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Whaley Bridge

CRS Code WBR
Collected date 18/09/18

Whaley Bridge sign

Whaley Bridge languished for a long time in my to-do list of stations to write up, until it was threatened by flooding in Summer 2019 and I realised I recognised some of the photos from the news footage... Finally getting around to writing it up now, anyway.

The approach to the station is from Reservoir Road, through a cobbled car park:

Whaley Bridge approach

The front of the station building, on the left at the top of the car park:

Whaley Bridge front

The entrance to the station building was closed when we visited, but it has some nice stained glass and WB hanging baskets to admire:

Whaley Bridge entrance

A long view of the frontage (with the entrance behind the red bins) shows bike racks and an ornamental lamp:

Whaley Bridge frontage and lamp

Just to the right of the photographer in the previous shot is this sign with kids' depictions of Whaley Bridge:

Whaley Bridge art sign

Opposite the station front is the Jodrell Arms inn:

Whaley Bridge Jodrell Arms inn

To the right of the station building is the entrance to platform 1:

Whaley Bridge footbridge

North of the entrance to platform 1 is an area of planters:

Whaley Bridge platform 1 planting

Looking north along the line:

Whaley Bridge looking north

From the northern end of platform 1, looking south along both platforms:

Whaley Bridge platforms looking south

A view of the rear of the station building from platform 2 opposite:

Whaley Bridge platform 1 building rear

The windows are frosted with the arms of the Stockport and Whaley Bridge Railway Company (incorporated 1854, en dieu est ma foy):

Whaley Bridge glass seen from platform 2

Under the canopy of the station building on platform 1 is a proper clock:

Whaley Bridge clock

The platform side entrance to the ticket office:

Whaley Bridge tickets

South of the station building on platform 1 looking at the side of the building and the canopy:

Whaley Bridge platform 1 canopy

Up on the footbridge to get to platform 2, we look south:

Whaley Bridge looking south from footbridge

North from the same point:

Whaley Bridge looking north from footbridge

Down on platform 2 at the end of the footbridge, looking north. There's a Harrington hump by the shelter and some planters disguising the rather ugly wooden building beyond:

Whaley Bridge platform 2

The smaller waiting room building on platform 2:

Whaley Bridge platform 2 waiting room building

The rear of the platform 2 building:

Whaley Bridge platform 2 rear

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