Gateshead, Greenesfield Railway Works, office block

HER Number:
16150

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, Greenesfield Railway Works, office block

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Office

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
L-shaped, two storied office block built in two phases between 1858-1894 and 1894-1914. Constructed of square coursed sandstone relieved only by a plain string course at first floor level. The doorways and windows had plain surrounds. In 2003 the building was recorded - decorative cornicing, a doorway with original frame and a staircase were noted at the south end of the primary N-S range.

Easting:
25237

Northing:
63431

Grid Reference:
NZ2523763431

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