Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments

HER Number

1825

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments

Place

Greenside

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Well-preserved railway embankment running parallel with Lead Road, incorporating bridge abutments on either side of Barlow Lane. The railway line survives as an overgrown public footpath. The railway is not marked on the First edition Ordnance Survey plan so must date to after the 1850s.

Easting

414620

Northing

562180

Grid Reference

NZ414620562180

Sources

<< HER 1825 >> Pers. Comm. J. Morrison, 2001