Gateshead, Inclined railway

HER Number:
4867

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, Inclined railway

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Inclined Plane

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
By the middle of the 19th century the easterly part of the Rector's Field was occupied by the tracks and sidings of the Coal, Coke and Lime depot and the inclined tubway. The incline ran north from the raised Oakwellgate station, under what by 1898 was called Abbot's Road, and descended the escarpment bridging across South Shore Road to terminate at the Brandling Railway Staith. A sandstone bridge abutment for this incline survives on the south side of South Shore Road at the junction of Bank Road.

Easting:
2563

Northing:
6371

Grid Reference:
NZ25636371

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4867 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 1998, Gateshead Regional Music Centre, Archaeological Desk Top Assessment