Tyne and Wear HER(9923): Newcastle, Forth Banks, Hawthorn House

  • Description

    "This three storey brick and stone Georgian building is a reminder of the vital role that the north east played in the development of the railways. This is a surviving building from the Hawthorn Engineering Works. The company later amalgamated with Robert Stephenson & Company and became locally, nationally and internationally significant in the Steam Age. In 1859 this part of the site was being used as a pattern shop...."
  • Owner

    SiteLines
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

    What does this mean? Unknown license check permission to reuse
  • Further information

    Link: http://twsitelines.info/SMR/9923
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 years ago
    Viewed: 482 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown
  • Co-Curate tags

Comments

Add a comment or share a memory.

Login to add a comment. Sign-up if you don't already have an account.

ABOUT US

Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria. Co-Curate is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using social media and open archives/data.

LATEST SHARED RESOURCES