Jesmond Station

  • Description

    "....When opened Jesmond was on the outskirts of the built-up area of Newcastle and served a prosperous residential suburb whose residents could be expected to travel first or second class – in contrast to the dominantly ‘third class’ clientele of the northern part of the B&T system. The station’s almost rural character survived into the 1970s, and this possibly encouraged the staff to maintain it and carefully tend the station garden. Their efforts were rewarded with certificates awarded in the North Eastern Region’s ‘Best Kept Station’ competition, proudly displayed in the booking hall...."
  • Owner

    Disused Stations
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/j/jesmond/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 years, 11 months ago
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