Blaydon Burn, upper railhead

HER Number:
1647

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, upper railhead

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Lifting and Winding Structure

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Drop

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Remains of a partially elevated railway which formerly comprised two lines running south-west from Cowen's coal screens. The structure first appears on the second edition OS (1896) but does not appear on third edition (1914) when the main line was probably diverted to the lower railhead. The area may have served as a road depot. The visible remains comprise a retaining wall with various phases of build, the earliest was sandstone rubble with some roughly squared and coursed sandstone blocks topped by curved coping stones. The south western end survives to its full height of just under 2.5m. The stonework continues north-east but is replaced in places by modern brick.

Easting:
1666

Northing:
6227

Grid Reference:
NZ16666227

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1647 >> 1975, Blaydon Burn, Industrial Archaeology -Historic Environment