Jarrow, Railway Spur

HER Number:
2573

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Railway Spur

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A railway spur from the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (HER ref. 1007) to Palmers Shipyard (HER ref. 2534). It is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan but not on the 1st edition, so was probably built after 1855.

Easting:
3212

Northing:
6551

Grid Reference:
NZ32126551

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2573 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, SE