North Shields, Borough Road, New Cut

HER Number:
13353

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Borough Road, New Cut

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Borough Road did not exist until 1839. When the Newcastle and North Shields Railway (HER 1186) opened that year there was no obvious link to the ferry terminal. So the 'New Cut' was excavated through the Ropery Banks and a ticket office was built at the bottom. A timber bridge (HER 12099) was built over the Cut to restore a right of way across the bank top.

Easting:
3560

Northing:
6792

Grid Reference:
NZ35606792

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council and Nexus, North Shields Heritage Trail, board 3 'A nest of vice'