel: four major state rooms including St George's Hall, have been remodelled to competition-winning designs by Giles Downes
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Architect Sidell Gibson Partnership has been responsible for a competition winning design for the reconstruction of the four worst affected rooms of Windsor Castle after the fire. The rooms were mainly gothic and this has been reinterpreted to match medieval style, particularly in the octagonal anteroom, which now features a chamber with surrounding balcony.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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