Forest Hall, Railway Spur

HER Number:
1131

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Forest Hall, Railway Spur

Place:
Forest Hall

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Spur of railway connecting the Blyth & Tyne Railway (HER ref. 1086) with the Killingworth Wagonway (HER ref. 1083). The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map shows that the track had been lifted some time between 1858 and 1895.

Easting:
2898

Northing:
6967

Grid Reference:
NZ28986967

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1131 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89