Newcastle, Newbridge Terminus

HER Number:
4135

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Newbridge Terminus

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

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:
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

Lats/Lons:

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