It’s easy to miss Heatley & Warburton Railway Station.
The Station house on Mill Lane long ago became a private residence, and the booking hall, tucked away behind it, is pretty much hidden by undergrowth.
That said, anyone walking the Trans Pennine Trail at Heatley will know the existence of both.
And I am guessing that is how Andy Robertson came to photograph the old buildings.
They once serviced the Warrington and Stockport Railway which was later taken over by the London North Western Railway.
It opened in 1853, and closed to passengers in 1962, before finally closing three years later, although the track was not lifted till 1988.
And for those who want the story of the railway station and the Warrington and Stockport Railway in more detail there is that excellent site Disused Stations, which I always refer back to when encountering a lost railway station.
Location; Heatley, Lymm
Pictures; Heatley & Warburton Railway Station, 2020, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*Heatley & Warburton, Disused Stations, http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/heatley_and_warburton/index.shtml
That said, anyone walking the Trans Pennine Trail at Heatley will know the existence of both.
And I am guessing that is how Andy Robertson came to photograph the old buildings.
They once serviced the Warrington and Stockport Railway which was later taken over by the London North Western Railway.
And for those who want the story of the railway station and the Warrington and Stockport Railway in more detail there is that excellent site Disused Stations, which I always refer back to when encountering a lost railway station.
Location; Heatley, Lymm
Pictures; Heatley & Warburton Railway Station, 2020, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*Heatley & Warburton, Disused Stations, http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/heatley_and_warburton/index.shtml
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