Have you seen this old picture of Frodsham Station?

It dates from 1963, when the station had its own porter. It was in this year, well before the arrival of the M56 and the wind farm, that The Beatles performed at the Mersey View nightclub next to Frodsham's famous helter skelter!

It's interesting to imagine what the posters on the wall to the right-hand side of the picture were advertising, and where the people waiting on the platform were going!

Frodsham Station was opened in 1850, which was also the year of the tragic Sutton Tunnel railway accident, where nine people died following a collision between two trains heading back to Manchester from Chester on a busy race day.

In 1873, the opening of the Halton Curve line allowed passengers to travel direct from Frodsham to Liverpool.

In the 20th century, the track slowly fell out of use, and was nearly abandoned in the '70s with the building of the M56. However, it has recently been restored and reopened for daily services.

Amazingly, in 1893 Frodsham's station building was moved 'en-bloc' back from the railway, having been deemed too close to the rails!

The building, with its elegant Jacobean style, is Grade II listed. Once the site of the former stationmaster's house, it is now home to Frazar James, AM Beauty and Me & Mr Jones, where you can grab a coffee before catching your train.

Frodsham is a star performer in the Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards, having won titles for the last 15 consecutive years, including overall winner on three occasions.

This impressive track-record is largely down to the North Cheshire Rail Users Group, who keep the station looking cleaning and tidy.

Click through the gallery at the top of this article for more photos from the Station's past.

Many thanks to Frodsham and District History Archive for supplying the images for this piece