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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh1689

An advert from the GWR Magazine of 1911, depicting the construction methods used in the glazing of the main roof

An advert from the Great Western Railway Magazine of 1911, depicting the construction methods used in the glazing of the main roof at Snow Hill station. Reduced maintenance, reliability and ease of construction were important features. This system had been previously used at; Kings Cross, Euston, Marylebone and Charing Cross stations in London and at Nottingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, Wemyss Bay and Edinburgh stations. The glass panes were made from quarter inch thick rough cast glass.

Robert Ferris

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