New Street Signal Box, Birmingham

£45.00

New Street Signal Box, Birmingham

3 reviews

A Brutalist Icon, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay

New Street Signal Box, Birmingham

Name: New Street Signal Box, Birmingham
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_001
Price: 45.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£45.00

Solid Cast Concrete Model
Size: 7cm high x 6cm wide x 4cm deep
Scale: 1:400 (approx)
Weight: 100g

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Keep Birmingham close, with a concrete model that holds your connections and memories.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

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Shipping

All Spaceplay models are made to order and are usually made and posted within 30 days.

All orders are sent using a tracked postal service, and you’ll receive tracking details once your model has been posted.

UK orders usually arrive within 3 working days after posting. International orders usually arrive within 8 working days after posting, although customs and local postal services can sometimes cause delays.

If you need your order for a specific date, please let me know before ordering and I’ll do my best to help.

UK customers can also select Express Shipping at checkout to have their model made and posted within 8 days.

Returns

You can return unused and undamaged items within 30 days of delivery for a refund, excluding return postage costs.

If your model arrives damaged, faulty, or incorrect, please email me within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. I’ll arrange a free replacement to be made and posted to you.

Building Information

Location: Birmingham, UK
Architect: Bicknell & Hamilton
Completed: 1964
Status: Grade II listed, decommissioned
Brief Overview:
Perched above the tracks at Birmingham New Street, this five-storey concrete signalbox was built as part of British Rail’s post-war modernisation plan. Its bold Brutalist form is stacked and sculptural, dividing opinion but commanding attention.

Decommissioned in 2022, it remains a powerful example of mid-century transport infrastructure designed with architectural intent.

Making my concrete model

Some buildings leave a mark because they never tried to blend in.

The New Street Signal box is one of them. Brutal, unapologetic, and utterly unique, it has stood watch over Birmingham’s railway lines since the 1960s. With its layered concrete massing, deep shadow lines, and fortress-like stance, it remains one of the most distinctive signal boxes ever built in Britain.

It was one of the first models I ever attempted, and one I’ve returned to again and again. The form is deceptively complex. Each face carries a different rhythm, a different weight. Getting the sharpness right in the casting, especially at this scale, meant starting from scratch more than once. But it was worth it.

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New Street Signal Box, Birmingham

The New Street Signal Box miniature concrete model is a piece for people who love the places where engineering and architecture meet. British Rail's five-storey signal box has been perched above the tracks at Birmingham New Street since 1965. Its wrapping of ribbed concrete bands makes it one of the most sculptural pieces of Brutalist architecture in the Midlands. This concrete model of the New Street Signal Box captures those corrugated layers at 6cm, and they catch the light beautifully on a desk or shelf. It's made for rail enthusiasts, Birmingham commuters, architects and fans of Birmingham Brutalism, and it's a gift that train people and design people will both understand. As a piece of concrete art, it has real heft, and every hand-cast piece has its own surface.