GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh1143

An engraving of the splendidly ornate rebuilt Great Western Hotel erected over the railway cutting as part of the rebuilding of the station in 1871. The hotel was located in front of the station facing Colmore Row and originally was opened in 1863. Its location above the tunnel with the noise and vibration was an issue with guests and consequently the hotel did not prove popular and from the early part of the 20th century the company used much of the building as its own offices.

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