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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: Memorials, upper area, and houses, Key Hill Drive
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: view west into the lower area
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
The ground is thickly carpeted with the leathery leaves of London Plane trees.... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: the quarry sides below Spencer Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: view southeast into the quarry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
As the sand was quarried, more ground was opened up for interments. These are... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: steps between the upper and lower areas
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: war memorial, lower area
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: former catacombs
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
The large arch was the entrance to a tunnel. Catacombs were a fashionable form... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: obelisk and rows of headstones, lower area
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
In the background is the West Midlands Metro station for Jewellery Quarter.
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley, general view of lower area, south side
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
Some of the closed-off catacombs can be seen on the left. The large arch was the... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley, Icknield Street entrance
by Robin Stott
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The context is seen in Link before restoration. |
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HS2 Birmingham, May 2025 –
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
On its approach to Birmingham HS2 is taken up and over the existing lines east... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street site, Birmingham, July 2024
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
This view from existing lines is northwest across the site of the station... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street site, Birmingham, July 2024
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
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HS2 – Curzon Street station kicks off
by Robin Stott
for square SP0787
The station site on Birmingham's Eastside looks highly organised, in common... (more)
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Northeast from Moor Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
On the right a single car proceeds down the short length of Park Street that... (more)
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Northeast from Birmingham Moor Street station
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
This is the age of HS2. The Curzon Street terminus will stretch across the... (more)
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HS2 publicity, Birmingham (4/6)
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
On the site hoardings around the Curzon Street station site all the glossy... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Birmingham, May 2021 (4/4)
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
Having crossed some existing lines and roads (out of shot left) the elevated HS2... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Birmingham, May 2021 (3/4)
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The area east of Park Street is filling up with stockpiled components and... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Birmingham, May 2021 (1/4)
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Birmingham, May 2021 (2/4)
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
The southern part of Park Street has been incorporated into the station site,... (more)
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Display on HS2 site boundary fence, Park Street, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0787
One of a series of high-quality graphics promoting HS2 and telling the story of... (more)
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Former Curzon Street station site, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0787
How long has this site been earmarked for a high speed rail station? Towards the... (more)
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Curzon Gateway student accommodation, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
Reportedly high quality accommodation, it is thought to have served Birmingham... (more)
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HS2 – Demolition of the Curzon Gateway site, Curzon Street, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
The Curzon Gateway (or Curzon Gate) was highly-rated student accommodation that... (more)
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HS2 – site hoarding on New Canal Street, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The vacant site allows a view of some Birmingham landmarks: Selfridges store on... (more)
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HS2 – Curzon Street station site, Eastside Birmingham (1)
by Robin Stott
for square SP0787
The view is from a Cross City Line train approaching New Street. Overlooking the... (more)
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HS2 – Demolition of the Curzon Gateway site, Curzon Street, Eastside, Birmingham (1)
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
The Curzon Gateway (or Curzon Gate) was highly-rated student accommodation that... (more)
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HS2 – partial demolitions, Lawford Close off Vauxhall Road, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
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East on Curzon Street, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0887
The gates on the right are an access to the long-vacant old Curzon Street... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Birmingham – the 1838 station site and hotel
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The busy main lines into Birmingham New Street are in the background, forming... (more)
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A corner of the HS2 Curzon Street station site, Eastside, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The boundary runs parallel to the paths through Eastside City Park towards the... (more)
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Albert Street totem, Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
Albert Street has been transformed in recent years into a pleasant pedestrian... (more)
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Illustration, Curzon Street Station, Moor Street Queensway hoarding, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
Impressive, or just preposterous? – two of the many questions that this... (more)
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Birmingham: final yards of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal near Gas Street Basin
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SP0686
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: restored north corner pillar, Key Hill
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0688
Massive pillar and wall coping designed in sandstone by the architect Charles... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: Key Hill entrance
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
Massive gate pillars designed by the architect Charles Edge.
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: lower area, looking east to the catacombs
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
Some new tree-planting has been carried out. Some stretches of path are very wet.
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: boundary wall to Cemetery Lane
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
This boundary consists of a high brick retaining wall with massive sandstone... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: obelisks and other memorials
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
An obelisk memorial might signify any of a number of different things about the... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: view southwest across the lower area
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
The view from the terrace above the catacombs.
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: trees and memorials, upper area
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0588
An obelisk memorial might signify any of a number of different things about the... (more)
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Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley: interpretive sign
by Robin Stott
for square SP0588
The sign is located on the west side of the chapel site, facing the Icknield... (more)
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HS2 Birmingham, May 2025
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
Looking down Northumberland Street, Vauxhall, to the existing railway bridge,... (more)
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HS2 Birmingham, May 2025 – contractor's offices
by Robin Stott
for square SP0887
Contractor's offices – not the only ones – for the HS2 Curzon Street... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street, August 2024
by Robin Stott
for square SP0787
The structures that will carry the HS2 tracks into Curzon Street station can be... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street site, July 2024
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0887
The viewpoint, a Cross-City train, is east of the ring road, Lawley Middleway; a... (more)
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HS2 station site, east
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The station site and the line extend past the 1838 station building. It will be... (more)
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HS2 station site, middle view
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
In this view the Curzon Street station site occupies the space between former... (more)
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Remains of Albert Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The HS2 Curzon Street station site seems to have expanded, reducing the pleasant... (more)
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