Cressington

CRS Code	CSG
Collected date	02/07/13

Cressington station lies to the southeast of Liverpool and serves Cressington Park and the Grassendale area. The station building was built in 1873 and is Grade II listed. Its front is on a small road between Knowlsley Road and Salisbury Road:

The railway line is at a lower level than the street, so the rear of the station building extends down an extra storey to platform level:

The platform-level entrance to the station building, and the canopy at platform level:

On platform 1, looking east:

Under the canopy on platform 1, looking at the spandrels:

On platform 1, an original 1871 water fountain, sadly sans water:

On the eastern wall of the station building are still hooks for buckets:

Looking east along the line from the end of platform 1:

The footbridge crosses the line above the canopy. Looking back towards the rear of the station building:

The clock in an upper window to the right of the footbridge:

The end of the footbridge on platform 2:

The lamp on the side of the platform 2 building:

The building on platform 2 seen from platform 1:

The door of the waiting room on platform 2:

Looking west along the platforms:

Looking west at the station from the bridge to its east:

From the bridge to the west of the station, looking west along the line:

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