Blaydon Burn, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bridge

HER Number:
8468

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bridge

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway Bridge

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The bridge abutments are associated with the construction of the Hexham-Blaydon section of the Newcastle to Carlisle railway, completed in November 1834 and opened for traffic in March 1835 (Plate 104). The bridge was subsequently slightly widened toward the river, which appears to have happened before 1858. The riveted iron girder and platework deck postdates the widening, but cannot be firmly dated. The Sandstone ashlar bridge abutments and iron decking remain in use carrying the modern Newcastle - Carlisle line.

Easting:
1809

Northing:
6359

Grid Reference:
NZ18096359

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures