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Snow Hill Station

So was part of Snow Hill booking office located on Great Charles Street ? Not made that connection with GC Street before. Does anyone have a map please ? Thanks.

Also found the date for the signalbox console pic #2 in post #991, it’s 1961. Viv.
 
Vivienne14 said:
So was part of Snow Hill booking office located on Great Charles Street ? Not made that connection with GC Street before. Does anyone have a map please ? Thanks.

Also found the date for the signalbox console pic #2 in post #991, it’s 1961. Viv.
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great charles st entrance i believe
 
Pedrocut said:
Holiday crowds await the arrival of "The Cornishman" at Birmingham Snow Hill, 24th July 1954.

(1997) A century of railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands : a personal selection. Vol. 2.

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Thank you Pedrocut for finding such a wonderful photograph of Brummies waiting to start their annual 2 weeks holiday on Snow Hill Station in 1954. It puts our jigsaw puzzle in perspective . We wonder how much the return fare to Cornwall was in 1954 only 10 years after the end of WW2
 
The "Birmingham Pullman" waits at Snow Hill's Platform 5 to return to Paddington with the 13.00 service, having arrived there with the 10.10 ex-Paddington. This was the train's normal departure platform.

(1997) A century of railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands : a personal selection. Vol.2.

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6026 "King John" leaves Snow Hill tunnel with the up "Cambrian Coast Express" and its rake of chocolate and cream Mark I stock. The crane is putting the finishing touches to Rackham's department store, 1959.

(1997) A century of railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands : a personal selection. Vol.2.


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GWR 0-6-0PT '8750 class' No 9788 is seen standing at the North end of the down through road whilst on pilot duties on 16th April 1938. Built at Swindon works to Lot 299 in September 1936 No 9788 was to remain in service until October 1964 when it was withdrawn from Barry shed to be scrapped in December 1964 by G Cohen of Morriston
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Nice open picture of Snow Hill Station.

“Snow Hill, the Great Western Railway's principal station in the city, was rebuilt between 1906 and 1912 to the design of its new works engineer: W.Y, Armstrong. It had broad island platforms reached by stairs from a combined concourse,cab road and booking office, seen shortly after completion. On the left is the rear of the former Great Western Motel, built in 1863, and purchased by the GWR at the start of the rebuilding of the station and converted into offices. The facing of the booking office was in faience with each ticket office window forming an aedicule, a most dignitied arrangement. The extensive glazing included some decorative coloured glass in the end walls, After the electrification of the West Coast main line and the rebuilding of New Street, Snow Hill began a long decline. The former hotel and the root over the concourse were demolished in 1969-70, so little care boing taken over the work that as the steel trusses came down, they knocked large pieces out of the faience The station was by this time described as the largest unstaled halt in the country with just a single unit railcar on a service from Wolverhampton Low Level using the station. It closed in 19/2 and lingered on, increasingly derelict, until demolition in 1977-8. Much missed by Birmingham's residents, it was a great contrast to the clustrophobic New Street and a much smaller station, incorporated into a new development on the site, was opened in 1987. (Notional Railway Muscum/Science & Society Picture Library)


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Pedrocut said:
Nice open picture of Snow Hill Station.

“Snow Hill, the Great Western Railway's principal station in the city, was rebuilt between 1906 and 1912 to the design of its new works engineer: W.Y, Armstrong. It had broad island platforms reached by stairs from a combined concourse,cab road and booking office, seen shortly after completion. On the left is the rear of the former Great Western Motel, built in 1863, and purchased by the GWR at the start of the rebuilding of the station and converted into offices. The facing of the booking office was in faience with each ticket office window forming an aedicule, a most dignitied arrangement. The extensive glazing included some decorative coloured glass in the end walls, After the electrification of the West Coast main line and the rebuilding of New Street, Snow Hill began a long decline. The former hotel and the root over the concourse were demolished in 1969-70, so little care boing taken over the work that as the steel trusses came down, they knocked large pieces out of the faience The station was by this time described as the largest unstaled halt in the country with just a single unit railcar on a service from Wolverhampton Low Level using the station. It closed in 19/2 and lingered on, increasingly derelict, until demolition in 1977-8. Much missed by Birmingham's residents, it was a great contrast to the clustrophobic New Street and a much smaller station, incorporated into a new development on the site, was opened in 1987. (Notional Railway Muscum/Science & Society Picture Library)

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Er - That's Nottingham Victoria.
 
Back to the book ! Yes it is right caption, wrong picture. Trying to find book again.

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Pedrocut said:
Nice open picture of Snow Hill Station.

“Snow Hill, the Great Western Railway's principal station in the city, was rebuilt between 1906 and 1912 to the design of its new works engineer: W.Y, Armstrong. It had broad island platforms reached by stairs from a combined concourse,cab road and booking office, seen shortly after completion. On the left is the rear of the former Great Western Motel, built in 1863, and purchased by the GWR at the start of the rebuilding of the station and converted into offices. The facing of the booking office was in faience with each ticket office window forming an aedicule, a most dignitied arrangement. The extensive glazing included some decorative coloured glass in the end walls, After the electrification of the West Coast main line and the rebuilding of New Street, Snow Hill began a long decline. The former hotel and the root over the concourse were demolished in 1969-70, so little care boing taken over the work that as the steel trusses came down, they knocked large pieces out of the faience The station was by this time described as the largest unstaled halt in the country with just a single unit railcar on a service from Wolverhampton Low Level using the station. It closed in 19/2 and lingered on, increasingly derelict, until demolition in 1977-8. Much missed by Birmingham's residents, it was a great contrast to the clustrophobic New Street and a much smaller station, incorporated into a new development on the site, was opened in 1987. (Notional Railway Muscum/Science & Society Picture Library)

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That just does not tie up with my memories of the old Snow Hill Station.
 
Pedrocut said:
6026 "King John" leaves Snow Hill tunnel with the up "Cambrian Coast Express" and its rake of chocolate and cream Mark I stock. The crane is putting the finishing touches to Rackham's department store, 1959.

(1997) A century of railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands : a personal selection. Vol.2.


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GWR King John 6026 was always one the prize must spots on the Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton. Thanks for excellent picture with the correct GWR chocolate and cream coach livery colours
 
mw0njm. said:
GWR 0-6-0PT '8750 class' No 9788 is seen standing at the North end of the down through road whilst on pilot duties on 16th April 1938. Built at Swindon works to Lot 299 in September 1936 No 9788 was to remain in service until October 1964 when it was withdrawn from Barry shed to be scrapped in December 1964 by G Cohen of Morriston
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Another iconic picture, thanks
 
Pedrocut said:
Nice open picture of Snow Hill Station.

“Snow Hill, the Great Western Railway's principal station in the city, was rebuilt between 1906 and 1912 to the design of its new works engineer: W.Y, Armstrong. It had broad island platforms reached by stairs from a combined concourse,cab road and booking office, seen shortly after completion. On the left is the rear of the former Great Western Motel, built in 1863, and purchased by the GWR at the start of the rebuilding of the station and converted into offices. The facing of the booking office was in faience with each ticket office window forming an aedicule, a most dignitied arrangement. The extensive glazing included some decorative coloured glass in the end walls, After the electrification of the West Coast main line and the rebuilding of New Street, Snow Hill began a long decline. The former hotel and the root over the concourse were demolished in 1969-70, so little care boing taken over the work that as the steel trusses came down, they knocked large pieces out of the faience The station was by this time described as the largest unstaled halt in the country with just a single unit railcar on a service from Wolverhampton Low Level using the station. It closed in 19/2 and lingered on, increasingly derelict, until demolition in 1977-8. Much missed by Birmingham's residents, it was a great contrast to the clustrophobic New Street and a much smaller station, incorporated into a new development on the site, was opened in 1987. (Notional Railway Muscum/Science & Society Picture Library)


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Totally agree with your sentiments at end of your text. Absolute crying shame its disappeared for ever
 
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