Conservation works and heritage approvals

Flinders Street Station is one of Melbourne’s most recognisable landmarks and an imposing presence in Flinders Street, where it spans almost two city blocks. In 2018 we completed the first phase of an ongoing revitalisation project by Development Victoria.

Works included structural repairs, the installation of a new insulated roof system, the repair of metal sheet work to domes and pavilions, seismic reinforcing, a new stormwater drainage system, and brickwork, render, pressed metal and joinery repairs. The original 1910 colour scheme has been restored following further investigations by Peter Lovell and the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne.

A detailed investigation and scoping phase through on site surveys, often undertaken overnight when access could be allowed, was followed by detailed schedules of works which were proofed by the Contractor once a full scaffold was erected. The design elements that required conservation ranged from the masonry facades to Flinders and Swanston Streets, domed and mansard roof forms, railway timetable clocks over the main corner steps, large arched windows over the entrances, a clock tower with four 3.35m diameter dials, detailed mouldings and cappings, and on the south facade facing the tracks, large areas of zinc sheet cladding, cut to look like stonework.