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[Mutant Lemming]

I visited the bookshop at Alnwick with the missus the other week and got to wondering how many other station buildings that are no longer served by trains have a new lease of life. Can think of Bath Green Park being a supermarket and Dingle LOR was a garage.

 

[CatfordCat]

The first few that spring to mind -

Lincoln (St Marks) is now a shopping centre

Lewisham Road (LCDR Greenwich Park branch) is now a second-hand furniture / stuff shop

Manchester Central is now a conference centre (noticed it on the telly recently - one of the political party conferences was there this year)

Some station buildings are now private houses.

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk is probably about the best place for further research here

 

[MidnightFlyer]

There's one in Norfolk that became a Greek Orthodox Church or similar.

 

[Rapidash]

Torre station is an antiques shop these days. Anyway, enough about the 143's...

Whoops, misread the OP, Torre is still alive and kicking on the network!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

The old Epsom Town station is now six shop units; the former waiting room is a photographer's studio.


I hope this link works OK!

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&...=Ens4t2O9jykLRZ7BkPXBHw&cbp=12,308.59,,0,2.96

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There's one in Norfolk that became a Greek Orthodox Church or similar.

Are you making reference to the former heavy rail Walsingham station, for if so, that is the Russian Orthodox church of St Seraphim.
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The former heavy rail railway station at Dogdyke on the Lincolnshire Loop Line is now a night club at the marina.

 

[yorksrob]

The old Ramsgate Harbour station and trainshed became an amusement arcade for many years. It was there last time I visited, but sadly appears to have gone looking at google street view.

 

[thenorthern]

Alton (Staffordshire) station is now a holiday property.

 

[theageofthetra]

What is the former Grosvenor Bridge station used for? It's the large white building on the down lines out of Victoria just before the bridge.Another one that springs to mind is Spa Road coming out of London Bridge.

 

[HowardGWR]

I visited the bookshop at Alnwick with the missus the other week and got to wondering how many other station buildings that are no longer served by trains have a new lease of life. Can think of Bath Green Park being a supermarket and Dingle LOR was a garage.

Bath Green Park is not a supermarket. That is appended to it. The station has many other uses.

 

[steamybrian]

The old Ramsgate Harbour station and trainshed became an amusement arcade for many years. It was there last time I visited, but sadly appears to have gone looking at google street view.

Now demolished (following a fire a few years ago). Site now being redeveloped for apartments.
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Aberystwyth. former ticket office, old buffet and part of the concourse is now Wetherspoons.
A new ticket office, buffet has been built in another part of the station

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Holmfirth station is now the Holmfirth Kingdom Hall of Jehova's Witnesses.

 

[najaB]

I visited the bookshop at Alnwick with the missus the other week and got to wondering how many other station buildings that are no longer served by trains have a new lease of life. Can think of Bath Green Park being a supermarket and Dingle LOR was a garage.

I think you'll find that it's more common that buildings were re-purposed than demolished. Listing all of them would take ages. Just in Dundee I can identify a half-dozen without thinking too hard about it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Some station buildings are now private houses.

Indeed so, there are a very large number of former railway stations that were converted into private dwellings. I run the Closed Stations Journey quiz on the Quizzes and Games forum and my past researches have revealed a veritable plethora of such usage. Many of these have attractively laid out gardens which have utilised parts of the former platform infrastructure.

 

[Darandio]

Blimey, there must be thousands.

Redcar Central, now a business centre with offices and the like. Part of Middlesbrough is now an art gallery.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The former Midland Railway terminal railway station of Morecambe Promenade is now a branch of the cheap and cheery Fayre & Square restaurant chain. Much former internal infrastructure has been preserved there.
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Another former seaside terminal station is that of Southport Lord Street which served for a while as a bus station and is now a Morrison's supermarket.

 

[DarloRich]

Richmond - Brewery, arts centre, restaurant, cinema

http://www.richmondstation.com/

 

[yorksrob]

Now demolished (following a fire a few years ago). Site now being redeveloped for apartments.

Ah, thanks for the update.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Camelford station on the North Cornwall Line became a museum of cycling, although I think lately it may have closed. Wadebridge station ( or at least the main buildings)on the same route became a centre for elderly people "The John Betjeman Centre".

 

[Strathclyder]

The former Clydebank Riverside (closed 1964) station building (designed by Sir John James Burnet) is now private housing:

The former Balloch Central (closed 1988) station building is now a Tourist Information Centre:

 

[Llanigraham]

Llanbrynmair now a private house, as are numerous others on the Cambrian lines.
As in Onibury on The Marches line

Caersws now a bunk house and cafe.

One south of Monmouth was a Council Yard but is now being rebuilt as a station at the Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans.

 

[KeithP]

Lochearnhead Station is now an outdoor activities centre owned by Hertfordshire Scouts.

 

[OuterDistant]

Welshpool - clothing outlet store, IIRC

 

[ichabod05]

Newark Castle's station building became a wine bar for a time but sadly now lies empty.

 

[Welshman]

Part of Halifax station [platforms 3 & 4], is now used as a Children's Learning Centre [Eureka!] and the old station yard it's car/coach park.

There's a rather nice pub occupying part of Sowerby Bridge station:-
http://www.jubileerefreshmentrooms.co.uk/
So, instead of watching the Jubilees passing by, you can slake your thirst there instead.

Stixwould station is now a retreat house. The former signalbox makes a fine and comfortable lounge, and the food and welcome is terrific [I can personally vouch for it!].
http://time-away.moonfruit.co.uk/

Nottingham Victoria station's site is now a shopping centre [I think the old clock tower still stands].

 

[essexjohn]

Leigh-on-Sea - now Leigh Sailing Club http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh-on-Sea_railway_station

 

[Llanigraham]

Welshpool - clothing outlet store, IIRC

There are a few more shops that just that in there; even a model railway shop.
Cafe upstairs is quite good.

 

[GatwickDepress]

The wonderfully overly ornate former Bexhill West station is home to an auction house and the West Station bar restaurant is resident in the former buffet area.


Bexhill West station by fairlightworks, on Flickr

 

[MidnightFlyer]

GatwickDepress's post reminded me - I think Cooden Beach's is now a newsagent, though a very small portion survives as a booking office window.

 

[chrissawer]

Dent station building on the Settle-Carlisle line has been converted into a rather nice looking self-catering holiday let. Easily reached by rail - just a pity it's several miles from Dent village.

http://www.dentstation.co.uk/