Pensioner is being 'forced out' of his home of 40 years by two monstrous 28ft tall railway lift towers that sprung up over a WEEKEND and now loom over his house....

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A pensioner and his wife say they are being forced out of their home of 42 years after 28ft-high concrete blocks 'sprung up' at the bottom of their garden...

Andy Wells, 67, said that the two 'monstrous' towers, which will act as lift shafts for a new rail station, have pushed him to breaking point.

Mr Wells and his wife Susan live in Maghull, in Merseyside, where a new Maghull North station is being built. The towers form part of a footbridge at the new £13million station.

Mr Wells said: 'The towers went up very quickly last weekend. They are the same height as our house and the view from our bedroom window has been ruined.

'Imagine trying to sell up with those two things there. Hardly a charming view is it? They are military-style watch towers and look like something out of World War Two.

'I have been told that there are plans to cover the towers in bricks and then paint them black. They will be hideous....