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Knotty Ash formerly Knotty Ash & Stanley formerly Old Swan & Knotty Ash
(1879 - 1960)
When opened on the north side of East Prescot Road, the station was called 'Old Swan & Knotty Ash' but it was renamed in 1888 to 'Knotty Ash & Stanley' At the time of the station opening Knotty Ash was a small rural village but today it is a suburb of Liverpool made famous by the comedian Sir Ken Dodd who lived there
The station was situated in a cutting with the station building supported by 2 sandstone arches straddling the line at street level but only 1 archway was used. Ramps ran down from the road to each platform where there were waiting room facilities
On the other side of East Prescot Road from the station there was a cattle depot which serviced the Stanley Abattoir which was situated only a couple of miles away. During the later stages of the 1st World War, the fields around Knotty Ash were used by the United States Cavalry as a depot for troops and their horses that had crossed the Atlantic. Knotty Ash Station and cattle docks where then used to embark the troops for the South coast and northern France
The station was renamed Knotty Ash & Stanley on November 1 1888 and by 1895 there were 14 up and 15 down trains calling at the station
Liverpool Corporation had widened Prescot Road to accommodate the new tram service and the street level station buildings were demolished and rebuilt on the platforms
By 1948 the number of trains stopping at the station had reduced to 10 up and 8 down and by 1957 there were only 3 up and down services and the last train left the station on November 5 1950. The goods facility remained until May 1 1972
The station was situated in a cutting with the station building supported by 2 sandstone arches straddling the line at street level but only 1 archway was used. Ramps ran down from the road to each platform where there were waiting room facilities
On the other side of East Prescot Road from the station there was a cattle depot which serviced the Stanley Abattoir which was situated only a couple of miles away. During the later stages of the 1st World War, the fields around Knotty Ash were used by the United States Cavalry as a depot for troops and their horses that had crossed the Atlantic. Knotty Ash Station and cattle docks where then used to embark the troops for the South coast and northern France
The station was renamed Knotty Ash & Stanley on November 1 1888 and by 1895 there were 14 up and 15 down trains calling at the station
Liverpool Corporation had widened Prescot Road to accommodate the new tram service and the street level station buildings were demolished and rebuilt on the platforms
By 1948 the number of trains stopping at the station had reduced to 10 up and 8 down and by 1957 there were only 3 up and down services and the last train left the station on November 5 1950. The goods facility remained until May 1 1972
