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Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1907

A view looking West of the final stages of the demolition of the original 1854 station with the Queen's Hotel on the right still towering over the station

View looking West of the final stages of the demolition of the original 1854 station with the Queen's Hotel on the right still towering over the station. The hotel was also to succumb to the demolition ball as part of the 1960s rebuilding of New Street. The wagons are standing on what remains of the track work to Platform 1 and 3 whilst the temporary footbridge denotes the location of the former footbridge and its juxtaposition to the hotel. To the left Platforms 4 and 5 are now largely complete whilst above the great slab of concrete that was to entomb the station and form the floor of the concourse and other station facilities is now nearly complete. 22nd February 1966

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