Heaton Junction, engine shed
Heaton Junction, engine shed
HER Number
11332
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Heaton Junction, engine shed
Place
Heaton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
Extant Building
Description
In December 1872 it was reported that "additional facilities are required to handle increased goods and other traffic, necessitating an engine shed and cottages at Heaton, at an estimated cost of £23,000". The first engine shed was opened on 31st August 1875
Easting
428140
Northing
565740
Grid Reference
NZ428140565740
Sources
K. Hoole, 1986, The North East, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Vol 4