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Northcote Road, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9BB

Stechford is blighted by the A4040, which turns the main shopping area into a dirty, noisy deathtrap. But it's a double-edged sword: if it wasn't for the road, there wouldn't be all those shops and businesses. Here's the entrance to the retail park, which is on the site of the old Parkinson Cowan works.

I think these may have been Railway Cottages, as one of them is still called "Railway Cottage"

Opened in 1844 by the London & Birmingham Railway on the section of line from Coventry to Birmingham. View east towards Lea Hall and Coventry. As built, the station had staggered platforms with the Birmingham-bound platform in the same place as now but the original Coventry-bound platform was on the far side of where the road bridge now is, in the distance. In 1882, the eastbound platform was rebuilt in the current position and a station building erected above the tracks in front of the road bridge. It was replaced in the 1960s by a smaller booking office just out of view to the right. At the time this image was taken, eastbound passengers had to descend steps from the booking office and then ascend the footbridge shown. Access was greatly improved in 2020 - see Image

Opened in 1844 by the London & Birmingham Railway on the section of line from Coventry to Birmingham. View east towards Lea Hall and Coventry. As built, the station had staggered platforms with the Birmingham-bound platform in the same place as now but the original Coventry-bound platform was on the far side of where the road bridge now is, in the distance. In 1882, the eastbound platform was rebuilt in the current position and a station building erected above the tracks in front of the road bridge. It was replaced in the 1960s by a smaller booking office just out of view to the right. The footbridge, lifts and ramp to the booking office date from 2020 when access to the station was greatly improved.