Longbenton, Benton Station (Forest Hall Station)

HER Number:
1084

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Benton Station (Forest Hall Station)

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Station

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Benton Station opened on the N.E.R. (HER 1063) on 1st March 1847. It was renamed Forest Hall Station in 1874 (replaced the old Forest Hall Station HER 1119). It closed in 1958. The stationmaster's house and ticket office on the north side of the station were demolished in 1963 to make way for the 'Flying Scotsman' public house which opened in May 1967.

Easting:
2772

Northing:
6974

Grid Reference:
NZ27726974

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1084 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 80; W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book 2, pp 49, 50, 51 and back cover; W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, pp 47, 59-60