Greenesfield Railway Works, pattern block shops
Greenesfield Railway Works, pattern block shops
HER Number
16148
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Greenesfield Railway Works, pattern block shops
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Railway Engineering Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Engineering Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
L-shaped range of buildings known at the pattern block shops originated as a series of structures. The first building, constructed between 1856-1864 was the north-south orientated 'Grease House' on the west side of the narrow alley beside the Police Station. Another rectangular block on an E-W alignment was built to the west in 1864 as a lamp room, brass-washing and tin-mans shop. The two ranges of buildings did not abut one another, being seperated by a narrow space carrying a drain or culvert which was subsequently blocked. The buildings were recorded in 2003 ahead of demolition.
Easting
425200
Northing
563450
Grid Reference
NZ425200563450
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; TWAS T311/1864/343