the venue for last week's Photo Group shoot is the site of Curzon Street Station, a famous but rather overlooked gem in Birmingham's architectural history. It's tucked away at the rump end of the city and is the oldest extant railway building in the UK. The station is now poised to enjoy a fresh lease of life as the gateway to the new HS2 train-line.
We start and finish in style at the legendary Woodman, just opposite. Fortunately this is also to be spared the bulldozers. Instead it will be incorporated into a massive new station development centred around the Curzon Street entrance.
Regular readers may remember a visit I made to the Woodman two years ago. It's reassuring to know the rich heritage of this great pub will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.
The Woodman's fine bar-man introduces us to a splendid collection of specialist ales, lagers and ciders. Before long our group is engaged in light banter with two delegates to a conference elsewhere in the city.
Another pint is pulled and another pint is enjoyed!!
All the best,
electrofried(mr)
