Cox Green, Cox Green Road, accommodation arch
Cox Green, Cox Green Road, accommodation arch
HER Number
7016
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Cox Green, Cox Green Road, accommodation arch
Place
Cox Green
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Tunnel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Accomodation arch in embankment for Victoria Railway Bridge. Between 1835 and 1838, widened c1850. Ashlar and brick. Ashlar retaining walls in south embankment flank a skew arch of ashlar in western part, brick arch in eastern part. Ashlar retaining walls over arches. The arches allowed the Lumley waggonway through the embankment to Low Lambton Staiths, the widening probably took place to allow an easier curve to the bridge. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
432180
Northing
554390
Grid Reference
NZ432180554390
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 4/27; Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway, itrs rise and development, p 227