South Gosforth, Gosforth Station
South Gosforth, Gosforth Station
HER Number
4025
District
Newcastle
Site Name
South Gosforth, Gosforth Station
Place
South Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
Gosforth Station on the Blyth and Tyne Railway. In 1852 the Blyth and Tyne Railway was handed over to a public company. In 1865 under the chairmanship of Joseph Laycock J.P. of Low Gosforth, a branch to Newcastle was built and the Gosforth station opened.
Easting
425150
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ425150568000
Sources
<< HER 4025 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88; R. Welford, 1879, A History of the Parish of Gosforth; National Monuments Record monument number 506080, building file BF015518