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Snow Hill Station

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the company had it's own brickworks located within it's rail works at Swindon (english bond)
This traditional pattern is considered to be one of the strongest bonds and is commonly used for bridges and engineering projects. It requires more facing bricks than other patterns.
 
mw0njm. said:
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the company had it's own brickworks located within it's rail works at Swindon (english bond)
This traditional pattern is considered to be one of the strongest bonds and is commonly used for bridges and engineering projects. It requires more facing bricks than other patterns.
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Yes english bond when i built the the extension on house we just moved from i used english bond but every few course i went header stretcher
only to use up excess reclaimed brickss
 
Happier days in these films:-
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 19.04.1957: Holiday crowds

Easter holiday crowds at Snow Hill railway station in Birmingham.
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Midlands News: 15.08.1962: Last steam engine - Birmingham to Paddington

Last steam engine to haul the Birmingham to Paddington Express from Snow Hill.
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Midlands News: 31.07.1962: Children Return to Snow Hill After Holiday

Under privileged children return to Snow Hill station in Birmingham from a holiday in Essex.
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Mark Tooze said:
Happier days in these films:-
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 19.04.1957: Holiday crowds

Easter holiday crowds at Snow Hill railway station in Birmingham.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 15.08.1962: Last steam engine - Birmingham to Paddington

Last steam engine to haul the Birmingham to Paddington Express from Snow Hill.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 31.07.1962: Children Return to Snow Hill After Holiday

Under privileged children return to Snow Hill station in Birmingham from a holiday in Essex.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
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That brings the memories flooding back
 
Mark Tooze said:
Happier days in these films:-
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 19.04.1957: Holiday crowds

Easter holiday crowds at Snow Hill railway station in Birmingham.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 15.08.1962: Last steam engine - Birmingham to Paddington

Last steam engine to haul the Birmingham to Paddington Express from Snow Hill.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 31.07.1962: Children Return to Snow Hill After Holiday

Under privileged children return to Snow Hill station in Birmingham from a holiday in Essex.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
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Lovely to see these films Mark. Brings back many memories.
 
The MACE archive is an incredible resource - they have thousands of videos you can view online, including the ATV/Central News archives going back to 1956. Tip - when you search tick the "with video" box as not all items are online yet.
 
Mark Tooze said:
Happier days in these films:-
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 19.04.1957: Holiday crowds

Easter holiday crowds at Snow Hill railway station in Birmingham.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 15.08.1962: Last steam engine - Birmingham to Paddington

Last steam engine to haul the Birmingham to Paddington Express from Snow Hill.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
www.macearchive.org

Midlands News: 31.07.1962: Children Return to Snow Hill After Holiday

Under privileged children return to Snow Hill station in Birmingham from a holiday in Essex.
www.macearchive.org www.macearchive.org
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Brought wonderful memories flooding back! Spent so many hours there spotting trains with my Ian Allen book. It was always a safe space for me. I mostly went alone but not for very long, there were always new friends there talking about locos and deciding what our next train ride would be which depended on home much money we had. And one more thing: putting pennys on the rail and finding them after the trains had passed!
 
Richard Dye said:
Brought wonderful memories flooding back! Spent so many hours there spotting trains with my Ian Allen book. It was always a safe space for me. I mostly went alone but not for very long, there were always new friends there talking about locos and deciding what our next train ride would be which depended on home much money we had. And one more thing: putting pennys on the rail and finding them after the trains had passed!
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I still put a copper coin on tram tracks when walking dogs old habits never die out
 
Morturn said:
Does anyone remember when they installed carpets on the stairs a Snow Hill Station? They did not last all that long, but the TV did run a news story.
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I don't think they were expected to last long - just an advertising stunt. Hope they chose a dry week!
 
Snow Hill Station has had three major makeovers, firstly in the 1870's and then during the 1900's and finally when the station was reopened to traffic by British Rail. The Station Hotel run by GWR and later as part of British Railways hotel group lasted until the 1960's. Yet there was a plan to rebuild the hotel in the art deco style in 1939. The onset of war stopped that happening but the design was:
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Does anyone have a date for the closing of the hotel at Snow Hill? I have known Snow Hill Station from the late 1950s but, unlike the Queen's Hotel at New Street, I don't even remember a hotel entrance.
 
“Memories of the return from Dunkirk, and of the part the railways played in it, are recalled by a special exhibition of photographs,
British Railways in War-time, which is being held in the coach, pictured here, which arrived at Snow Hill station, Birmingham to-day for a three-day stay. Admission is free, but a special booklet is on sale at sixpence, the whole proceeds of which will go to benevolent funds of the fighting forces.”
(Evening Despatch Dec 1940)

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Pedrocut said:
“Memories of the return from Dunkirk, and of the part the railways played in it, are recalled by a special exhibition of photographs,
British Railways in War-time, which is being held in the coach, pictured here, which arrived at Snow Hill station, Birmingham to-day for a three-day stay. Admission is free, but a special booklet is on sale at sixpence, the whole proceeds of which will go to benevolent funds of the fighting forces.”
(Evening Despatch Dec 1940)

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what a great idea that was...plus the proceeds of the booklet going to a very good cause..

lyn
 
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