Greenesfield Railway Works, office block
Greenesfield Railway Works, office block
HER Number
16150
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Greenesfield Railway Works, office block
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Office
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
L-shaped, two storied office block built in two phases between 1858-1894 and 1894-1914. Constructed of square coursed sandstone relieved only by a plain string course at first floor level. The doorways and windows had plain surrounds. In 2003 the building was recorded - decorative cornicing, a doorway with original frame and a staircase were noted at the south end of the primary N-S range.
Easting
425237
Northing
563431
Grid Reference
NZ425237563431
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Greenesfield Railway Works, Gateshead, Recording and Watching Brief