Newbridge Terminus
Newbridge Terminus
HER Number
4135
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newbridge Terminus
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
New Bridge Street Station or Newbridge Terminus, on the Blyth and Tyne Railway was designed by John Dobson and opened in 1864. It closed to passengers in 1909 but remained in use as a coal depot. It has since been demolished.
Easting
2537
Northing
6459
Grid Reference
NZ25376459
Sources
<< HER 4135 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
Hoole, K. 1986, A Regional History of the Railways of Gt Britain, The North East, Vol 4, p.208
Hoole, K. 1986, A Regional History of the Railways of Gt Britain, The North East, Vol 4, p.208