71-586: The New Technology Institute, Birmingham (abbreviated to NTI Birmingham ) is a training centre and media studio located in the Learning and Leisure Zone of the Eastside of Birmingham , England . Part of by Birmingham City University , the building opened in January 2006 after one year of construction by what was then University of Central England . The building cost £10 million and the topping out ceremony
142-419: A burial ground and was once part of a large deer park. Eastside is the location for the terminating station for High Speed 2 (HS2) and the new station will be named as the former station, Birmingham Curzon Street . It is expected that once HS2 is complete journey times from London into Birmingham City Centre will be reduced to only 45 minutes with the potential to bring £1.5 billion of investment into
213-681: A "Walk of fear", the ability to climb to the top of the tower, a sky jump descending 100 metres and the UK's highest controlled bungee jump. In its first year the VTP200 was projected to have received 1.05 million visitors. One development set to start in late 2006 is the Martineau Galleries complex which will require the demolition of the Carling Academy , surrounding shops and a multi-storey car park . These will be replaced by
284-533: A 110-metre tall tower and other mid rise and low rise apartment blocks as well as offices, hotel facilities, retail and cultural facilities. Sustainable Eastside – A Vision for the Future , published in 2002, sets out the aspirations for the sustainable regeneration of Eastside. The Eastside Sustainability Advisory Group was also set up in 2002 to support the mainstreaming of sustainable development in Eastside. As
355-470: A campus in Eastside (which was still a proposal at the time). The complex, named Etna House, is 13 storeys in height and was developed by the Watkin Jones Group . On 29 May 2008, Birmingham City University held a public consultation on their plans to construct a new campus on a cleared 4.17-acre (16,900 m ) brownfield site directly opposite Curzon Street station. The site was acquired by
426-603: A city park at a cost of approximately £11 million. This will be called Eastside City Park and will cover 8 acres (3.2 ha). The area it will occupy is currently the car park for Millennium Point and also includes other building which are currently being demolished. Los Canarios, the first Spanish restaurant in Birmingham, was demolished in December 2009 to make way for the project. It will also incorporate an already existing park named Park Street Gardens which contains
497-521: A gateway into the Eastside from the city centre. Phase 1 will be the phase covering the largest area and has a subphase known as Phase 1a which includes Island House. This will be the first phase to begin construction and will also include the subphase, Phase 2a. Phase 2 will begin construction after and this is the smallest phase. Phase 3 will be constructed last and will see the tallest building constructed. Two public squares will be created, one directly in front of Island House will be called Island Place, and
568-537: A neon light show at the base of the steps leading to the entrance of the building, which took place during June 2007. Also based in Eastside is Ikon Eastside , a branch of the Ikon Gallery , Eastside Projects and VIVID . 52°28′54″N 1°53′13″W / 52.48167°N 1.88694°W / 52.48167; -1.88694 Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838-1966) Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (formerly Birmingham station )
639-502: A public house further down the road which currently exists as a Grade II listed building. The River Rea , which remains largely hidden due to high brick walls surrounding it constructed in Victorian times, also flows to the extreme east of the area. The river is crossed at Deritend Bridge. Curzon Street railway station was a major railway station during the 19th century and served as a goods station with another terminus opposite. It
710-513: A purpose built public house, The Woodman , that was built opposite the station. It was still open by 2020. In separate instances, during 1970 and 1978, British Rail applied to demolish the Principal Building, but permission to proceed was repeatedly refused on both occasions. Instead, in 1979, the ownership of the building was transferred to Birmingham City Council , which carried out carried out extensive restoration and repairs over
781-645: A result, Birmingham City Council agreed to undertake the innovative step of co-locating sustainability advisors with the Eastside team. The Sustainability Advisors are employed by Groundwork Birmingham and Solihull and took up their posts in October 2003. The 'Sustainable Eastside' project is funded by Government Office for the West Midlands, Advantage West Midlands and the East Birmingham and North Solihull Regeneration Zone, with additional support from
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#1732787115818852-511: A visitor centre and office space that will be used by HS2 Ltd, Birmingham City University, and Historic England . Renovation of the building was funded through a housing and regeneration grant rather than the HS2 Act, and when funding ran out in May 2022, work was temporarily suspended. Internal refurbishment was "well advanced" but funding could not be secured for external facade repairs. HS2 said it
923-443: A £215 million student residences project. The campus development retained green spaces, trees and water features. By February 2007, the first residents had moved into a newly built apartment block at Masshouse. Edwardian Island House was refurbished into a base for a redevelopment company. The majority of the development is centred on Curzon Street railway station and along Curzon Street which gives its name to two developments to
994-416: Is located on Heath Mill Lane and, along with Ikon Eastside and Vivid, now forms part of the largest concentration of contemporary art venues in the city. A sound guide was created by Sound Arts Practice Liminal for Warwick Bar in which the public were invited to download the sound palate and walk around the canals. Curzon Street Station is becoming a centre for arts in the Eastside with exhibitions including
1065-591: Is three storeys tall but relatively small. A detailed paper from Historic England can be found at the Warwickshire Railways website. . In 1841, a hotel extension – known originally as the Queen's Hotel – was added to the northern (Curzon Street) side of the building, but was eclipsed (and renamed the Railway Hotel) when a new Queen's Hotel was opened next to New Street station. During June 1900,
1136-465: Is undergoing a major redevelopment project. The overall cost when completed is expected to be £6–8 billion over ten years which will result in the creation of 12,000 jobs. 8,000 jobs are expected to be created during the construction period. It is part of the larger Big City Plan project. Excavations revealed that the area was used as farmland in the Medieval times. Archaeological excavations at
1207-476: The British Rail era as a goods station up until 1966. The platforms, along with the original train sheds, were demolished that same year. For several decades, the site was used as a Parcelforce depot; this was demolished in May 2006. For a time, the site was largely used as a car park. The surviving Grade I listed entrance building was designed by Philip Hardwick , having been intended to be used as
1278-518: The Doric Euston Arch present at the London terminus . The GJR's station was located on the northern side of the site in a triangular area of land. It featured parallel departure and arrivals platforms, which had to be staggered in order to fit into the available land. The GJR also built their own independent entrance building and booking office (now demolished) which were located behind
1349-558: The Second World War , an incendiary bomb struck the Principal Building, causing mostly superficial damage, while numerous other bombs impacted nearby, after which it was repaired. In 1952, the Principal Building was given a Grade 1 Listing in recognition of its historical importance; in subsequent years, it would become the only surviving part of the original station and the world’s oldest example of monumental railway architecture. Curzon Street station continued to be used into
1420-597: The 112 miles between the two cities in four hours and 48 minutes. During 1839, the GJR arrived at Curzon Street; although the line had opened two years earlier, one year before the L&;BR, it originally ran to a temporary terminus at Vauxhall until a 28-span viaduct over the River Rea valley had been completed along with their side of the station. By 1846, the station was already being extensively modified. The train shed
1491-568: The 1840s, the newly created London and North Western Railway opted to build a larger and more suitable station, Birmingham New Street , half a mile away from the earlier station that would take over most of its passenger traffic in 1854. During the 1850s, Curzon Street station found a new role handling freight traffic; conversion work was undertaken between 1860 and 1865 to turn it into a dedicated goods station . In addition, limited passenger traffic, such as special excursion trains, called at that station up until its closure to passengers in 1893. It
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#17327871158181562-772: The Black Country ) and individuals with professional interest in Eastside. In 2002, the Eastside Sustainability Advisory Group collectively produced a document 'Sustainable Eastside – A Vision for the Future', which lays out a vision for how Eastside can be socially, environmentally and economically successful and responsible. This was funded by Birmingham City Council's Environmental Services department. The project continues to develop guidance, policy and procedure recommendations. These will be submitted to Birmingham City Council to consider for adoption within their planning guidance and advice to
1633-593: The City Park Gate site revealed soil that had been used on farms. It is known that a significant area had been bought by the English monarchy and was used as a deer game park. Some of this area stretched into the Eastside of Birmingham. The only surviving part of this is Park Street Gardens. The land was sold and slowly began to develop once again as farm land. During the Industrial Revolution ,
1704-596: The City Park and Masshouse development scheme, which is located around the site, most of the surrounding buildings having been demolished. However, these plans were superseded by the High Speed 2 proposal, which will incorporate the surviving entrance building into the eastern entrance of a new station. A masonry colonnade screen will connect the historic structure and the new HS2 station viaducts and eastern concourse at New Canal Street. The renovated building will have
1775-566: The Digbeth and Deritend area. Large scale projects which involved the renovation, demolition and reparation of the area started to be aired to the public. The first of these projects to be completed was Millennium Point which was completed in 2002 to replace the Birmingham Science Museum . On 1 February 2002, a masterplan for the Eastside was developed by HOK International and this set out the basic developments. In 2001,
1846-568: The Environment Agency and Birmingham City Council. The Eastside Sustainability Advisory Group aims to promote a comprehensive vision of Eastside as a regional demonstrator of sustainable development in practice, and to provide advice on Sustainable Development best practice throughout the Eastside development. Group membership consists representatives of 17 organisations (mainly NGOs such as the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and
1917-414: The GJR's desired alignment was blocked, necessitating the creation of two adjacent terminal stations, one for each company, at Curzon Street. The L&BR's station was built on the south side of the site, featuring a pair of platforms in parallel (one for arrivals and the other for departures), along with four carriage sidings next to the tracks leading to the two outer platforms; six lines in total served
1988-651: The Library of Birmingham at Eastside were abandoned in favour of developing the new library on a shared site with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre , in Centenary Square in the city centre's Westside, retaining the library in the city's civic core. Birmingham City University is now interested in the cancelled Eastside library site to relocate its conservatoire which is currently adjacent to Birmingham Central Library . Another project
2059-541: The London end of the L&BR. In the original design, the building was to be flanked by two arches leading into the station: excavations have revealed that these were never built. The interior was modified in 1839 to accommodate a 'hotel' (the Victoria), although this was probably more in the nature of a refreshment room or public house, and later the booking hall, with a large iron balustraded stone staircase and offices. It
2130-552: The Railway Hotel was closed, after which the contents were sold and the space was converted into offices for the goods depot. On 27 January 1847, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers was established with George Stephenson as its first president in the Queen's Hotel; a plaque commemorating the centenary of the event was placed inside the station building when the hotel was demolished. In 1897, Ansells Brewery had
2201-557: The area was home to a massive complex of factories and workshops and was accessed by part of the canal network, most notably the Digbeth Branch Canal which bisects the area. The Grand Union Canal is located along the boundaries of the area and meets the Digbeth Branch Canal at Warwick Bar . In the late 19th century, the area was accessed by a major tram network which ran along Albert Street. However, as
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2272-459: The building was the showcase for Vibrant Fibre, which consisted of murals. In 2007, a sound and light show was held on the site of Curzon Park. Late in 2008, a new artist-run public gallery called Eastside Projects opened with an evolving exhibition including architecture, performance and the full gamut of visual art forms by artists from local and international artists including Liam Gillick, Laureana Toledo and Heather & Ivan Morison. The gallery
2343-462: The company's offices and boardroom. Built during 1838, it is among the world's oldest surviving pieces of monumental railway architecture. Built at a cost of £28,000, the architecture is Roman inspired, following Hardwick's trip to Italy in 1818–19. It has tall pillars running up the front of the building, made out of a series of huge blocks of stone. The design mirrored the Euston Arch at
2414-524: The course of a month to build two games for the iPhone . In January 2010, NTI Birmingham integrated the University's commercial-facing web, video and enterprise centre, Screen Media Lab, into its facilities. In February 2010, this led to the launch of the new core Birmingham City University website, following an extensive rebuild by Screen Media Lab/NTI Birmingham. The organisation also has extensive experience in delivering programmes for businesses in
2485-408: The creative industries, and working on a range of projects for the private and public sector. These include Animation Forum West Midlands , BSeen , Insight Out , ECCE (Economic Clusters of Cultural Enterprise) and Young, Gifted & Talented (part of the national Gifted & Talented programme). Eastside, Birmingham Eastside is a district of Birmingham City Centre , England that
2556-425: The departure platform. Separate yards for passengers and their horse-drawn carriages were present between the station and Curzon Street. The GJR's facilities were mainly designed by Joseph Franklin. Various additional railway facilities were also constructed nearby on land to the south and east of the station; these included carriage sheds for the L&BR, a sixteen-sided engine house, and freight handling areas for
2627-563: The entire Eastside area was split into five sub-areas: The first part of the plan to be implemented was the demolition in 2002 of a large elevated road junction called Masshouse Circus to make space for redevelopment. Masshouse Circus was part of the Inner Ring Road , which had become a "concrete collar" stifling expansion of the city centre. A bid for money from the European Regional Development Fund
2698-547: The first intercity line to be built into London and the largest project to have ever been undertaken in Britain at the time. At Birmingham, the L&BR connected with the Grand Junction Railway (GJR), which was constructed at the same time; it had been intended for the two railways to meet end on as to facilitate the running of through services; however, on account of the opposition of influential land owners,
2769-517: The following three years, at which time the newer hotel wing was demolished. Once the renovations were completed, the building was intermittently used as offices for various groups. Amongst these users was a University of Birmingham student theatre group, the 'Three Bugs Fringe Theatre'. The building was also proposed as a home for the Royal College of Organists , but the proposal foundered in 2005 for lack of funds. A commemorative plaque
2840-411: The industry in the area subsided, the area fell into decline and many of the original factory buildings became derelict. The old Victorian factory buildings were never maintained and the canals became dirty and clogged with only small stretches being cleaned. Small independent businesses moved into the area. A major brewery was located near Curzon Street station and this resulted in the establishment of
2911-513: The merging of the L&BR and GJR into the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1846, work started on the new and more conveniently located 'Grand Central' station, which would become known as Birmingham New Street , which was shared with the Midland Railway . Located only half a mile to the west of the preceding station, New Street was completed in 1854 ; unsurprisingly, the majority of passenger services were diverted away from
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2982-427: The occasional art event. During the 2010s, it was announced that the site and the principal building would be reused and integrated into the new Birmingham Curzon Street railway station , and host the high speed services on High Speed 2 . The construction of the station, which was originally known simply as Birmingham station , is closely associated with the creation of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR),
3053-536: The old GJR arrival platform train shed, grain and flour was processed at the old GJR departure area. General freight was typically addressed beneath the 1838 L&BR train sheds. In 1914, Curzon Street employed more than 2,000 people, along with roughly 600 horses and 900 wagons. During 1923, as a result of the Railway Groupings , the ownership of Curzon Street station was transferred to the newly created London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMSR). Amid
3124-490: The older station that same year. Furthermore, the smaller Lawley Street station , terminus of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway (a forerunner of the Midland Railway ) was also opened a short distance to the east not long thereafter. During November 1852, the name of the station was changed from Birmingham to Birmingham Curzon Street . The primary use of the station became the handling of goods; initially this
3195-471: The public was proposed for the Eastside area. Originally, there was a proposal named " The Needle " which would be of a substantial height however this was dismissed as a vision. A serious proposal was put forward in September 2007 with the unveiling of VTP200 . A public consultation regarding the later design for the observation tower was announced before pursuing a planning application. The VTP200 proposal
3266-556: The public. Policy and decision makers will be targeted to raise awareness of sustainability and ensure relevant information is made available. Since 2006, Eastside has hosted a number of events as part of ArtsFest . In 2006, The Eastside Arts Picnic was held at Curzon Street Station and the Eastside Green opposite. Island House hosted a collection of visual art pieces known as the ArtsFest Art Gallery and outside
3337-415: The rear of the station which began with the demolition of a Parcelforce Depot. This will be called Curzon Park and will feature a major low to mid-rise mixed-use scheme with residential, leisure and hotel facilities. An outline planning application was submitted by the developers on 27 July 2007. Next to this is one of the largest of the projects which will see large areas of land being transformed into
3408-430: The region. The area beyond the city park to the eastern boundary of Eastside is to be developed in a development named Eastside Locks . This will be a technology-led park area with many-low rise buildings. Another area of land next to Moor Street railway station which was freed up by the demolition of Masshouse Circus will be home to a development named City Park Gate. Originally designed by Richard Rogers as part of
3479-411: The remaining floors. NTI Birmingham run a number of short, one- to five-day, software training courses accredited by Apple and Adobe . In 2010, NTI Birmingham ran the first in a series of training events called Gamer Camp . The first of these, Gamer Camp: Nano, provided mentoring and tuition from Blitz Games Studios , Rare and Codemasters trained two groups of games artists and programmers over
3550-470: The scheme for the Library of Birmingham, it was to have several residential towers however the architects pulled out when the library scheme was shelved. MAKE Architects have since been appointed. Island House and the nearby pub will be retained in the development however Eurodiscount Megastore, a large warehouse store, was demolished in November 2006. The development will be mainly residential and will form
3621-422: The second will be between Phase 2a and Phase 2 and will be called Freeman Place. There will be numerous green roof gardens. The outline planning application was submitted on 29 November 2006 and a consultation process began in late December and ended on 3 January 2007. In 2008, major student housing was constructed along Jennens Road. The tower is located near Aston University and Birmingham City University have
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#17327871158183692-426: The station had become quite heavily trafficked; however, the arrangement of the parallel platforms quickly proved to be an inconvenience to the travelling public and operators alike, the inability to perform through trips complicated many train journeys. It was also inconveniently located on the eastern edge of Birmingham city centre. Accordingly, its use as a major passenger station was relatively short-lived. Following
3763-501: The station. A sizable train shed that was supported by a pair of wrought iron truss spans covered both the platforms and the six tracks, covering an area of 217 feet (66 metres) long and 113 feet (34 metres) wide. To the rear of the departure platform, a lengthy building accommodating booking offices, waiting rooms and a parcels office was present. Furthermore, it also featured a grand three-storey Principal Building complete with four massive Ionic columns that intentionally matched
3834-405: The stress from New Street station . The station, dubbed "Grand Central Station'" was to be nearly twice the size of New Street and would handle all major railway lines. However, the proposal was called unnecessary and take up too much room. The proposal was headed and urged by Arup who created a brochure outlining the reasons why such a station would be needed. A landmark observation tower for
3905-401: The transhipment of goods between the L&BR and the neighbouring Birmingham Canal . A dedicated L&BR freight depot was also established to the north of the station. While the station was formally opened on 24 June 1838, however, due to the delayed completion of Kilsby Tunnel , the first train from London did not arrive until on 17 September of that year. That first train had traversed
3976-546: The two railways, as well as the terminus for the first intercity line to be built into London . As such, it served as a joint terminus for the scheduled passenger trains of both companies to major destinations such as London, Manchester and Liverpool , between 1838 and 1854. It was formally opened on 24 June 1838, and received its first train from London on 17 September of that year. Being incapable of permitting through trains, it quickly proved to be inadequate even after expansion efforts to accommodate longer trains. Thus, during
4047-468: The university in January 2008 and they commissioned BDP Architects to design a masterplan for the site. The proposed scheme includes between 35,000 and 45,000 square metres of accommodation. The first phase of the building is expected to open to students in September 2012. The Birmingham Conservatoire is expected to move to the campus from Adrian Boult Hall . Plans by the City Council to locate
4118-412: Was a railway station in central Birmingham , England. Initially used as a major early passenger terminus before being eclipsed by newer facilities and converted into a goods depot, it was a continuously active railway facility up until 1966. The station was jointly built and operated by the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) and the Grand Junction Railway (GJR), being the meeting point between
4189-432: Was as an overflow to the adjacent goods depot, rail freight increased considerably during the mid 1850s. During 1860, work commenced on the formal conversion of the site into a goods station , which included the closure of the nearby engine shed; it was at this time that the general station buildings were demolished, while the train sheds and the Principal Building were retained, the latter to serve as offices. The conversion
4260-433: Was completed in 1865. In early 1874, a portion of Curzon Street station (at the corner of New Canal Street and Banbury Street) was adapted and used from Easter that year as an 'excursion station' to relieve New Street station at peak times, such as holidays or fair days. The station provided frequent public holiday excursion services to Sutton Coldfield . These excursions continued until Easter 1893, their discontinuation
4331-408: Was extended so that it could accommodate the running of longer trains, while the departure platform was extended to create a new bay platform for the use of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway . Furthermore, the Principal Building had been extended along its northern side for the purpose of providing additional refreshment space for passengers, including a hotel. Within only a few years of opening,
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#17327871158184402-490: Was for a 200-metre tall "VerTiPlex", the tallest observation tower in Britain, designed by RTKL to be a "bold and dynamic icon for Birmingham and the West Midlands in the 21st Century". The tower would have consisted of three rides including an eight-person vertical drop free falling lift, a see-saw peering over the edge of the tower at 125 metres high and 20 flight trainers spinning around the tower 110 metres up it. As well as rides other extreme activities were proposed including
4473-449: Was heavily used for railway freight into the British Rail era, only being closed to rail-based goods traffic in 1966. Many original features were demolished at this time, such as the platforms and trainshed, but the principal entrance building survived and was given Grade I listed status. While much of the site continued to be used for road-based parcel traffic, the principal building was used as office space for various purposes, including
4544-410: Was held on 20 July 2005. The five-story building houses a purpose built training venue for business and management training skills on the ground floor, for IT training using Apple Mac computers, seminars, meetings, video conferences, product launches and networking events. Since autumn 2014, the building has been renamed University House, with the University's management and support services located on
4615-415: Was installed next to the station entrance in 1988 which reads: "THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM TRAIN AT THIS STATION ON MONDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 1838". The building was unused except for the occasional art exhibition. Birmingham City Council had hoped to refurbish the building and find an alternative tenant. It was expected to be the centrepiece of
4686-416: Was located too far from the city centre and failed as a passenger station. It shut down in 1966 as a goods station. Bartholomew Row received its name from Saint Bartholomew Church, which was built next to it. The church was surrounded by Park Street Gardens which were significantly cut down in size due to surrounding development. Part of the graveyard of the church still remains. In 1983, Aston Science Park
4757-577: Was opened in the north part of Eastside, adjacent to the Aston University campus. The 22-acre (8.9 ha) site has continued to develop and is considered a key part of the Eastside regeneration scheme. In the late 1990s, plans for the regeneration of the area were aired to the public. The first plan unveiled was called the 1996 Digbeth Millennium Quarter Plan which presented proposals for the area around Digbeth and parts of Eastside. The 1998 Bull Ring and Markets Quarter Plan contained guidance to
4828-554: Was successful and this helped make the demolition possible. Matthew Boulton College had a new major facility built in 2005 overlooking the Masshouse site, and the New Technology Institute was completed in 2006; the first new buildings in a Learning and Leisure Zone. Developments on the established Aston University campus included a new Academy of Life Sciences, a £22m extension to Aston Business School and
4899-477: Was the refurbishment of the Curzon Street railway station entrance hall which would make it the home of the Royal College of Organists . However, a £1 million gap of funds resulted in them abandoning the project. Birmingham City Council are now planning to renovate the building themselves and then search for a major tenant. There was a proposal for a new station to be built in the Eastside to relieve
4970-411: Was to facilitate the expansion of the main lines into New Street from two to four. During the early years of its life as a good station, horses were primarily used to shunt wagons around the depot, while capstans and turntables were also used to transfer wagons between tracks as well as to marshal them into trains. Different goods were handled across the site; while fruit and vegetables went through
5041-428: Was working to "identify further heritage funding to fully restore this iconic landmark for the city." A turntable (then called a "turn plate") and stabling sidings, designed by Robert Stephenson , were operational from 12 November 1837. It was soon found that inclement weather hampered operations, and a roundhouse - likely the first railway roundhouse in the world - was constructed over them. There were 16 lines off
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