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London North Western
Railway:
 Midland
Railway:
 Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1854a
Close up of image 'lnwrbns_str1854' showing the extension's
main building which provided both passenger and office facilities with the
footbridge passing through its centre on the first floor. Beyond the footbridge
and protected by the glazed roof was the entrance from Station Street which
covered a roadway used by passengers arriving by hansom cab or their own
carriage if they were rich enough. In the distance on the corner of the station
is the Midland parcels offices. The spans of the extension were much smaller
than the LNWR roof designed by Cowper being 58 ft and 67 ft at their widest
point. Richard Foster states in his book on the station that the contractor for
the extension was Messrs T Nelson of Carlisle whilst the subcontractor for the
roof and iron work was Messrs Horton & Sons. In all 200,000 cubic yards of
earth was excavated, and 380 tons of iron work and 2000 tons of timber were
employed in its construction.
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