Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1869

Looking down the newly built Station Street towards the front of the Market Hall with the entrance to the cart road leading to the fish and milk sidings on the left. Station Street was built as a direct result of the building of the station's extension as many buildings were required to be demolished. The reason for the gaps to the right of the pavement was according to Richard Foster 'where buildings, which did not fit in with the layout of the street, have been demolished, but new ones have not yet been built'. The passenger footbridge covered by the raised glazed roof descended by steps down to Station Street, its entrance being opposite the horse drawn carriages seen on the right.

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