Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str432

View looking from one of the Queens Hotel's windows above the passenger footbridge looking towards the station building on Platform 3. Whilst the passenger footbridge was needed to handle the large volume of passengers embarking or disembarking at New Street station, its original purpose was to maintain an ancient 'right of way' that crossed the station site. In 1874 the passenger footbridge seen above replaced the original which was also much narrower and had neither the No 3 Signal cabin suspended on top nor the ornate arches at the top of the steps.

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