Heritage railway stations · North East England
West Monkseaton
West Monkseaton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
West Monkseaton 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
West Monkseaton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Monkseaton in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened in 1933, closed in 1979 for conversion to become part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and joined that network in 1980. The station is a rare example of the Art Deco style applied to a railway station in the United Kingdom. The station building has curved flanking entrance bays and a flat roof, whilst the metal framed windows provide a horizontal emphasis based on the glazing bars. It is variously attributed to the LNER architect, H. H. Powell, and to Oliver Hill, the architect of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe.
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Background
History
West Monkseaton station is located on the alignment of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway line from to . Monkseaton had been served by Monkseaton station since that line opened in 1864. However, the development of new housing in the area adjoining the line led the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) to construct an additional station, some 3/4 mi to the west. The station's wooden platforms took just a month to build after plans were approved, and the station opened in March 1933. Work on the station building, however, did not begin until 1934. The reinforced concrete station building straddled the station, whilst staircases and ramps led down from this building to the platforms, which…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0404, -1.4762
- Address
- Monkseaton, North Tyneside
- Established
- 1933
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7986013 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Monkseaton Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Monkseaton?
- West Monkseaton is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0404°, -1.4762°.
- When was West Monkseaton built?
- West Monkseaton dates to 1933.