Key Words :- railway station

Address :- New Cross Gate, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 3619 7694
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.475037 , Long -0.040403
Local Authority :- Lewisham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

Description and History of Site:-
SELIA (1982): 'New Cross Gate station is on the line of the former London and Croydon Railway which ran from London Bridge to Croydon. The railway was opened in 1839 but the present structure is mid-Victorian. Originally called New Cross LBSC, it was renamed New Cross Gate in 1923. From 1845 to 1846 it was the northern terminus of the abortive atmospheric railway. A wall of stone block sleepers, perhaps from the original London and Croydon Railway can be seen at the southern end of the station. The line to Wapping via the Thames Tunnel was opened by the East London Railway in 1869.'

Further Reading and References:-
Goldsmiths College Industrial Archaeology Group. 'The Industrial Archaeology of South-East London'. SELIA, 1982

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