South Quay, Pembroke – Dangerous Structure, Priceless History: The Revival

In 2019, Pembrokeshire County Council required a team of consultants to develop and deliver a scheme which would attempt to save and develop 5 dangerous, listed and /or dilapidated buildings on one common site in the historic medieval town of Pembroke.

With the development located within 50m of Grade 1 listed, Pembroke Castle, the scheme presented a significant challenge to all involved and would require a vast amount of effort and time from the whole team to help save some of the towns precious history, whilst delivering a vision set by Pembrokeshire County Council that is designed to regenerated a community, which some may say had been neglected in recent years.

From a structural perspective, the buildings and project presented major challenges in understanding their condition and reacting to the significant number of unknowns associated with the severity of the neglect that the buildings had suffered over the decades.

This talk is intended to provide an overview of the project and the condition of the buildings, the solutions employed to address their conditions and the designs developed to provide modern buildings suitable to deliver the clients vision for the site.

Speaker Name: Bryan Downey

Job Title: Technical Director

Company: Gateley Smithers Purslow

Bryan Downey is a Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng MIStructE) with over 20 years of experience as a consulting engineer working at a family run consultancy in West Wales. He is now a Technical Director at Multidisciplinary Construction Consultancy that focus on the refurbishment of buildings for the insurance sector.

Bryan considers himself as a “jack of all trades” with experience in delivering a wide range of projects including new build educational, industrial, commercial and residential buildings of small to medium scale as well as experience with restoring listed buildings and dangerous structures.

Speaker Name: Anwen Walters

Job Title: Principal Structural Engineer

Company: Roger Casey Associates Ltd.

Anwen Walters is an Incorporated Structural Engineer (IEng IMIStructE) who has previously worked for major multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies in South Wales, London, and the Middle East. Her experience spans a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple sectors, including high-rise residential and commercial towers in the Middle East, station structures for the new Dubai Metro rail network, refurbishment works on several London Underground stations, and nuclear facilities for the Ministry of Defence. Closer to home, Anwen has contributed to numerous notable schemes, including works at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, the Millennium Stadium, various educational facilities, residential and commercial developments, and the landmark Cardiff and Vale College city centre campus on Dumballs Road. She later joined Roger Casey Associates Ltd. in West Wales, where her recent work has focused mainly on smaller-scale projects including the South Quay Regeneration Scheme, an example showcasing that such projects can prove just as engaging and technically challenging as their larger counterparts, as will be explored in this talk.

Speaker Name: Adam Williams

Job Title: Director Structural Engineering

Company: Roger Casey Associates Ltd.

Adam Williams is a chartered Structural Engineer (CEng MIStructE) with 19 years experience, working as a consultant in West Wales. Whilst his work has mainly been associated with smaller scale projects, he has developed a wealth of experience across many different sectors, including renovation, refurbishment and repair of Listed Buildings. Adam is currently the Chair of the IStructE South Wales Hub Group.

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