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Hay Street, SUNDERLAND, SR5 1BG

Opened in 1848 by the Brandling Junction Railway, later to become part of the North Eastern Railway, on the line from Newcastle to Sunderland, this station closed in 1967. When the Tyne & Wear Metro opened in 2002, a new Metro stop was opened at St. Peters, almost adjacent to the old station. View north from St Peters Metro station towards Stadium of Light and Newcastle. The old station once boasted an overall roof. It was a museum at the time this image was taken.

This impressive building was the original station here, but has now been superseded by a modern one nearby. It was built in 1848 for the railway magnate George Hudson. Until recently it housed a transport museum, but council cuts have forced its closure.

Photographed on 3rd March 2005 using an Olympus 400 Digital during a sunny spell following a light snow fall. Monkwearmouth Station Museum is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums on behalf of the City of Sunderland. It is a Grade 2* listed building and one of, if not the, finest examples of architecture in Sunderland. Built in 1848 as the terminus station for the Brandling Junction Railway it closed to passenger traffic in 1967 and became a museum in 1973. It is currently undergoing refurbishment and is due to re-open late in 2006.

Photographed on 16th September 2003 using an Olympus AF-10 Super (not sure about the type of film) and scanned using an Epson Perfection 2480 Photo. The weather was fine. Monkwearmouth Station Museum occupies the former Monkwearmouth Railway Station opened in 1848 and closed to passenger traffic in 1967. It became a museum in 1973 and is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums on behalf of the City of Sunderland. The railway from Sunderland to Newcastle passes by the site giving a good view of the trains that are constantly passing by much to the delight of visitors both young and old!!