Sutton Town Railway Station

To paraphrase John Lydon, ‘side of Sutton that the tourists never see’. Not that many tourists make it to Sutton but, unless they’re interested in old railway stations, those few who do would be highly unlikely to check this place out.
Sutton Town station shut way back in 1924 and there’s very few pictures of it in use. Thankfully, both buildings still remain. The one building can be seen quite easily simply by walking up Midland Drive and keeping an eye out for the very station looking building which is now an office block. For the more adventurous the building on the other side of the tracks is still standing (just), strangely never having been demolished (although it has been bricked up in the ten years since I first encountered it).
A disclaimer: There are no signs that the building is on private land and I personally nor anyone I know has ever been challenged walking to it BUT it does lie at the end of a very overgrown path so go prepared and take care. The path to it begins between the railway bridge and Sutton College at the top of the High Street. You keep walking down, over a bridge which crosses the Cross City Line and then keep going straight and you will be confronted with a 1920s station building. It’s very eerie and last time I went down there I got spooked out quite quickly and made good my escape. I’ve got a feeling some unsavoury activities go on there late at night too so go in the morning!
If you like your historical buildings not to have been revamped and a long way off the beaten track, it’s worth the nettle stings.