Flint station is another example and variant of the Italinate style favoured for the North Wales coast designed by the architect Francis Thompson. Opened on 01.05.1848 by the Chester and Holyhead Railway the station remains open today with the building (Grade II listed) having been extensively renovated in 2007 by Network Rail with additional funding from Flintshire County Council and The Railway Heritage Trust. Following its reopening, the station was voted 'Best in UK' the following year. In this 1981 view, it looks to be a little down on its luck with the first floor entirely out of use at this time.
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