Frankham provided a scope of works and technical specification for restoring Peckham Rye station.

Peckham Rye Station, built in 1865 by the architect Charles Henry Driver, is one of South London’s finest junction railway stations. Leaks to the original Victorian roof were a key catalyst for this project. The considerable expense of a full scaffold around the station led to the decision to carry out a comprehensive restoration of the station externally. This £2.5M project was funded by Network Rail, with co-funding from the Railway Heritage Trust and the Heritage of London Trust.

The Building Surveying and Infrastructure Engineering teams at Frankham were employed by BAM Nuttall to provide a scope of works and technical specification for restoring Peckham Rye station including:

• Roof repairs and replacement to the four wings
• Installation of new roof cresting
• Structural assessment of main roof for new cresting
• Repairs for main roof
• External redecorations
• Window repairs
• Cast iron gutter replacement
• Design of new decorative balustrade ledge
• Stone & brickwork repairs and repointing in traditional lime-based materials
• Structural assessment of building for accessing scaffolding

Award Winning

The success of this project was due to a winning blend of innovation and experience. By understanding the features and challenges of the existing historic materials, we were able to adapt and preserve them to meet the project requirements.

• Shortlisted for the ‘Heritage Category’ in the RICS regional awards 2024
• ‘Best Use of a Heritage Roof’ – the Pitched Roofing Awards

To find out more information on this project and the challenges we faced, download our case study.

Client:
Network Rail

Services:
Building Surveying
Civil Engineering