| Parbold
Written by Mark Bearton - 27 Oct 2004 |
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Take the A5209 west from junction 27 of the M6 and after dropping down the very steep Parbold Hill and crossing the railway and Canal turn right into the village.
There is a small car park situated by the canal also on street parking.
Parbold is served roughly every half an hour by trains from Southport to Manchester Airport and Oldham. There is also a bus service linking Ormskirk and Wigan.
There are plenty of small shops in the Village including a Fish and Chip shop and several pubs. There is a Brewers Fare pub situated on the top of Parbold Hill.
In the morning the light would be best for trains from Southport including the semaphore at the west end of the station. The ideal light for pictures facing east at the station of the two semaphores would be hazy sunshine as the light is never quite right.
A short, very pleasant, walk along the canal brings you to Chapel Lane crossing with its own semaphores. Chapel Lane is the second over bridge along the canal towards Wigan after leaving the village. Here in a morning you can get shots of trains heading towards Wigan (though without signals) and in the afternoon shots of the trains passing over the crossing with signals in view.
