IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Capesthorne Road, WASHINGTON, NE38 8BY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Capesthorne Road, NE38 8BY 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
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (11 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Station Road railway bridge (Pattinson side)
. . . with Station Road/Wilden Road junction
Image: © Antony Dixon
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.12 miles
2
Station Road railway bridge (detail)
I love the way the stonework of this modest little bridge has been angled to allow people to walk by without stepping into the road
Image: © Antony Dixon
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.12 miles
3
Railway lines crossing Station Road
View along the railway where it crosses the Station Road bridge (see also Image)
Just south of the bridge was the site of Washington Station, closed to passengers in 1963. Information on the history of this line and photos of the station before and after closure can be found at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/washington_second/index.shtml
Image: © Antony Dixon
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.13 miles
4
Reservoir at Swan
Houses on Station Road and Lakeside Gardens reflected in the water of the reservoir at Swan
Image: © Antony Dixon
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.14 miles
6
Willows Reservoir, Swan
The circular structure in the foreground is marked on the OS map as a well.
The lake is also used for fishing.
Image: © Antony Dixon
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.15 miles
7
What`s left of the Washington chemical works
Image: © gordon james brown
Taken: 11 Mar 2013
0.17 miles
8
Danger asbestos sign
Teal Farm Village
Image: © gordon james brown
Taken: 12 Apr 2013
0.18 miles
10
Washington 2nd railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
Opened in 1850 by the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, soon to be part of the North Eastern Railway, this station replaced an earlier one some 600m behind the camera position. In turn, this one closed in 1963.
View north towards Usworth and Newcastle, also to Boldon and South Shields. The last track through here was lifted in 2012.
For more information, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/washington_second/index.shtml
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 29 May 2021
0.20 miles