Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
HER Number
              16147
          District
              Gateshead
          Site Name
              Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
          Place
              Gateshead
          Map Sheet
              NZ26SW
          Class
              Transport
          Site Type: Broad
              Railway Transport Site
          Site Type: Specific
              Engine Shed
          General Period
              POST MEDIEVAL
          Specific Period
              Victorian 1837 to 1901
          Form of Evidence
              Demolished Building
          Description
              The western engine shed was enlarged between 1857 and 1865 but apparently retained much of the external walls of the early 1850s structure. It was constructed of squared coursed local sandstone with arch-headed windows and openings surrounded by rusticated frames. The shed was further extended before 1894. Extensive alterations took place in 1963-64.The building recorded by NCAS in 2003 was almost entirely of mid-late 20th century date with fragments of the 1850s structure.
          Easting
              424970
          Northing
              563240
          Grid Reference
              NZ424970563240
    Sources
              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