GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh1166b

Close up of image 'gwrbsh1166' showing the layout of the southern end of Snow Hill station with access being made available via the station access road off Livery Street. The passenger foot bridge was erected as part of the 1871 rebuilding programme. The water crane is located at the South end of the up platform which was opposite the Signal Box opened at the same time as the second station. The drawing shows that originally the Great Western Hotel had sidings located underneath as well as the through roads. This was not conducive to the comfort of hotel guests because of the ingress of smoke and the noise of the locomotives entering and leaving the station.

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