Worswick Street bus station was a bus station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Worswick Street bus station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Worswick Street Newcastle upon Tyne England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°58′23″N 1°36′32″W / 54.97292°N 1.60889°W | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | circa 1928 | ||||
| Closed | 1996 | ||||
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The bus station was constructed on a slope.[1]
History
editThe Tyne Bridge was opened in 1928 and allowed many bus services that formerly terminated in Gateshead to continue across the Tyne to Newcastle.[2] Worswick Street bus station was opened with the bridge, or shortly after.[3][1]
The bus station closed in 1996. It was temporarily used as a car park.[4] Demolition of the disused bus station began in January 2021.[3] In July 2021, plans for an office block on the space previously occupied by the bus station and an adjacent car park were approved by Newcastle City Council.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Carlson, John; Carlson, Joyce (15 March 2012). Newcastle Through Time A Second Selection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-2966-7.
- ^ "Newcastle Bus Stations - Worswick Street". Old Bus Photos. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b Morton, David (22 January 2021). "Farewell to Newcastle's Worswick Street bus station as readers share memories". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-chronicle/20210810/281711207709050
- ^ "Pilgrim Place: 'New beginning' for Newcastle city centre site". BBC News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.