This view is at the very bottom of Sandy Lane looking back up Ormskirk Road towards Ormskirk. Note on the earlier photo the level crossing and footbridge in the distance
(On the Town Hall photo's the view is roughly where the lady is stood near the centre of the old photo and by the 'No Entry' sign on the later one).

Ormskirk Road looking back towards the Railway Station with the original South West Lancs Farmers shop on the corner (note the Coleman's starch sign).

And how it looks today with the Station replaced by the road island (taken at the time of the fuel crisis - note the queue of cars!).