The Star, at the time, dubbed the £2 million, 9-bay station a "showpiece" and the St Helens Reporter called the facilities "state-of-the-art." Immediately after WW2, plans were drawn up to create the first bus station in St Helens on land that in 1922 had been designated the town's first car park. Many passengers also queued down Bridge Street to get their bus home after shopping or working in St Helens. In September 1974, the authority's Planning Committee approved, in principle, the creation of the bus station on part of the brewery's site. Most of the businesses that were facing the bulldozer to make way for the new bus station had relocated to other streets.

Source: The Star February 01, 2026 11:08 UTC