Monkwearmouth Station Museum

Monkwearmouth Station Museum

Monkwearmouth Station Museum
 Monkwearmouth Station Museum shown within Tyne and Wear
grid reference NZ395577
Location Sunderland, County Durham, England
Coordinates 54°54′47″N 1°23′06″W / 54.913°N 1.385°W / 54.913; -1.385
Website seeitdoitsunderland.co.uk/monkwearmouth-station-museum

Monkwearmouth Railway Station served Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, England. It was built in 1848 to a design by Thomas Moore.[1] and was once the main railway station in the city.[2] The railway station closed in March 1967 as and featured a restored booking office dating from the Edwardian period.

The Tyne and Wear Metro and mainline trains still pass through the station without stopping, but the Metro calls at St. Peter's station a few hundred yards south of the old station.

The museum is a Grade II* listed building.[3] As well as the ticket office visitors can explore the Wagon Shed, Journeys Gallery and Children's Gallery.[4]

There is also an ongoing programme of events and exhibitions.

References

The museum viewed from the front window of a Tyne and Wear Metro train passing through the station


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