Castle Garth, railway viaduct
Castle Garth, railway viaduct
HER Number
9167
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Castle Garth, railway viaduct
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Viaduct
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Railway viaduct. 1849 for Newcastle York and Berwick railway and 1890-94 for North- Eastern Railway. Sandstone ashlar with 6 brick arches. North elevation rusticated; band at railbed level; coped parapet; wide pilasters; voussoirs to arches. South elevation of plain ashlar has vermiculate frieze below rail-bed- level cornice.'
McCombie - the 1849 viaduct was doubled in the 1890s and Dog Leap Stairs had to be re-sited. LISTED GRADE 2
'Railway viaduct. 1849 for Newcastle York and Berwick railway and 1890-94 for North- Eastern Railway. Sandstone ashlar with 6 brick arches. North elevation rusticated; band at railbed level; coped parapet; wide pilasters; voussoirs to arches. South elevation of plain ashlar has vermiculate frieze below rail-bed- level cornice.'
McCombie - the 1849 viaduct was doubled in the 1890s and Dog Leap Stairs had to be re-sited. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425040
Northing
563890
Grid Reference
NZ425040563890
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/149; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 118; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355239