Greenside, Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments

HER Number:
1825

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Greenside, Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments

Place:
Greenside

Map Sheet:
NZ16SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Well-preserved railway embankment running parallel with Lead Road, incorporating bridge abutments on either side of Barlow Lane. The railway line survives as an overgrown public footpath. The railway is not marked on the First edition Ordnance Survey plan so must date to after the 1850s.

Easting:
1462

Northing:
6218

Grid Reference:
NZ14626218

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1825 >> Pers. Comm. J. Morrison, 2001