Shieldfield, New Bridge Street Goods Station

HER Number:
12900

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Shieldfield, New Bridge Street Goods Station

Place:
Shieldfield

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Goods Station

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 January 1907. It was built of concrete and was said to be the largest covered goods station in the country. In September 1941 the station was damaged in Newcastle's worst air raid. The building burned for weeks because it was filled with flammable goods including sugar, linseed and cattle food. The station was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by Warners Cinema.

Easting:
2545

Northing:
6459

Grid Reference:
NZ25456459

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New, pages 71 and 72