Newcastle, Manors Station

HER Number:
4325

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Manors Station

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Station

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Manors Station on the North Eastern Railway. Designed by John Dobson. The original Manors Station was built by the Newcastle and North Shields Railway and opened in 1839. This was then taken over by the North Eastern Railway. Used in the filming of the 'Get Carter' film. The four-faced clock from outside the station has been resited at the Marsden Rattler Carriage Restaurant in South Shields.

Easting:
2529

Northing:
6425

Grid Reference:
NZ25296425

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4325 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97, NE C.R. Warn, 1976, Main Line Railways of Northumberland, p 33; T. Faulkner and A. Greg, 1987, John Dobson Newcastle Architect 1787-1865, p 83; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle