Other places · North East England
Bowesfield Works
In or near Newtown.
Bowesfield Works in England North East, United Kingdom.
David Lally — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tees Small Gauge Railway · 1.4 km
About
Bowesfield Works is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bowesfield Works was a railway locomotive manufacturing plant in Stockton-on-Tees. The works was operated by a joint venture company called Metropolitan Vickers-Beyer Peacock from 1949 until 1960.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The factory building was taken over by the Visqueen company, a manufacturer of polythene films, which is now part of the British Polythene Industries group. The factory closed, and from 2011 the site was taken over by Bellway Homes who developed the site as their Queensgate development which features 2,3, and 4 bedroom homes.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5493, -1.3286
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Stockton-on-Tees, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS18 3QR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stockton North
- Established
- 1949
- Nearest railway station
- Tees Small Gauge Railway — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15204024 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bowesfield Works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowesfield Works?
- Bowesfield Works is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS18 3QR), in the parish of Stockton-on-Tees, unparished area.
- What is Bowesfield Works?
- Bowesfield Works in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bowesfield Works?
- The nearest railway station is Tees Small Gauge Railway, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS18 3QR.
- When was Bowesfield Works built?
- Built or established in 1949.
- How do I get to Bowesfield Works?
- The nearest railway station is Tees Small Gauge Railway, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS18 3QR.