Signal box, Navigation Street, Birmingham
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Signal box, Navigation Street, Birmingham
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 27 Aug 2011
An intriguing slice of Brutalism, by Bicknell & Hamilton with W.R. Headley of BR's London Midland Region, 1964-65. The Pevsner City Guide describes the surface as corrugated concrete. It certainly packs a punch.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.477828
Longitude
-1.902635