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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

HISTORICAL FACTS: Gigantic spaceship university of bristols flagship ps500m campus opens - The Untold Story

Redevelopment of the Temple Quarter of Bristol
Redevelopment of the Temple Quarter of Bristol including the Sloane Robinson Building, an addition to the University of Bristol. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

Not so long ago, the first impression for visitors arriving by train to Bristol’s main railway station was a derelict building described by David Cameron as looking like the entrance to a war zone.

On Monday, a shiny new University of Bristol campus on the site of that crumbling Royal Mail sorting office next door to Temple Meads is opening its doors to students, teachers and members of the public.

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