New Bridge Street Goods Station

New Bridge Street Goods Station

HER Number
12900
District
Newcastle
Site Name
New Bridge Street Goods Station
Place
Shieldfield
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Goods Station
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 January 1907. It was built of concrete and was said to be the largest covered goods station in the country. In September 1941 the station was damaged in Newcastle's worst air raid. The building burned for weeks because it was filled with flammable goods including sugar, linseed and cattle food. The station was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by Warners Cinema.
Easting
425450
Northing
564590
Grid Reference
NZ425450564590
Sources
Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New, pages 71 and 72