North Pier Railway

North Pier Railway

HER Number
2049
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
North Pier Railway
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A coal railway along Tynemouth North Pier, possibly associated with the adjacent Cement Works (HER ref. 2048).
Easting
437430
Northing
569280
Grid Reference
NZ437430569280
Sources
<< HER 2049 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
J. Alexander, 1999, Images of England - Tynemouth & Cullercoats, p 64