Tyne and Wear HER(8838): Newcastle, Dean Street, railway arch - Details
8838
Newcastle
Newcastle, Dean Street, railway arch
Newcastle
NZ26SE
Transport
Railway Transport Site
Railway Viaduct
Early Modern
C19
Structure
Railway arch. 1849 for York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company; northern
half added c.1894 for North East Railway Company. Sandstone ashlar. Round
southern arch has rusticated voussoirs, flat pilasters, vermiculate band beneath
projecting band at rail bed level, and flat-coped parapet. Northern arch wider
with voussoirs; cornice at rail bed level; parapet band. LISTED GRADE 2
2509
6394
NZ25096394
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/211; Photo of arch widening in Newcastle City Libraries, 1987, Gone but not forgotten 8 - Newcastle at Work, 11