Monkwearmouth is a former railway station that served Monkwearmouth in the English city of Sunderland, from 1848 to 1967. 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 and featured a restored booking office dating from the Edwardian period. The station was opened as a museum in 1973.[3]
 Monkwearmouth Station Museum | |
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| Location | Sunderland, County Durham, England |
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| Coordinates | 54°54′44″N 1°23′02″W / 54.9122°N 1.3839°W |
| Website | seeitdoitsunderland.co.uk/monkwearmouth-station-museum |
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, due to the platforms at Monkwearmouth being too narrow to serve as a Metro station.[citation needed]
The former station is a Grade II* listed building.[4] As well as the ticket office, visitors could explore the Wagon Shed, Journeys Gallery and Children's Gallery.[5]
The museum was temporarily closed from August 2005 until 2007 to allow repairs and refurbishment to take place.[6]
The museum was closed on 23 May 2017 because the roof, footbridge and platforms were claimed to be in a very poor condition, despite a major two-year refurbishment programme in 2005–07. The station has since reopened as the Fans Museum, which houses a collection of football memorabilia from Sunderland and around the world.[7] The museum was closed in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic but reopened in August 2021.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Historic English railways: 200 years of history". The Telegraph. 21 July 2015.
- ^ "MySunderland - the Official Guide to Sunderland".
- ^ "Monkwearmouth Station Museum closes its doors - the Railway Magazine". 10 May 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Monkwearmouth museum of land transport with walls, footbridge, waiting room (1209029)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Sunderland City Council: What Monkwearmouth Station Museum is all about". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Monkwearmouth Station Museum Railway Wagon Restoration Project – The Story of the Sidings | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog".
- ^ "Sunderland Fans Museum exhibition gets keys to new home at former city train station".
- ^ "The Fans Museum in Sunderland set to reopen this week". 3 August 2021.
External links
edit- Monkwearmouth Station Museum - official site.
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