Bowes Railway, track, wagon shop, hauler houses and associated sheds, structures and incline, Bowes Railway, Lamesley - Sunderland / Gateshead

Track and inclined track bed, sheds, hauler houses and associated workshops comprising part of the Bowes Railway, one of the earliest and best preserved examples of a rope haulage system. The site is vulnerable to vandalism and heritage crime. Since 2003, several repair schemes have been undertaken, all part-funded by Historic England. These include repairs to the stone walling of the engineering shop at Springwell, completed in 2017. A condition survey of the track bed and related structures between Blackfell and Blackham Hill hauler houses has been prepared with Historic England funding.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Bowes Railway

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1003723

Local Planning Authority:

Sunderland

Site Type:

Transport > Railway transport site

Location

Building Name:

Bowes Railway

Locality:

Bowes Railway

County:

Tyne and Wear

District / Borough:

Sunderland / Gateshead

Parish:

Lamesley

Parliamentary Constituency:

Washington and Gateshead South / Jarrow and Gateshead East

Region:

North East and Yorkshire

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Very bad

Occupancy / Use:

Part occupied/part in use

Priority:

B - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented

Previous Priority:

B

Ownership:

Charity (heritage)