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Locomotive depot, south of St Helens.
©Roger Cornfoot
St Helens is criss-crossed with these "greenways", other examples being the Sankey Valley Park, the Ravenhead Greenway and the Newton Greenway. In addition to providing natural habitat corridors within the urban area, they provide good walking and cycling short cuts. The image shows Gaskell Street crossing the Sutton Brook Greenway with the brook itself flowing under the road bridge to join the Sankey Brook and eventually the River Mersey. Sutton Brook was also known locally as "Stinky Brook", a result of historical pollution from the local chemical industry.
©Roy Prescott
Dist:0.2km<br/>Viewed from Sutton Road bridge the redundant railway is being submersed in vegetation
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.2km<br/>Viewed towards the town centre, the rails look in good condition, but it has been many years since they saw a train.
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is the junction of Sutton Road, Jackson Street and Gaskell Street in Peasley Cross near St.Helens.
©andy
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©Ian Greig
Dist:0.5km<br/>Peasley Cross Road and the landmark gasometer, visible for miles aeound.
©Sue Adair
Dist:0.5km<br/>View showing detail of brickwork of the locally known Dutch Barn Bridge
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.6km<br/>View from Dutch Barn Bridge showing the remains of the disused St Helens to St Helens Junction branch.
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.6km<br/>The coking plant at St. Helens gas works, which produced gas from coal, has long since been demolished but the gas holder still dominates the skyline from miles around. (A similar gasometer at Southport has just been demolished.)
©Galatas
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©Colin Pyle
Dist:0.7km<br/>St Helens fire station, Parr Stocks Road, St Helens, Merseyside.
©Kevin Hale
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©Ian Greig
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©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.8km<br/>Constructed with copper slag cobbles giving it a blackened appearance.
©Raymond Knapman

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