Scotswood, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, retaining wall

HER Number:
16130

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Scotswood, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, retaining wall

Place:
Scotswood

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Wall

Site Type: Specific:
Revetment

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Wing wall to the underbridges of the Newcastle & Carlisle line. The wall to the west curves round in a quadrant-plan, at two different levels; the upper abuts against the surviving corner of an earlier structure possibly early 18th century in date. It is possible that these earlier structures were utillised as the sub-structure for a station building at track level. The eastern wind wall is caried forward as a bold square-ended buttress-like projection, its south end having a battered profile, dignified by raised alternating quoins of ashlar and an arched ashlar parapet.

Easting:
2004

Northing:
6383

Grid Reference:
NZ20046383

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2008, Scotswood Housing Expo, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording