It dominates part of the town centre, makes visitors gasp and feels like it has always been here.

Now even English Heritage have recognised Huddersfield Railway Station as one of the finest in the country.

But the station and St George's Square have seen myriad changes over the years as our pictures above show.

English Heritage recently released a list of some of their favourite train stations, and our town's made it on there - with one of the reasons being that t is “fronted by a magnificent classical portico.”

Huddersfield station, which faces out across the revamped St George’s Square, is a Grade I listed building.

It was designed by the architect James Pigott Pritchett and built by the firm of Joseph Kaye between 1846 and 1850.

The station is well known in architectural circles for its classical-style facade, with a portico of the Corinthian order, consisting of six columns in width and two in depth, which dominate the Square.

There are currently six platforms in use, with TransPennine and Northern services using the station. Figures released last week show it was used for more than 4.6m journeys last year .

The revamped square ahead of the train station has also been used for public events, most recently the Festival of Light.

But do you remember the French farm that appeared overnight ahead of the Tour de France in July?