Nottingham Buildings

The Hub

Nottingham Railway Station
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'The Hub' is the name given to the overall  project to modernize and re-generate Nottingham's only remaining main line railway station, the old Midland Railway Station on Carrington Street.  The project when complete will see the provision of greatly improved and additional passenger facilities achieved by the construction of extensions to the old station building and by the creation of a pedestrian only enclosed space in what is now the covered taxi / car pick up area that fronts onto Carrington Street.  The project will also include changes to the station platforms, the provision of a tram interchange onto the existing NET line to Hucknall plus the two new lines planned to run to Clifton and to Chilwell, and also the provision of a new multi storey car park with access from Queens Road and pedestrian access direct onto the NET platform..
  

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The Nottingham Tram NET Phase 2 extension:

This project is being undertaken by Taylor Woodrow / Alstrom / Tramlink Nottingham joint venture. There have been some delays due to unforeseen works associated with shifting underground services to allow the tracks to be installed in some areas, but it is now expected to be completed with trams in passenger service by end August 2015.  Trams are already running over the new tracks to train drivers and to assess timetable times.

Click here to go to the NET Phase 2 Website for more information and latest updates etc

The Nottingham Midland Station Upgrade:

The project to upgrade and modernize this fine old station is also being undertaken by Taylor Woodrow.  Nottingham  Midland Station was designed by Albert E Lambert and opened in 1904.   Whilst a fine example of Victorian architecture, the building had long been unfit for the 21st century.  It was dirty and offered few of the facilities that today's rail travelers expect.  I am therefore pleased to report that in my view Nottingham now has a railway station to be proud of.  The lovely rose stonework & tiles have been cleaned inside and out and the area where taxis and cars once dropped off passenger has been totally  transformed into a stunning, bright and airy pedestrian only space to welcome passengers.  This area will eventually have a few sales outlets in the kiosks already in place.  Off this,  the ticket office has been totally refurbished and modern signage installed. There has been some criticism of the brackets installed on the four corners of the building (See pictures), but one has to assume that they were necessary to help support the re-glazed roof and as such I don't think that they detract too much from the appearance of the original structure.  I have not yet ventured onto the platforms so am unable to comment of the works carried out there. 

 The Hub Car Park:

Car parks are by definition rather boring things and this new one is no exception.  Whilst it makes novel use of what appear to be copper cladding panels on all sides, it is none the less still a very predictable steel framed box. Wouldn't it be good to see car parks placed underground with something more interesting on top of them - a nice open space with trees?
The structure, which will provide 950 parking spaces, was designed by architects Careyjones Chapmantolcher. The engineers are BJB Consulting and the main building contractor is Vinci Construction. Whilst the building appears to be clad in copper sheets, local press reports have been at pains to inform any would be scrap metal thieves, that they are most definitely NOT, so hopefully they will remain as they are now and not turn a dirty shade of green as copper would when it corrodes. The car park is now in service and gives direct access to the NET Station and via a lift to the Railway Station.  It also offers some new views over the city from level 6. Click here to see them.

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