Bishopwearmouth, Galley's Gill, railway tunnel

HER Number:
5969

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Galley's Gill, railway tunnel

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Tunnel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Railway tunnel from rear of Hetton Staiths into Galley's Gill. Major modifications occurred to the Lambton and Hetton Railways between 1865 and 1897, the Lambton Railway being re-routed through a complex of tunnels. This particular tunnel carried one of the sidings serving Hetton Staiths (HER 2808).

Easting:
3909

Northing:
5750

Grid Reference:
NZ39095750

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5969 >> 1890, Ordnance Survey second edition