Manchester’s Levenshulme station hosts art depicting local attractions

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station in Greater is now home to a series of colourful artworks that celebrate the area’s heritage and architecture.

The images were created by local artist Eamonn Murphy, and portray several local attractions, each headed with the words ‘Stop here for’:

  • Levenshulme Antiques Village, which has hosted antiques buyers and sellers at the old Town Hall for more than thirty years
  • Levenshulme market, a community-run social enterprise open every weekend between March and December
This image shows art at Levenshulme depicting the market
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  • the Fallowfield Loop, a former railway line which Sustrans developed and built as a cycle path and which is also popular with walkers
This image shows art at Levenshulme depicting Fallowfield Loop
Credit: Northern
  • Cringle park, which has sports and play facilities
This image shows art at Levenshulme depicting Cringle Park
Credit: Northern
  • Green Bank Fields, which also contains sports pitches, as well as walking areas and mature trees.
This image shows art at Levenshulme depicting Green Bank Park
Credit: Northern

The display was funded by Northern and the to Manchester .

Craig Harrop, regional director at Northern, said: “The artwork looks absolutely fantastic.

“Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we encourage and support projects like this on our stations.

“As well as welcoming passengers to the station, this work also celebrates the heritage of Levenshulme and I would like to thank everyone involved in this project.”

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