Goods facilities at the station were withdrawn in 1966 and the warehouse was let for general storage including by Moderna Blankets were. It was badly damaged by fire in 1969 as seen here and subsequently demolished. The site is now the station car…
For many years Oldfield Watson, Builders, were based here next to the Rochdale Canal. When this site was redeveloped the firm re-located to Mytholmroyd.
The old canal arm had been filled with a garage on the site. In 1984 the garage was demolished and the old arm excavated out to form a marina and dry dock off the canal. .