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Kings Road, CONSETT, DH8 0AH

Some fine old stone houses along this road. This view shows the junction with King's Road.

There is a very broad verge on the east side of Queens Road which embraces the old trackbed of the Derwent Valley Railway. Constructed in 1867 and running from Swalwell on the River Tyne up to Consett, the line finally closed in 1963. The footway on the line of the old railway has been converted into a cycleway and forms part of National Cycle Network route 14 which follows a zigzag course from South Shields via Gateshead, Consett, Durham, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees to finish at Darlington.

Looking from the top of the Derwent Walk, along towards Blackhill.

Now a housing estate, in the early 1980's this was part of my playground. Date given is approximate.

The Derwent Walk is a footpath and cycleway which follows the line of the old Derwent Valley Railway. Constructed in 1867 and running from Swalwell on the River Tyne up to Consett, the line finally closed in 1963. The path is 18km long and forms part of National Cycle Network route 14.

View down one aisle in main cemetery area.

Benfieldside Cemetery is a large burial ground in Consett, north of the town centre. The southern end of it is sloping and almost wooded with older gravestones but the ground seen here, further north, is flatter, more open and has later graves. The two nearest gravestones are of course of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Looking west down the bank.

This toucan crossing which allows cyclists as well as pedestrians to cross the busy, steep Durham Road, carries National Cycle Network route 14 which links Gateshead via the Derwent Path to NCN route 7 (Consett and Sunderland) at Lydgett's Junction, a short way to the south and also continues along the Lanchester Valley Path towards Durham.

Looking east up Durham Road.