IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Orchard Close, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6YZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Orchard Close, NE12 6YZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (14 Images Found)
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Distance
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Old colliery wheel
The colliery wheel is a monument to an old pit near Killingworth and stands beside a public footpath, a former wagon-way.
Image: © Andrew Tryon
Taken: 7 Mar 2012
0.12 miles
4
Sign near Killingworth Village
This sign points the way to Palmersville and Forest Hall along a public footpath which follows the route of the old Killingworth Waggonway. This waggonway was opened in 1764 and ran from Killingworth Colliery to Willington Quay. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
Image: © Geoff Holland
Taken: 1 Dec 2020
0.13 miles
5
Triangulation Pillar, Killingworth Village
Standing at a height of 81 metres above sea level, this pillar lies next to the B1317 road between Backworth and Killingworth Village. The pillar was completed 1st August 1947 at a cost of £7.13s.0d. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
Image: © Geoff Holland
Taken: 1 Dec 2020
0.13 miles
7
Killingworth Waggonway
The origins of Killingworth Waggonway can be traced back to 1762 when it formed part of the original wooden-railed Willington Waggonway. A branch line was laid in 1806 to the Killingworth Colliery, which was sunk in 1802. By 1812 the line was referred to as the Killingworth Waggonway.
The waggonway is one of the most historically significant colliery railways within North Tyneside. During the period 1814-18 the renowned engineer, George Stephenson, tested one of the world's first steam engines, the Blucher, on the stretch between West Moor and Moor Edge.
Image: © Anthony Foster
Taken: 7 Dec 2015
0.13 miles
9
Flush Bracket on Killingworth Trig Pillar
Flush Bracket No S4161.
Image: © Anthony Foster
Taken: 25 Apr 2014
0.14 miles
10
The Old Waggon Way, Killingworth
This is the entrance to footpath over the site of the old Killingworth Colliery, famous for being the workplace of George Stephenson , who was the Colliery Engineer here when he built 'The Rocket; steam engine.
Image: © Bill Henderson
Taken: 26 Feb 2018
0.14 miles