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Denton Station - Searching for the Past - Manchester Road, Denton, Manchester.
Top left - walking along Manchester Road it is not hard to find the entrance to the former booking hall at Denton Station. The tell tale signs are in the changes in colour and the rough nature of the brickwork that now fills up the gap where in times gone by many hundreds will have passed through to buy their tickets and walk down the old staircase long since removed to the platforms below.
Top right - looking at platform level towards the direction of Reddish and Stockport, on the ground below the more recent metal staircase are the brick foundations of a former goods lift for taking parcels and luggage down to the platforms. At the far end of the bridge there once stood Denton signal box and to the left the former Denton Goods Yard.
Bottom left - when Denton was once served by four rail tracks many locomotives will have passed under the bridge to the far left. Up above is where the former booking hall one stood supported on a framework that will have included the projecting brick buttress seen in the foreground. It is also likely that the remains of another platform that once existed lie hidden somewhere in the undergrowth - job for Tony Robinson and Time Team? Can I hear the ghostly sounds of former steam locomotives when I pass here at night?
Bottom right - although the former station gardens and buildings have long since been removed to be replaced by a plain coat of tarmac, the platform edges still in use have not given up their large edging stones that continue to provide a sense of solidity. Some fine original coloured brickwork still remains on the far side of the track which continues to be supported by wooden sleepers.
The copyright for these images remains with denton_ian unless otherwise indicated and is displayed for enjoyment, comment and feedback. Please contact me first of all by FlickrMail if you wish to use images for your own purposes and I shall be pleased to assist.
Denton Station - Searching for the Past - Manchester Road, Denton, Manchester.
Top left - walking along Manchester Road it is not hard to find the entrance to the former booking hall at Denton Station. The tell tale signs are in the changes in colour and the rough nature of the brickwork that now fills up the gap where in times gone by many hundreds will have passed through to buy their tickets and walk down the old staircase long since removed to the platforms below.
Top right - looking at platform level towards the direction of Reddish and Stockport, on the ground below the more recent metal staircase are the brick foundations of a former goods lift for taking parcels and luggage down to the platforms. At the far end of the bridge there once stood Denton signal box and to the left the former Denton Goods Yard.
Bottom left - when Denton was once served by four rail tracks many locomotives will have passed under the bridge to the far left. Up above is where the former booking hall one stood supported on a framework that will have included the projecting brick buttress seen in the foreground. It is also likely that the remains of another platform that once existed lie hidden somewhere in the undergrowth - job for Tony Robinson and Time Team? Can I hear the ghostly sounds of former steam locomotives when I pass here at night?
Bottom right - although the former station gardens and buildings have long since been removed to be replaced by a plain coat of tarmac, the platform edges still in use have not given up their large edging stones that continue to provide a sense of solidity. Some fine original coloured brickwork still remains on the far side of the track which continues to be supported by wooden sleepers.
The copyright for these images remains with denton_ian unless otherwise indicated and is displayed for enjoyment, comment and feedback. Please contact me first of all by FlickrMail if you wish to use images for your own purposes and I shall be pleased to assist.