Gateshead, Greenesfield Railway Works, pattern block shops

HER Number:
16148

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, Greenesfield Railway Works, pattern block shops

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Engineering Site

Site Type: Specific:
Workshop

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
L-shaped range of buildings known at the pattern block shops originated as a series of structures. The first building, constructed between 1856-1864 was the north-south orientated 'Grease House' on the west side of the narrow alley beside the Police Station. Another rectangular block on an E-W alignment was built to the west in 1864 as a lamp room, brass-washing and tin-mans shop. The two ranges of buildings did not abut one another, being seperated by a narrow space carrying a drain or culvert which was subsequently blocked. The buildings were recorded in 2003 ahead of demolition.

Easting:
2520

Northing:
6345

Grid Reference:
NZ25206345

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Greenesfield Railway Works, Gateshead, Recording and Watching Brief; TWAS T311/1864/343