Nick Derbyshire (architect)

Nick Derbyshire (20 July 1944 - 21 August 2016)[1] was the last chief architect for British Rail.

Career

He joined the architects’ office of the Eastern Region of British Railways in York in 1970. In 1991 he was appointed Chief Architect for British Rail, leading the Architecture and Design Group, which was a stand-alone company under the control of British Rail. In 1994 he took it over from British Rail as Nick Derbyshire Design Associates, but left in 1997 and set up his own firm, Nick Derbyshire Architects.

Works

Newcastle railway station travel centre 1985
Waterloo International railway station Eurostar extension
London Liverpool Street railway station redevelopment 1991[2]
Woolwich Arsenal railway station 1992-93
Ashford International railway station 1995[3]
Earl's Court tube station refurbishment 1998

References

"Death Notices Obituaries". York Press. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Winston, Anna (18 June 2009). "St Pancras architect honoured with CBE". bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Glancey, Jonathan (25 September 1996). "Architects on a roll at the coast". Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

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[1] "Death Notices Obituaries". York Press. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[2] Winston, Anna (18 June 2009). "St Pancras architect honoured with CBE". bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[3] Glancey, Jonathan (25 September 1996). "Architects on a roll at the coast". Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2017.