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Railway Arch, St Nicholas' Street
The arch which carries the railway over St Nicholas Street in Newcastle was built in 1848 by Abbot and Co. of Gateshead.[1] The arch is 300 metres east of Newcastle Central Station and is situated between Black Gate and Newcastle Keep. The railway arch is Grade II listed.
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050159:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown taken c.1919
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053286:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1924
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050130:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1919
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050128:The approach to the High Level Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1922
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RAILWAY ARCH SOUTH WEST OF BLACK GATE - List Entry
- "Railway arch south-west of Black Gate GV II Railway Dated 1848 by Abbot and Co. of Gateshead on plaque on south arch. Sandstone ashlar and cast iron. Rock-faced plinth to …
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Tyne and Wear HER(8959): Newcastle, St. Nicholas' Street, railway arch
- "Railway Dated 1848 by Abbot and Co. of Gateshead on plaque on south arch. Sandstone ashlar and cast iron. Rock-faced plinth to piers; coped buttresses support 6 segmental cast iron …
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050159:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown taken c.1919
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053286:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1924
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050130:St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1919
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050128:The approach to the High Level Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1922
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from https://historicengland.org.u…
RAILWAY ARCH SOUTH WEST OF BLACK GATE - List Entry
- "Railway arch south-west of Black Gate GV II Railway Dated 1848 by Abbot and Co. of Gateshead on plaque on south arch. Sandstone ashlar and cast iron. Rock-faced plinth to …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/thumbs2/sitelines.png)
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(8959): Newcastle, St. Nicholas' Street, railway arch
- "Railway Dated 1848 by Abbot and Co. of Gateshead on plaque on south arch. Sandstone ashlar and cast iron. Rock-faced plinth to piers; coped buttresses support 6 segmental cast iron …
Added by
Simon Cotterill