Greenesfield Railway Works, boiler shop
Greenesfield Railway Works, boiler shop
HER Number
8289
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Greenesfield Railway Works, boiler shop
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Engineering Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Boiler Shop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Circa 1877 although NCAS 2001 report dates it as 1871. Snecked squared stone with bands and a bracketed top cornice. Welsh
slate roof. Two storeys above a tall basement increasing in height as the hill
slopes down. Large round arched openings to lower storey, segmental arched above.
Ten bays in all. Round windows in gable ends. Interior shows a completely barrel
vaulted ground storey with ten parallel vaults on substantial piers. Now in use as
vehicle repair shop. Built as part of extensions to the workshops built before 1856. The new building provided 8 fire or forges and replaced the row of small buildings on the south side of Rabbit Banks/High Level road shown on the 1st edition ordnance survey plan. Being built against the north-facing slope the buildings has a substantial vaulted 'basement' area accessed from Rabbit Banks Road.
slate roof. Two storeys above a tall basement increasing in height as the hill
slopes down. Large round arched openings to lower storey, segmental arched above.
Ten bays in all. Round windows in gable ends. Interior shows a completely barrel
vaulted ground storey with ten parallel vaults on substantial piers. Now in use as
vehicle repair shop. Built as part of extensions to the workshops built before 1856. The new building provided 8 fire or forges and replaced the row of small buildings on the south side of Rabbit Banks/High Level road shown on the 1st edition ordnance survey plan. Being built against the north-facing slope the buildings has a substantial vaulted 'basement' area accessed from Rabbit Banks Road.
Easting
424960
Northing
563260
Grid Reference
NZ424960563260
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1 & 5/42; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Greenesfield Railway Works, Gateshead, Recording and Watching Brief