Worswick Street bus station

Worswick Street bus station was a bus station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Worswick Street bus station
General information
LocationWorswick Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
History
Openedcirca 1928
Closed1996
Location
The remains of the bus station in 2010

The bus station was constructed on a slope.[1]

History

The 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

  1. Carlson, John; Carlson, Joyce (15 March 2012). Newcastle Through Time A Second Selection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-2966-7.
  2. "Newcastle Bus Stations - Worswick Street". Old Bus Photos. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. Morton, David (22 January 2021). "Farewell to Newcastle's Worswick Street bus station as readers share memories". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-chronicle/20210810/281711207709050
  5. "Pilgrim Place: 'New beginning' for Newcastle city centre site". BBC News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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