West Auckland Homepage


©Vivienne Smith
Small church dating from the mid-twelfth century
©Vivienne Smith
Bridge abutments for the inclined rail between West Auckland and Brusselton (a colliery feeder extension to the Darlington to Stockton Railway).
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.1km<br/>
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Between West Auckland and St Helen Auckland.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>One of a number of such breaks between terraced dwellings in this housing estate.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>From the former rail track, now a path.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Where the colliery inclined rail from Brusselton met the Bishop Auckland to Barnard Castle and Tebay railway.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>With a traveller's caravan in the parking lot.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>But not much water flow evident; Oakley Green to the right.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Once Oakley Street's terraced houses were built over the length of this beck here, and it was kept clear by a good flow of water. Just why it is now quite dry was not apparent.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>In pasture by the former railway line.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Giving access to the beckside path from Oakley Green, with a factory fence close left.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Over pasture for retired working-horses.
©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.2km<br/>Just before where the Oakley Cross beck passed beneath the coliery feeder line to the Darlington to Stockton Railway (1825) here, a farm road bridge has been added. The confluence of the beck with the River Gaunless takes place shortly after this old stone rail bridge.
©Stanley Howe

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

Members Nearby

West Auckland Discussion Forum


Places Near West Auckland

Bildershaw • Bishop Auckland • Bolam • Close House • Coundon Grange • Coundongate • Eldon • Eldon Lane • Escomb • Esperley Lane Ends • Etherley Dene • Evenwood • Evenwood Gate • High Etherley • High Grange • Low Etherley • Morton Tinmouth • Phoenix Row • Ramshaw • Royal Oak • Shildon • South Church • St. Helen Auckland • Tindale Crescent • Toft Hill • Toronto • Wackerfield • West Auckland • Witton Park • Woodside •