Greenside, Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments
Greenside, Barlow Lane, mineral railway and Bridge Abutments
HER Number
1825
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Greenside, 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