Curzon Street Station 1953

Posted February 20th, 2010 by BCT with 1 Comment

Phyllis Nicklin's 1953 image of Curzon Street Station
Thanks to Dave Harte I’ve just come across a series if images taken by Phyllis Nicklin but also available online. All from the archive of Birmingham University.

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Blast! – Curzon Street Station.

Posted December 15th, 2008 by BCT with 1 Comment

In September 2007 an extraordinary work of art was played out on empty land overlooked by the Grade 1, Curzon Street Station.  It echoed the history of the place through a monstrous steam powered organ.  Watch this video for a fraction of ...

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Is Euston Arch going to be rebuilt?

Posted August 18th, 2008 by BCT with No Comments

Blognor Regis points us to this interesting piece in the Daily Telegraph about Dan Cruickshank’s campaign to see Euston Arch Rebuilt when Euston Station is redeveloped sometime during or after 2012. The website provides some context:
The failure to save the arch ...

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New Neighbours for Curzon Street

Posted April 26th, 2008 by BCT with No Comments

Created in Birmingham reports for us
Here’s the “outline design” for the new BIAD campus in Eastside, as revealed on Simon Howes’ Eastside blog. Millennium Point is in the foreground and the red blob is Curzon St Station. Simon also has a top ...

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Eastside Birmingham – the plan for a school, beside Curzon Street.

Posted November 13th, 2007 by BCT with 1 Comment

The Minister for the West Midlands, Liam Byrne has summarised the plan, as it currently stands, for Eastside. (Download his short briefing here). It appears that the old Parcel Force site next to the Grade 1 Curzon Street Station is to be ...

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