Station Name: HEATON (1st site)[Source:
Alan Young]
This is the only illustration found of the first Heaton station. The view is south-westwards from the up platform towards Heaton Road bridge. The main building is seen on the down platform; it is a remarkable structure for a minor, rural station, having three storeys and is taller than it is wide. The building looks somewhat top-heavy, as the upper storey windows below the pitched roof are as tall as those on the other floors. A more conventional single-storey block adjoins the main building. The station became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1854, and the ‘coiled serpent’ bench on the down platform is likely to be that company’s addition. When the route was quadrupled in 1887 this station was closed and its successor was built on the far side of the bridge.
1864 Ordnance Survey map
Looking north east at the site of the first Heaton Station in August 1980
Photo by Alan Lewis from his Flickr web site |