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Wakefield Kirkgate

CRS Code WKK
Collected date 18/05/10

Wakefield Kirkgate sign

Wakefield Kirkgate was the starting point for day four of our adventures in West Yorkshire, but it's a dilapidated and desolate place, in strong contrast to Wakefield Westgate. A long view of the front of the station:

Wakefield Kirkgate frontage, long view

A closer view of the entrance:

Wakefield Kirkgate front

The eastern end of the station building, windows all boarded up, seen from the bus stop:

Wakefield Kirkgate eastern end

The western end of the station building:

Wakefield Kirkgate western end

The doorway leads through an entrance hall (filled with scaffolding) onto platform 1. Here we look back through the entrance hall to the station entrance to the north:

Wakefield Kirkgate entrance hall

On platform 1, under the canopy:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 1 under canopy

One of the painted doors on the platform:

Wakefield Kirkgate door

Platform 1 seen from platform 2 opposite, with the entrance under the central window:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 1

The rear of the entrance to platform 1:

Wakefield Kirkgate entrance rear

Platform 1 continues eastwards alongside a covered subway, but the end of the platform is fenced off:

Wakefield Kirkgate demolition in progress sign Wakefield Kirkgate platform 1 looking east

Turning 180 degrees we enter the subway which joins platform 1 to the island platforms 2 and 3:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 1 looking into subway

The view out of the subway, with the demolition sign mentioned previously visible in the distance:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 1 subway

A long view of the station buildings from platform 2 opposite:

Wakefield Kirkgate rear

The buildings at the eastern end of the station:

Wakefield Kirkgate eastern end rear

The subway leads out onto platform 2:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 2 subway entrance

On platform 2, looking westwards, with the subway entrance in the distance:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 2 looking west

The eastern end of platform 2 is fenced off, and the remains of a glazed canopy stand rusting forlornly beyond:

Wakefield Kirkgate platforms 2 and 3 canopy Wakefield Kirkgate platforms 2 and 3 under canopy

The skeletal canopy continues on the platform 3 side of the island, here looking eastwards:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 3 looking eastwards

Looking west along platform 3:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 3 looking west

Looking east at the canopy on platform 3, with the subway entrance to the left:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 3 canopy

Platform 3 towards its western end, alongside the subway on the right:

Wakefield Kirkgate platform 3 subway side

At the western end of the island platform at Wakefield Kirkgate:

Wakefield Kirkgate platforms 2 and 3 western end

Looking east at Wakefield Kirkgate:

Wakefield Kirkgate looking east

Looking west along the line:

Wakefield Kirkgate looking west

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