2017

NZ4057 : Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear

taken 8 years ago, near to Roker, Sunderland, England

Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
Opened in 1836 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway, later part of the North Eastern Railway, this single-storey station closed in 1858 and was later demolished.
The plaque is affixed to a nearby wall,and reads "TOWN MOOR RAILWAY STATION. Site of Sunderland's first railway passenger station in 1836 until becoming a major supply route serving the south dock coal staithes in 1859".
See also NZ4057 : Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Town Moor [8] · Railway [3] Title Clusters: · Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear [2] ·
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NZ4057, 292 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Thompson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 January, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 January, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 4082 5747 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.6168N 1:21.8902W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 4079 5748
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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