It is half a century of work began, famous ancient Birmingham New Street Station, the planners envisioned a modern and elegant city of the future to destroy.
These images files Birmingham Post & show how the old Victorian structure was demolished to be replaced by what would be the actual design maligned - is happening now.
Plans show, as the remains of the beautiful Victorian roof torn off, so that the natural light.
In another image of the new concrete roof it can be used as it is built to see platforms and competitions to condemn decades little sun.
The fate of the old station was has largely carried out by the Air Force, the air raids in Birmingham, difficult to damage the original vault closed. It was no longer to repair, and then applies the decision to remove him after the war and the station was demolished taken.
The original building was built by Fox, Henderson & Co and designed by Alfred Edward Cowper the same company and opened in 1854.
For 14 years, St. Pancras opened in London, has been credited as more than 200 meters wide with the largest single-span arch iron and glass roof in the world.
Run the famous Bradshaw, who said recently popularized by the travel diary of BBC TV with Michael Portillo in 1863: "The interior of this resort deserves the attention of its size.
The semicircular roof is 1,110ft long, made of iron and glass made 205ft wide and 80 meters high safely, without pillars, which are awarded on each side.
If the reader detects the bustle caused by the excitement of the arrival and departure of trains, trampling masses passengers, luggage transport, the ringing of bells and the sound of two or three hundred writings and workers, keep a reminder of the extraordinary scene observed each Day at the Central Station in Birmingham. "
The station has now been rebuilt and bosses hope to be completed in September this year.
Earlier this year, the large atrium, so that the light-flooded rooms in the station for the first time since the 1960s, was over.
More than 6,000 tons of concrete were removed from a purpose built machine demolition to make way for the atrium and the roof and the entire structure is excessive.
Birmingham New Street Station Archive
* Built between 1846 and 1854 buildings, replace the Curzon Street Station
* The main entrance to the road Stephenson built the Grand Hotel de la Reine
* If the largest single span iron and glass roof on the World Wide 65m
* The roof was destroyed during the war and removed to be replaced with platform awnings
* Demolition began in 1964 and the station was fully reopened in 1967
* 2010-2015 - together with a new center, lobby and businesses build the central atrium again
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