A Coal Depot on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

Scotswood Bridge (Suspension), road bridge. Marked as a Toll Bridge on the 2nd edition OS mapping, with the addition of a Toll House at the northern end {1}. The present Scotswood Road Bridge is a bowstring girder bridge built in 1967 to a design approved by the Royal Fine Art Commission. Its predecessor however was a much more elegant affair; a chain suspension bridge. It was described in its early days as being "a situation more picturesque and striking than the one it occupies could scarcely have been selected". The bridge was built for the Scotswood Bridge Company, the architect being John Green. Its construction commenced on 21 July 1829 and was completed on 16 April 1831. It was 530ft long and the road 20ft wide. The piers were of Norman design and the headway under the bridge was a mere 18ft above high water. Unfortunately it proved unequal to the needs of modern traffic and was demolished. All that remains is the base of the north abutment alongside the new bridge {2}.

The High Level Bridge. Built between 1845 and 1849 by Robert Stephenson and Thomas E. Harrison (probably aided by John Dobson) to link the Darlington to Gateshead Railway with Newcastle and Berwick Railway. Work started in 1845. A temporary timber bridge attached to the scaffolding for the main structure came into use in August 1848 (rail only). Trains started to use the permanent bridge in August 1849. It was formally opened by Queen Victoria on September 28th 1849. The road deck opened in Feb 1850. It is a combined Railway and Road bridge,1400 ft(425.6m) long, with a clearance at Low Tide of 120 ft(36.5m). The masonry piers are supported on timber piles (first use of Nasmyth's Steam Hammer). There are four spans, each of four cast iron ribs, tied with wrought iron chains. The Rail Deck, above, is supported by cast iron columns rising from the main ribs, the Road Deck is slung below the ribs by wrought iron hangers, in cast iron box sections. The main ribs were maid by Hawks Crawshay of Gateshead {2}. Two arcaded stone abutments and five monumental stone piers support six segmental iron arches between the upper railway and lower roadway. The lowest beam supporting the roadway is moulded architrave-fashion; and cast iron pilasters link the upper and lower levels, both of which have open-work parapets. In continuing use for road and rail traffic: one of the finest pieces of architectural iron work in the world {3}. Part of the road deck was destroyed during a fire on The Close in June 1866. The Newcastle and Gateshead tram systems were linked via the bridge in 1923.

A Gas Works. These are not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so were out of use by 1895. The retort House then became a coach and rolley works (HER 10211). The gas works date from 1825 to 1860. Mackenzie described the development of gas works in 1827 thus: "The town within the walls was, in 1811, lighted by about 750 oil-lamps; but on Tuesday evening, January 1818, Mosley Street was lighted with gas; and these brilliant lights were soon extended to other parts of the town… The original gas-works were erected in Forth Street (HER 15063), and the lights were first exhibited on Saturday, Jan 10, 1818. These works are now abandoned, others having been erected in Manor Place, where are two gasometers, capable of containing 34,000 cubic feet". It is assumed that this is the Manor Place gas works. An archaeological evaluation in April 2012 recorded the sandstone walls of the gas works surviving up to 1.34m high and brick floors. Two drains, one brick-lined, the other stone-capped ran beneath the gasworks. A reverse 'C' shaped structure incorporating several flues was recorded. The flue channel was filled with silty lime (lime was used to remove ammonia from the coal gas). Brick plinths may have supported a wooden floor. A second flue was filled with red-purple coke and gritty coal dust (waste material from the retort). The central part of the excavation area had been remodelled as a retort house, with a well-built brick floor. The positions of the cast iron retorts were marked by six areas of crushed burnt brick, each 4m x 0.70m in size. The brick was stained with soot, and there was pieces of coke and 'blue billy' (lime waste containing sulphur, nitrogen of ammonia, ferro ferrocyanide or Prussian Blue, arsenic etc). There would have been an area for coal storage near to the retorts and an area for the removal of coke following the extraction of the coal gas. North of the retort floor there was another brick floor with firebrick-lined flues running through it. These were probably for the circulation of steam of heated air. The gas works were abandoned in 1859 for the new works in Elswick. The retort house was redeveloped as a coach works (HER 10211). The gasworks were revealed during evaluation and excavation in 2012 by TWM ahead of the construction of a hotel. The footprints of 6 iron retorts were also located. The lower levels of the gasometers were revealed during works monitored by watching brief in 2014.

Newcastle Central Station was designed by John Dobson and built mainly in 1850. The massive portico designed by Thomas Prosser was added in 1863. Expansion in 1893 included construction of the Royal Station Hotel. The train shed roof was the first use of arched wrought iron beams, with a timber roof cladding. Originally it had 3 60ft spans, with the whole shed aligned on a curve to give platforms up to 1335ft(407m) long. The train shed was expanded to the south west in 1894. Railway station. 1845-50 by John Dobson for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company; portico 1860 by Prosser for North Eastern Railway Company; extended c.1890 by W. Bell. Sandstone ashlar; roofs not visible. Wrought and cast iron train shed. Curved plan with front, central and rear ranges; and main entrance portico. Classical style. Station building of one high storey. 7-bay wings flank high 7-bay portico: 21 bays in all. Portico of keyed arches framed in paired Doric pilasters under entablature with triglyph frieze and parapet with pilasters. Wings have paired sashes under dentilled band and 4-paned lunettes, all under top entablature with triglyph frieze and blocking course. End bays have high plinths supporting rusticated, hollow-chamfered arches with mask key-stones; attached Tuscan columns within arches flank windows; lunettes above. Interior: booking hall has paired Tuscan columns. Refreshment room 1893 by William Bell has Burmantofts faience decoration, in Baroque style, covering walls and ceilings. Train shed of cast iron columns, with simple leaf capitals, supporting low-curved segmental girders; for devising rollers to shape these Dobson was awarded a medal in 1858 at Paris. Roof of panels in c.1979 replica of originals has wide glazed sections with central ridged ventilators. Three towers of the Town Wall were destroyed to build the station - Stank Tower, West Spital Tower and Neville/Denton Tower. The open arches of the portico were infilled with glass and the traffic removed in 2015.

A Corporation Manure Depot. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.

An Ice House. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was possibly out of use by 1895. This is a late 18th century sandstone and brick construction, covered by an earth mound an iron grille blocks the entrance. The entrance is stone to brick built dome and a sandstone well. Structure has later brick pillars relating to the entrance bars. Situated circa 150m. East of North Lodge, it is listed Grade II. Late 18th century sandstone and brick ice house with earth mound over. A stone entrance giving access is blocked by an iron grille. Ice house. Late C18. Sandstone and brick with earth mound over. Stone entrance to brick dome over sandstone well. Later brick pillars and bars in front of entrance are not of interest.

Black Lane, North Gosforth, was possibly an old wagonway. This is shown on the 1st edition OS mapping.

This line is shown on a map of 1770 running from a pit within the Claxton estate. Turnbull notes that the line was later used as a branch of the Sheriff Hill waggonway (HER3847) serving Sheriff Hill Colliery.

The new lower road from Newcastle to Durham. Built in 1827. The older road was the medieval or earlier Great North Road (HER 1067).