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  • Collection: The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society

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LYRS2736. The magnificent station building, now Grade I Listed, early 20th century with cabs outside. John Betjeman described the imposing frontage as 'the most splendid in England' and Nikolaus Pevsner considered it to be one of the best stations…

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LYRS 4508 - The magnificent station building, now Grade I Listed. John Betjeman described the imposing frontage as 'the most splendid in England' and Nikolaus Pevsner considered it to be one of the best stations in the country. Its grandeur owes much…

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LYRS 6685 - The building on the 'down' Leeds Platform but shorn of its canopy. The building is no longer in use for rail users.

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LYRS 6687 - The Leeds 'down' platform and the Goods Shed looking west. The Shed has been demolished and the platform building no longer used br rail users.

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TMP 0225 - General view looking north east in 1950 down the Manchester island Platform across to the Leeds Platform. To the left is the Goods Shed, siding and crane. The building on the Leeds Platform is only station building now remaining but minus…

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LYRS 6684 - The sidings have been recently lifted and the shed in a poor state of repair pending demolition.

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LYRS 6681 - The 'up' platform, buildings and signal box looking north east. All the buildings have now been demolished and the track to the right lifted. The island platform was accessed by a subway.

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LYRS2741. The Spen Valley Line connecting Mirfield on the Calder Valley Main Line with Low Moor opened in July 1848 and the line between Low Moor and Bradford opened in May 1850. The first station here opened at the same time as the line and was…

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LYRS2740. The Spen Valley Line connecting Mirfield on the Calder Valley Main Line with Low Moor opened in July 1848 and the line between Low Moor and Bradford opened in May 1850. The first station seen here looking towards Low Moor opened at the same…

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LYRS5047n. The Signal Box and siding to the east of the Station below the Congregational Church on Burnley Road.

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LYRS6084. 1963. The now demolished coal drops at the top of Station Road following closure of the station.

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LYRS60 The site is now mixed use but the stone gate pillars remain but not in their original position and a distance apart. Note the Victorian postbox in the wall.

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LYRS6074. 1963 the Goods Shed and crane after closure of the station the previous year.

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LYRS60286. 1963 and the then recently closed Goods Shed, now demolished, looking up the line towards Mytholmroyd from the road overbridge. Part of the 'up' platform just visible on the left.

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LYRS 2762 - About 1900 with a ‘permanent way ganger’ on the track. The Manchester ‘up’ platform with its timber buildings was accessed by a footbridge from the Leeds ‘down’ platform and it continued under the road bridge at the top of Station Road. …

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LYRS 4540 - 1951. General view of platform, buildings, canopy and goods yard looking towards Mytholmroyd as Stainer 4-6-0 5MT. No. 45201 approaches. The station closed to passengers in 1962 and to goods in 1965.

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LYRS 6092 - 1963. Gas lamp outside the Booking Office looking down Station Road a year after the station had closed.

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LYRS6089. 1963. Disused horse drawn dray belonging to F&H Sutcliffe of Wood Top, Hebden Bridge in the station yard which by then was closed.

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LYRS 6026 - 1967. Station frontage and approach road with cobbles covered by tarmac. the building on the right including the Station Master's house has been demolished.

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LYRS 6062 - 1963.The 'up' platform was accessed by a covered walk way from the first floor of the three storey station building on the 'down' platform and under the viaduct before climbing to the 'up' platform seen here.
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