Birkenhead North Station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Birkenhead North Station by Tiger as part of the Geograph project.
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Birkenhead North Station
Image: © Tiger Taken: 9 May 2010
The view from the Ilchester Road overbridge, looking down the line towards West Kirby and New Brighton. In the 49 years since Ben Brooksbank's historic photo http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1802063 the through line on the right has been removed along with the semaphore signals, telegraph poles and canopy to the footbridge. Perhaps the most noticeable change between the two photos (taken in the same month) is the encroachment of trees and shrubs on both banks of the cutting. All the houses to the right have been demolished and those in the distance have been replaced by the Bidston Moss recycling centre.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.403931
Longitude
-3.05737