Atherton station - exterior view
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The photograph on this page of Atherton station - exterior view by Peter Whatley as part of the Geograph project.
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Atherton station - exterior view
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: Unknown
The station building was built to a standard pattern for the new, direct route to Wigan and Liverpool Exchange of the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The large enamelled plate above the car on the right still carries the name Atherton Central station. Note the number of crossbars on the telegraph pole, indicative of the amount of railway communications circuits once required. For a view 35 years on, see: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2864364.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.528911
Longitude
-2.478321