London & Birmingham and Great Junction Railway Stations

LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Birmingham - Soho Road - Perry Barr - Birmingham
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

If you are interested in knowing more about Curzon Street Station you can do no better than to read Richard Foster's series of books on Birmingham New Street - The Story of a Great Station including Curzon Street published by Wild Swan Publications Ltd of Didcot. I would like to take this opportunity of crediting Richard Foster as being the source for much of the rich information provided in the captions to the photographs.

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Ref: lnwrcs1504 JC Bourne A lithograph of Hardwick's original station building seen shortly after the opening of the L & B

Ref: lnwrcs601 Anon View of the London & Birmingham's Curzon Street station with the departure platform on the right

Ref: lnwrcs2143 Osbourne View of the L & B station with the arrival platform on the left and the departure platform on the right circa 1838

Ref: lnwrcs2103 Anon A lithograph showing Joseph Franklin's Curzon Street frontage to the Grand Junction Railway's station

Ref: lnwrcs2138 LMS Magazine View from the GJR station's departure platform looking towards Curzon Street with the booking office on the left

Ref: lnwrcs2150 Public Records Office A 1932 view of part of the GJR station's departure platform with the entrance to the booking office in the centre

Ref: lnwrcs2163 Birmingham Post View of the L & B station master's house which was located in Top Yard at the end of the sidings

Ref: lnwrcs2168 LMS Magazine View of the former station master's residence with the retaining wall to Grosvenor Street behind

Ref: lnwrcs2148 FE Box View of the station's main building and former hotel extension as seen on 17th September 1938

Ref: lnwrcs2149 NRM View of the top of the ornate columns and coved ceilings provided within the restaurant of the Queen Victoria's hotel

Ref: lnwrcs2116 B Matthews View of the foot of the main staircase between the columns on the ground floor within Hardwick's building

Ref: lnwrcs2119 N Howell An internal view of the entrance hall to Hardwick's building showing some of the decorative features circa 1938

Ref: lnwrcs2176 Anon Plan showing the booking office and passenger facilities at the L & B's Curzon Street station

Ref: lnwrcs2157 Birmingham Libraries View looking along Curzon Street towards Lawley Street with Franklin's ornate screen wall on the right

Ref: lnwrcs2115 Anon View of the Grand Junction Vauxhall Viaduct crossing Lawley Street as seen from the L&B line circa 1839

Ref: lnwrcs2145 Anon Plan of the approach and layout of Curzon Street station's train shed and its Engine House as seen in 1838

Ref: lnwrcs2166 Anon Plan of the approach and layout of Curzon Street station's train shed and its Engine House as seen in 1852

Ref: lnwrcs2167 Anon Plan of the approach and layout of Curzon Street station's train shed and its Engine House as seen in 1846

Ref: lnwrcs2167a Anon Close up showing the 1846 plan of the extended Engine House and the new relocated carriage shed

Ref: lnwrcs2167b Anon Close up showing the L & B station's platforms and the arrival platform of the Grand Junction station