The front of the station

Curzon Street Station was a railway station in Birmingham in the 19th century and is the world's oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture. It acted as the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and Grand Junction Railway, lines connecting Birmingham to London and to Manchester and Liverpool respectively. The two companies had adjacent, parallel platforms and no through services were provided. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word terminus is used in several different contexts including various topics: In transport a terminus is commonly used to describe a bus station/rail station acting as an end destination. ... The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it becam a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway. ... The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Manchester is a city in the United Kingdom, considered by most to be the countrys second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and big business. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ...

The station was opened in 1838 but was inconveniently located on the eastern edge of Birmingham city centre. For this reason its use as a passenger station was short lived. When the London and North Western Railway was created in 1846 they decided to build a new joint station with the Midland Railway at New Street. When this was completed in 1854 Curzon Street fell out of passenger use. However it remained in use as a goods station until closure in 1966. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

View from the side

The surviving entrance building, which was designed by Philip Hardwick and constructed in 1838, is relatively small. The architecture is Roman inspired, following Hardwick's trip to Italy in 1818-19. It has tall pillars running up the front of the building made out of a series of huge blocks of stone. The design mirrored the Euston Arch at the London end of the L&BR. Philip Hardwick [1792]]-1870) was an architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick Junior and grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior) particularly associated with transport-related buildings (eg: railway stations, warehouses) in London and elsewhere. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The Romans adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for their own purposes, which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new architectural style. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... The Euston Arch was the original entrance to Euston station in central London. ...

Current status

The Grade I listed building is not used at present. It was to become the new home for the Royal College of Organists, but that proposal floundered for lack of funds. The City Council now hope to refurbish the building, and find an alternative large organisation as a tenant. The building is hoped to be the centrepiece of the City Park and Masshouse development scheme, which is located around the site. The Parcelforce depot to the rear of the station was demolished in May 2006. The Royal College of Organists or RCO, based in Birmingham, England, is the United Kingdoms national body charged with promoting organ and choral music and overseeing musical education and training for organists and choral directors. ... Local Government History Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire. ... Parcelforce is the parcel delivery arm of the Royal Mail postal service in the UK. Since 1986 regular daily mail services have been provided by the Royal Mail while retail postal outlets are operated by the Post Office. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Photo and description
• website about Curzon Street
• Future Uncertain For Curzon Street Station As RCO Pulls Out – 24 hour museum
• Organists scrap plans for new HQ – BBC Music Magazine