Galley's Gill, railway tunnel

HER Number

5969

District

Sunderland

Site Name

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

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

439090

Northing

557500

Grid Reference

NZ439090557500

Sources

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