Wallsend, Point Pleasant Station

HER Number:
17544

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Wallsend, Point Pleasant Station

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Station

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Point Pleasant Station. Opening date uncertain. A limited number of workmen's trains called at the station by 1898. Its humble origins were reflected in the simple wooden shelters which survived until the 1960s. Goods facilities closed 11th July 1966 and closed to passengers 23rd July 1973. Goods trains used the line until 1987. Demolished now under housing. The platforms were linked by a footbridge - a standard NER iron lattice design. A timber shed contained the waiting room and booking office. The opposite platform contained an open waiting shelter with a slanting roof. Despite its meagre facilities it was one of the busier stations on the branch.

Easting:
315

Northing:
664

Grid Reference:
NZ315664

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/point_pleasant/index.shtml