<p>I again walked past Curzon Street Station into Eastside. Got a new close up shot of the coat of arms of the London and Birmingham Railway.
</p><p>This time I got it from the other side of the road and zoomed in much closer to it.
</p><p>A former railway station building from the 19th century. It's the worlds oldest surviving monumental railway architecture.
</p><p>The station opened in 1838. When New St Station was finished in 1854, Curzon St stopped being a passenger station, put holiday trips continued until 1893. It remained in use until 1966 as a goods station. It was called Birmingham Station until 1852 when they added Curzon St.
</p><p>It is Grade I listed but isn't in use at the moment.
</p><p>It is the coat of arms of the London and Birmingham Railway.
</p><p>Curzon Street Station was the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway which started at London Euston.
</p><p>The line was engineered by Robert Stephenson
</p><p>&lt;a href="<a class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_and_Birmingham_Railway">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_and_Birmingham_Railway</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;London and Birmingham Railway - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p>After ceasing being a station for passengers, it was later the called British Rail Goods Office. But it hasn't been that in a very long time.
</p><p>It was formerly listed as the Railway Goods Office.
</p><p>1838, by Philip Hardwick. The original terminus to the London-Birmingham railway Ashlar. In the Ionic style. Three storeys, 3 bays and austerely cubic. Portico of 4 really giant Ionic columns to the dentilled entablature with attic. Behind, a carved achievement of arms and swags over the glazed tympanum above the great panelled doors and 2 ground floor single windows. The first floor with 2 windows with blind balconys and cornices on brackets. Second floor with 3 windows in flat surrounds. All windows sashes mostly with glazing bars. To the rear, 2 engaged Ionic columns between square piers. To the left, a length of wall with intermittent balustrading.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/39415781@N06">Elliott Brown</a> from Birmingham, United Kingdom
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