South Shields, Mile End Road, Railway Station

HER Number:
2366

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Mile End Road, Railway Station

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Station

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The original northern terminus of the Brandling Junction Railway, this station and a short stretch of line (HER ref. 2564) was abandoned in 1842 when the line was extended to the north (HER ref. 2288).

Easting:
3573

Northing:
6634

Grid Reference:
NZ35736634

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2366 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4 N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.6-7