Throston Engine House And Wall Adjoining

NZ 53 SW 4/84 21.4.83

HARTLEPOOL OLD CEMETERY ROAD, Headland Throston Engine House and wall adjoining.

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Wrongly shown on O.S. map as Clifton Street. Housing for hauling engine, 1830's, limestone ashlar; gabled Welsh slate roof added later after removal of header tank. Single storey, with basement fully exposed on south-east and north-east sides, other two sides concealed by railway embankment. Each face has Tuscan pilasters and clasping pilasters, rising from floor string, and with entablature. Rebuilt gables to north-east and south-west sides, which together with south-east side are each of 3 bays. 2 windows and central doorway to south-west side; 3 windows to south-east side, all round-headed, with moulded architraves continued to floor string, and lacking doors and glazing. 4 blocked round-headed openings, that to left being later, on south-east face of basement. Lower part of north-west side obscured by remains of contemporary adjoining building, above which, pilasters define single-bay returns on this side, at each end. Extending from north angle: a low wall, with string course below parapet, of 2 bays defined by single pilaster strip on north-east face, and having 2 round-headed openings without glazing. Contains remains of bed of hauling engine used to draw coal wagons up railway incline to top of former coal staithes. Dispute between railway companies over use of these coal-shipping facilities was major factor leading to founding of new town of West Hartlepool in 1840's.

Listing NGR: NZ5191434399