New Bridge Street Goods Station

HER Number:
12900

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
New Bridge Street Goods Station

Place:
Shieldfield

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Goods Station

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 January 1907. It was built of concrete and was said to be the largest covered goods station in the country. In September 1941 the station was damaged in Newcastle's worst air raid. The building burned for weeks because it was filled with flammable goods including sugar, linseed and cattle food. The station was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by Warners Cinema.

Easting:
425450

Northing:
564590

Grid Reference:
NZ425450564590

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New, pages 71 and 72