Forest Hall, Railway Spur

HER Number

1131

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Forest Hall, Railway Spur

Place

Forest Hall

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Spur of railway connecting the Blyth & Tyne Railway (HER ref. 1086) with the Killingworth Wagonway (HER ref. 1083). The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map shows that the track had been lifted some time between 1858 and 1895.

Easting

428980

Northing

569670

Grid Reference

NZ428980569670

Sources

<< HER 1131 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89