Newcastle Central Railway Station
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Description
"Newcastle only had a single main-line railway station, unlike many other English cities, a situation encouraged by Richard Grainger. The building was designed by John Dobson and built between 1847 and 1851 for the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway but also catered for the existing Newcastle & Carlisle Railway and the line to North Shields and Tynemouth. The portico fronting on Neville Street, accessed on the right, was built to a reduced design in 1862-63 [[997951]]. As shown in this and other photographs [[1707754]] the train shed was built on a large curve using innovative curved, wrought-iron sections. Two further curved train sheds providing additional platforms were added in 1892-94 [[1631291]]. The glass and steel ticket and travel centre on the left was built within the main concourse in 1985, complementing the older design." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2003. -
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1726505
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 years, 9 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2003-09-10 -
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