Saturday 9 October 2021

Grand Central, Birmingham


Grand Central is the name given to the shopping centre that adjoins the redeveloped Birmingham New Street railway station. Both of the buildings opened in 2015 after a £750 million refit. Grand Central is linked to the Bull Ring shopping area, and the railway station has a concourse three times as big as the one it replaced. The redevelopment that became Grand Central was plagued by disagreements between the architects AZPML and the clients, and the final building has features that were not in the original design. This photograph shows a part of the development where the station adjoins the shopping centre.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300