Manors Station

Manors Station

HER Number
4325
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Manors Station
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
Extant Building
Description
Manors Station on the North Eastern Railway. Designed by John Dobson. The original Manors Station was built by the Newcastle and North Shields Railway and opened in 1839. This was then taken over by the North Eastern Railway. Used in the filming of the 'Get Carter' film. The four-faced clock from outside the station has been resited at the Marsden Rattler Carriage Restaurant in South Shields.
Easting
425290
Northing
564250
Grid Reference
NZ425290564250
Sources
<< HER 4325 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97, NE
C.R. Warn, 1976, Main Line Railways of Northumberland, p 33; T. Faulkner and A. Greg, 1987, John Dobson Newcastle Architect 1787-1865, p 83; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle