High Wycombe's iconic Brunel Engine Shed has been fully restored as the council hopes to announce the first tenants in the coming weeks.

The 1854 original Grade II listed building, next to High Wycombe railway station, has been transformed with a modern zinc-clad extension and a new mezzanine level.

The revamp is part of a wider plan to overhaul what the council calls the 'Eastern Quarter' of the town with exciting plans to turn it into shops, offices and cafes.

UPDATE: 'Exciting' plans revealed for how historic town centre building will be used

Developers say their "sensitive" refurbishment will help "breathe new life" into the building and include materials found on site.

Hawkins/Brown said the shed will have a "welcoming new main entrance" facing High Wycombe railway station, with improved landscaping, and a new roof which will "restore the original character" of the building.

The building has been unused and neglected for years.

In November 2018, the Bucks Free Press revealed the former Wycombe District Council decided to press on with a compulsory purchase order to take over the shed, which was owned by Chiltern Railways.

The building was built by famous Victorian railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the nineteenth century.

It was the original train station and engine shed for High Wycombe until a new station was built to the north in 1864 when the train line extended to Thame.

The site then became the booking office, goods shed and engine workshop.

It was extended around 1870 and altered again around 1900. It continued in railway use until 1967 when the goods service was withdrawn.

In 2009, parts of the structure were demolished but since then it has mostly been in a "state of disrepair", agents said.

A published report by Buckinghamshire Council included an “approved budget” of £4 million to regenerate the Brunel Engine Shed.

Xuhong Zheng, architect at Hawkins\Brown, said: “High Wycombe’s Brunel Shed is a significant piece of Britain’s industrial heritage, a local landmark and an important gateway to the town for all users of the train station.

"Hawkins\Brown’s design will bring this disused shed back into use and activate its significant site as an anchor for the wider economic regeneration of the eastern district of High Wycombe.”