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The railways had created a new class of people –the commuters!
== Making Tracks!<ref>''<small>Article researched and written by Phil Cook
Members enjoyed a fascinating tour of the area around and inside Chester Station on 25th June 2015 led by Phil Cook.
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We finished by craning our necks upwards to the roof of the central island platform to see the carved wooden owls placed to deter pigeons. Look out for them the next time you catch a train!
== Celebrating the 170th Anniversary of the Opening of Chester Railway Station<ref>''<small>Article researched and written by Phil Cook and Linda Webb,
On 1st August 2018 Hoole History and Heritage Society had a stand at Chester Station at the Community Rail Day, held to celebrate the 170th Anniversary of its opening. The Society’s display was about the history and building of Chester Railway Station, and several other societies and railway operators were present.
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‘The Stranger’s Handbook to Chester, 1856’ said the following: “Twenty years ago the grounds were but plain kitchen-gardens and uninteresting fields. But a marvellous change has been affected since then and, as if by enchantment, a suburban Flookersbrook has become the very life’s blood of the city”
== World War 1 and the Railways ==
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