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Description: | inscription, engraving, CENTRAL STATION, NEWCASTLE
Sarah M e Grath
Small glass commemorating Central Station in Newcastle. The name 'Sarah M. e Grath' is written in raised frosting-effect on the back of the glass. The glass belonged to Marcus Gilmour's great grandfather's wife Sarah, who was born in 1840. Her husband was George Henry Gilmour. It is thought that the glass was produced to commemorate the addition of a portico (large porchway, supported by columns) to the main entrnceway of the station. The front of the glass has a frosted picture/engraving of the building with portico, viewed from the front on Neville Street. The Central Station was designed by local architect John Dobson, was built between 1847 and 1850, and was opened on 29th August 1850 by Queen Victoria (accompanied by other members of the Royal Family). The portico, designed by North East Railway Company architect Thomas Prosser, to a cut-down design by Dobson, was added to the station entrance in 1963 (?). There is some debate about the date the portico was added. According to a plaque inside the station, the book 'High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station' by Addyman & Fawcett (published 1999) and the Tyne and Wear Historic Environment Record website (HER Number: 4130) the portico was added in 1863. However, both the official Listed Building account and a Central Station blue plaque added in 2000 state that the portico was added in 1860. NB: There is a small chip on the inner upper rim of the glass.
Material: glass | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.socialhistory.367345 | Go to resource |
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