Withington and West Didsbury railway station
Withington and West Didsbury railway station is a former station in West Didsbury, in the southern suburbs of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The station was located on Lapwing Lane, close to the junction with Palatine Road and opposite Withington Town Hall. Nothing now remains of the old station buildings, which have been demolished. West Didsbury is now served by West Didsbury tram stop which is approximately 85 metres (279 ft) further down the line from the original railway station.
Midland Railway lines into Manchester showing the Manchester South District Line
Brankgate Court flats on Lapwing Lane, built on the former station site in the early 1970s
The derelict site of the station photographed in 2008
The site of the station on the new Metrolink line
Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, 5 miles south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.
The Clock Tower in Didsbury village
Church of St James, Didsbury in 2013
Prince Rupert who stationed his army at Didsbury in 1644
Blue Plaque on Didsbury Library commemorating Prince Rupert's advance