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Brunel Railway Shed

[text extracted from the plaque in front of the shed]
This significant building is the original 1854 Wycombe train terminus designed by Brunel as part of his celebrated Great Western Railway. Later it became the booking office, locomotive storage shed and engine workshop when the existing station was constructed in 1864. In 1870 it was converted into a goods shed and has had various uses since. It was saved from demolition in 2009 when it received Grade II listing because it is one of only a few left in the country.
The mural is by local artist Dan Wilson and displays how it may have looked in the 1860s and features an Iron Duke steam steam locomotive.

The 3D effect is really quite striking; it looks like the train is coming out of the shed,  and I really like the glass roof that he's painted on as well.

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