The Anonymous Widower

A Redbrick Station For A Redbrick University

My late wife; C and myself, met at Liverpool University in the 1960s.

Liverpool considers itself as the Original Redbrick on its web site.

This Google 3D visualisation shows why.

Note.

1. This 3D picture was taken from the East.
2. The white building in the bottom-right corner is the Electrical Engineering and Electronics, where I did most of my studying.
3. The building above it is the Harold Cohen Library.
4. The clock tower in front is part of the Victoria Building.

There’s a lot of redbrick on the University site.

These pictures show University (Birmingham) station.

Note.

The Architects didn’t spare the red bricks.

1. The station has an NHS Clinic
2. The bridge has lifts and steps.
3. There is a lot of glass.

There are a pair of bi-sexual toilets, which seems to the standard for new stations these days.

Will Other Universities Want A Station?

Here are a few thoughts.

Liverpool University

I wrote about the possibility in A Railway Station At Liverpool University.

This is an extract.

In Liverpool’s Forgotten Tunnel, I showed this map, which shows a proposed reopening of the Wapping Tunnel as a passenger route between Liverpool Central and Edge Hill stations.

Note.

1. The map shows a station at University
2. The Wapping Tunnel is shown as a dotted blue line.
3. Between four and eight trains per hour (tph) would be running through University station.

Liverpool has other projects on its mind at present, but I wouldn’t rule it out in the future.

Manchester University

This Google Map shows the location of Manchester University.

Note.

1. The red arrow picks out a notable building in the University.
2. Manchester Piccadilly station is in the North-East corner of the map.
3. Manchester Oxford Road station is in the South-West corner of the map.
4. In recent years I’ve walked between the two stations.
5. The Castlefield Corridor passes through the University.

A station on the Castlefield Corridor could be a possibility.

 

April 17, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Health | Architecture, Birmingham University, Birmingham University Station, Brickwork, Castlefield Corridor, Education, Liverpool University, Manchester Oxford Road Station, Manchester Piccadilly Station, Manchester University, Redbrick University, Step-Free, Toilets