Monkwearmouth station, 1954
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The photograph on this page of Monkwearmouth station, 1954 by Walter Dendy, deceased as part of the Geograph project.
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Monkwearmouth station, 1954
Image: © Walter Dendy, deceased Taken: 19 Apr 1954
View northward, towards South Shields, on the ex-NER South Shields - Sunderland line, which since 3/2002 has been the Sunderland extension of Tyne & Wear Metro. Monkwearmouth station was at that date closed and became a Museum, and a new station (St Peters) was built nearby.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.911811
Longitude
-1.382751