New Street Station Redevlopment (Gateway) | Redevelopment | U/C

[Rainbow warrior]

would seem the right way about it...as its connected to the BullRing they might as well just add it to the map and call it the Bullring.

Just need to get TK Maxx clad properly (should have been done properly the last time) as well and the join will be seamless...well, almost.

[DBadger]

They don't seem to like doing that. IIRC all the shopping centres in Shrewsbury are connected and owned by the same people as each other but they're seperate identities. Similarly the Wulfrun Centre could easily be an extension of the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton.

I agree it should be done though. Wonder where it would put it on rankings?

[NeilM]

These were taken last Sunday, after I'd visited the Da Vinci exhibition, so are similar to some already posted, but thought I'd post them anyway.

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[joshwebb]

Why is it green? I thought the station was gona be silver?

[Bachy Soletanche]

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That's a large space init? Never realised it was that big when Stephenson Tower was there.

[lbrown]

Originally Posted by Bachy Soletanche

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That's a large space init? Never realised it was that big when Stephenson Tower was there.

Now the Stephenson Tower has gone a beautiful design feature of the 60's station is revealed, the curve leading round from here to the front of the station looks great. I wish i got a picture it looks best from the pub on the corner.

[SuttonBluenose]

I sure hope the waiting areas will be better in the redesign. I was at New Street yesterday morning after a night out. Bham NS at half 5 in the morning is not the greatest of places in the world.

[Bachy Soletanche]

Originally Posted by lbrown

Now the Stephenson Tower has gone a beautiful design feature of the 60's station is revealed, the curve leading round from here to the front of the station looks great. I wish i got a picture it looks best from the pub on the corner.

The beautiful 60's feature. Just the one.

[jrawle]

Originally Posted by Bachy Soletanche

The beautiful 60's feature. Just the one.

I think you'll find the station was designed with that curve a long time before the '60s. When the Midland Railway built its shed to the south of the LNWR shed in 1854, the tracks had to be curved to meet up with the tracks at either end. The '60s station just follows the footprint of the original.

[Newby]

Originally Posted by SuttonBluenose

I sure hope the waiting areas will be better in the redesign. I was at New Street yesterday morning after a night out. Bham NS at half 5 in the morning is not the greatest of places in the world.

Speaking from experience, neither are Liverpool Street, Euston, Kings Cross (old style, not the new station opened last week), St Pancras (again old style), Paddington and London Bridge. Stations generally are the abode of vagrants from 11 - 6 in the morning, and those unfortunate enough to miss their last trains!

[Rainbow warrior]

You should go to Victoria coach station London if your worried about people hanging around....truly an awful place...anytime of the day!

New Street is nothing compared to that dodgy eye sore...Victoria is like something from a Charles Dickens book!

Im sure the new New Street will be staffed well and wont be an issue.

[Spread]

I spoke to someone working at Tescos and they said that the store would be moving downstairs. It make a lot of sense and I recall someone else posted it as well recently. Anyone know if this is definate or just rumour?

[SimonTheSoundMan]

I don't know, but retail space will be on two floors, unlike the one floor it is now.

[lbrown]

I hope the new John Lewis re-vitalises Dudley Street/Hinckley Street. Especially the Comfort Inn on the corner. I noticed some signage over the window saying Platform 13 perhaps an old bar, does anyone know what this is?

[Rainbow warrior]

that area around the comfort, with the Electric and Rep could be a great retail/entertainment area.

[vanson]

Great potential for the south side area,or we need are a couple of decent pubs and a garfunkels like they have in london victoria.

[Newby]

Originally Posted by vanson

Great potential for the south side area,or we need are a couple of decent pubs and a garfunkels like they have in london victoria.

The Crown is being redeveloped into residential starting this year, I hear. I am biased but what we don't need is American themed eateries like Garfunkels. What we do need, to complement the JLP branding, is some upmarket restaurants to fill in between the Chinese quarter and the Station.

[Newby]

Originally Posted by Spread

I spoke to someone working at Tescos and they said that the store would be moving downstairs. It make a lot of sense and I recall someone else posted it as well recently. Anyone know if this is definate or just rumour?

Rumour

[Nacho]

Originally Posted by Newby

The Crown is being redeveloped into residential starting this year, I hear. I am biased but what we don't need is American themed eateries like Garfunkels. What we do need, to complement the JLP branding, is some upmarket restaurants to fill in between the Chinese quarter and the Station.

It's a shame to hear about the demise of another Birmingham pub .In this case I thought the station development may have saved this one .As regards the other point,the idea of more American franchises isn't appealling at all .

It will be interesting to see how the area develops .

[SuttonBluenose]

Originally Posted by Newby

Rumour

Surely it wouldn't be approved with M&S already taking a large chunk of the custom.