Greyfriars bus station being built in the 1970s, clearing land by shovelplaceholder image
Greyfriars bus station being built in the 1970s, clearing land by shovel

From construction to destruction: 43 incredible pictures of Northampton's Greyfriars Bus Station over the years to bring back memories

It was most famously described as a building looking like the ‘Mouth of Hell’.

Greyfriars Bus Station is a building that inspired emotions – and not always positive ones. In this special feature, we’ve gone into the Chronicle & Echo’s archives to find pctures from the building’s past.

From its construction in the 1970s to its final demolition in 2015, the building had a memorable past.

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