Restoring one of the World’s Oldest Railway Buildings

HS2 have announced the start of a major refurbishment project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham, one of the world's oldest surviving pieces of monumental railway architecture.

Over the next twelve months, a team of local experts will carry out intricate restoration work on the iconic building, which was designed by the notable architect Philip Hardwick and opened in 1838 as the Birmingham terminus for the London and Birmingham Railway Co. (L&BR) line that connected to Euston Station in London.

The building has been integrated into HS2’s plans for the new Birmingham Curzon Street Station, which provide an enhanced setting to reflect the history of the old station as well as the Grade II listed Woodman pub. The public space surrounding the station will feature the historic track alignments of the former goods yard that used to lie to its east, and the gardens and new eastern concourse façade have also been designed to complement the architecture of the building.

Find out how the Old Curzon Street station building will be integrated Birmingham's Curzon Street Station: https://www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/l...

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0:00 Introduction to building
0:33 What will happen to the building?
1:40 Restoring the building
3:16 Other HS2 works at Curzon Street Station site