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HUDDERSFIELD’S glorious railway station is the focus of the latest episode of a new TV show.
Railway historian and architecture enthusiast Tim Dunn went behind the scenes at the St George’s Square station in the latest episode of Architecture The Railways Built, which is on the Yesterday channel.
Tim revealed Huddersfield - one of only nine Grade 1 listed stations in the country - was the last on his bucket list to see.
He explored its creation and evolution, getting up in the rafters to examine the station’s clock, to see what makes the building tick.
Upon seeing it for the first time, he exclaimed: “It’s a country house they’ve set down in a town centre. It’s genuinely so very splendid.”
The show delved into the history of how Huddersfield came to have one of the finest stations in the country and shows some of the changes to St George’s Square over the centuries.
And it also explained why the station had two different booking stations, now converted into pubs.
A surprising revelation about controversial plans in the 1960s - that thankfully never went ahead - was also revealed.
The programme also featured former Kirklees councillor Prof Paul Salveson, a renowned rail expert who used to represent Labour in the Golcar ward.
Station cats Felix and Bolt also made guest appearances.