Bury (Bolton Street) Railway Station, Bury
In January 1882 the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway invited tenders for alterations at Bury (Bolton Street) Station. These were designed “in house” probably by Charles William Green, L&YR company architect, who is known to have designed several of the intermediate stations on the Manchester to Bury line previously. L&YR Minutes of 8 February 1882 record that the tender of C Brierley, in the sum of £11,671-15s-0d, was recommended for acceptance. Works included a new booking hall at street level with and overbridge and steps down to each platform. The station featured an unusual clock turret built on the cantilevered flat roof canopy.
LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. The Directors are prepared to receive Tenders for the execution of certain Alterations at Bury (East Lancashire) Station. Plans and specifications may be seen, and quantities and forms of tender obtained at the Engineer's office, Hunts Bank, Manchester, on and after Monday 30th instant Tenders addressed to the directors and endorsed "Tender for Alterations at Bury, East Lancashire Station" to be in the hands of the undersigned not later than ten o'clock on the morning of Tuesday 7 February. J. STAFFORD, secretary. Manchester, 26 January 1882. [Manchester Guardian 28 January 1882 page 4]
NEW RAILWAY STATION AT BURY - The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company have almost completed a new station at Bury, at a cost of from £10,000 to £12,000. The platforms have been raised and lengthened and now extend 250 yards. On the down island-platform aro new waiting-rooms. The new station is carried over the line, and faces Bolton-street, being set buck to allow carriages to put down passengers at the door of the booking-office. The passengers descend by a covered approach to an over bridge, which leads to either platform without the necessity of crossing the lines as before. The approach and over bridge are roofed in and glazed, and the station and approaches are lighted with Bray's lamps. The works have been carried out by Mr. Charles Brierley, builder, Bury. [Manchester Guardian. 12 May 1883 page 10]
In May 1947 a fire had severely damaged the footbridge linking the street level ticket office of 1883 with the platforms. Demolition of the footbridge followed and, for several years, passengers were forced to enter the station through the original station building of 1846.
