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William Robert Headley
William Robert Headley was an architect who is best known for his modernist railway stations for the London Midland Region of British Railways in the early 1960s. He joined railway service in 1947, achieved his diploma of the Architectural Association in 1948 and became architect for the London Midland region of British railways. He resigned his position with British Railways and was taken into partnership with Messrs Gollins, Melvin, Ward and Partners on 1 January 1963. He gave up his partnership in 1989. Works *Manchester Piccadilly railway station 1958-60 (rebuilding) *Wilmslow signal box 1959 *Coventry railway station 1959-62 with project architect Derrick Shorten *Manchester Oxford Road railway station 1960. (with Max Clendinning) *Crewe railway station 1960 *Manchester new power signal box 1960 * St Helens Central railway station 1960-61 (replaced in 2007) *Stafford railway station 1961-62 *Chelford railway station 1960 *Euston railway station 1962-68 (with Ray Moorcroft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coventry Railway Station And Square 14d06
Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed by Coventry City Council. Formerly part of Warwickshire until 1451, Coventry had a population of 345,328 at the 2021 census, making it the tenth largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, from which it is separated by an area of green belt known as the Meriden Gap, and the third largest in the wider Midlands after Birmingham and Leicester. The city is part of a larger conurbation known as the Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area, which in 2021 had a population of 389,603. Coventry is east-south-east of Birmingham, south-west of Leicester, north of Warwick and north-west of London. Coventry is also the most central city in England, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
