IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Dowson Square, SEAHAM, SR7 9SR
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Dowson Square, SR7 9SR 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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Image Listing (12 Images Found)
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Distance
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Crossing on Cycle Route 1 at Murton Bridge
A sign also shows the local name for the Route of Hawthorn/Ryhope Way.
Image: © Clive Nicholson
Taken: 31 Jan 2014
0.06 miles
2
Murton railway station (site), County Durham
Opened in or shortly after 1837 (early railway records can be murky!) by the Durham & Sunderland Railway, later part of the North Eastern Railway, on the lines from Sunderland to Stockton and Durham, this was where the line divided. The station closed in 1953.
View south along the track-bed, with Stockton straight on (2 platforms) and Durham (Shincliffe) having just one platform curving sharply to the right. No trace apparently remains, with the track-bed in the foreground having been covered over to rise up towards the former Murton Bridge, just behind the camera position. It is now a public footpath.
In the early days of railways, two stationary steam winding engines were located here to pull trains by chain up the steep gradients. They were later replaced by more powerful steam locomotives. The last coal trains used the track in 1993, after which it was removed.
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 19 Mar 2020
0.08 miles
3
Coal from the closed Murton Mine
Murton mine shut on the 29 November 1991 but the stockpile of coal was still being moved away a year later. At this time the rapid loader was still operational, but a number of mine buildings had been demolished.A once common view all over County Durham of coal being moved from pit to power station. At this time Sunderland South dock traincrews were still employed shifting coal. This was a view not far from dusk on a winter's day with the train leaving Murton.
Image: © roger geach
Taken: 19 Nov 1992
0.10 miles
4
Northern edge of Murton
Viewed from the old railway path.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 22 Aug 2011
0.11 miles
5
Murton Station Post Office
Serving the west end of the village of Murton (lucky to have two post offices nowadays!). The station has long gone.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 16 Jan 2007
0.12 miles
6
Disused Railway
This disused railway is now a major cycle route through Co. Durham
Image: © Colin Keightley
Taken: 26 Aug 2005
0.12 miles
10
Footpath north from Station Road in Murton
Image: © Peter Robinson
Taken: 3 Jun 2012
0.21 miles