Railway Cottages, Rowlands Gill
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Railway Cottages, Rowlands Gill
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 26 Jan 2025
Built as homes for railway employees. There was not much more than a pub near here, before the railway line to Consett opened in 1867. Even by 1895 the large-scale OS maps shows only railway infrastructure here. To the right is the roof of the stationmaster's house.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.920917
Longitude
-1.739891