Benton Station (Forest Hall Station)
Benton Station (Forest Hall Station)
HER Number
1084
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Benton Station (Forest Hall Station)
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Benton Station opened on the N.E.R. (HER 1063) on 1st March 1847. It was renamed Forest Hall Station in 1874 (replaced the old Forest Hall Station HER 1119). It closed in 1958. The stationmaster's house and ticket office on the north side of the station were demolished in 1963 to make way for the 'Flying Scotsman' public house which opened in May 1967.
Easting
427720
Northing
569740
Grid Reference
NZ427720569740
Sources
<< HER 1084 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 80; W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book 2, pp 49, 50, 51 and back cover; W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, pp 47, 59-60