Closure of Nottingham Victoria Station marked 50 years on...

Closure of Nottingham Victoria Station marked 50 years on

Topical Press Agency Nottingham Victoria Station — Hundreds of houses had to be demolished to build the original station

Nottingham shopping centre with clock tower — The clock tower is now dwarfed by a block of flats which stands behind it

According to Ms. Tanner, “so many people loved it and used it so well.”

“Lots of people have described it as a ‘cathedral of steam’ and it was a huge, huge building – it had three roofs which were almost as tall as the 100ft clock tower.”

“It was a great place to work,” remarked Gordon Cripps, a former station employee. Very few individuals would have a negative opinion of it.

“I was very upset when it was closed, it was big and beautiful compared to the other station – I always said they knocked down the wrong one.”

Bryan Jeyes Victoria Station exterior — In later years the station suffered from a rise in car use and a lack of investment

Janine Tanner expressed her gratitude that enough people were interested in seeing the project through to its completion.

The site is mostly occupied by a shopping centre, with the clock tower, a tunnel entrance, and a retaining wall being the only structures left.

The previous Victoria Hotel at the station, which is now the Nottingham Hilton, also made it through the wrecking ball.
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Closure of Nottingham Victoria Station marked 50 years on

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