Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
HER Number
16147
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Greenesfield Railway Works, western engine shed
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Engine Shed
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The western engine shed was enlarged between 1857 and 1865 but apparently retained much of the external walls of the early 1850s structure. It was constructed of squared coursed local sandstone with arch-headed windows and openings surrounded by rusticated frames. The shed was further extended before 1894. Extensive alterations took place in 1963-64.The building recorded by NCAS in 2003 was almost entirely of mid-late 20th century date with fragments of the 1850s structure.
Easting
424970
Northing
563240
Grid Reference
NZ424970563240
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Greenesfield Railway Works, Gateshead, Recording and Watching Brief