The Three Guineas

R E A D I N G S TAT I O N

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HISTORY

THE THREE G UINE A S The official opening of the railway station at Reading was a monumntal occassion in the history of the town, hearlding the dawn of the modern industrial age.

This Grade II-listed building was once the central railway ticket office for Great Western Railway, fondly known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ in an ode to its success. Architect and chief engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for its design and, as part of his pioneering vision to provide easy travel between London and New York.

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PL ANNING

THE CONCEP T

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This Grade II-listed building was once the central railway ticket office for Great Western Railway, fondly known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ in an ode to its success

THE SITE

B EFORE WORK S B EG A N

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STAGE 1

PRELIMIN A RY WORK S

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STAGE 2

FIR S T FIX

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STAGE 3

FINISHING A ND DECOR ATING

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STAGE 4

COMPLE TION

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HISTORY

THE FIRE FLY In 1840, on the first working day of Reading’s railway tracks, the streets were lined with bystanders watching as the first train, pulled by the engine ‘Fire Fly’, set out for Paddington. The fastest journey to London recorded that day was 1 hour 5 minutes. The previsouly sleepy market town would never be quite the same again.

The basement to Three Guineas was aptly named and branded as Firefly by Concorde to play homage to this.

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