Hopetown Carriage Works
Hopetown Carriage Works, also known as the Stockton and Darlington Railway Carriage Works, was a carriage works of the Stockton and Darlington Railway built in 1853 in Hopetown, near Darlington, County Durham, England.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: carriage works in County Durham, England
- Also known as: “Stockton & Darlington Railway Carriage Works” and “The Carriage Works”
- Address: Hopetown Lane, Hopetown, Darlington
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hopetown Darlington and North Road railway station.
Hopetown Darlington
Museum
Photo: JoshP93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hopetown Darlington is a railway-themed visitor attraction in Darlington that opened in July 2024. The attraction explores and promotes Darlington's pioneering railway heritage, and at the same time serves as a community hub hosting large scale events, activities and festivals. Hopetown Darlington is situated 560 feet east of Hopetown Carriage Works.
North Road railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Road is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 1 mile 23 chains north-west of Darlington, serves the market town of Darlington in County Durham, England. North Road railway station is situated 650 feet east of Hopetown Carriage Works.
Goods Shed East South East Of North Road Station
Building
Photo: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goods Shed East South East Of North Road Station is a building, which is situated 740 feet east of Hopetown Carriage Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rise Carr and Harrowgate, County Durham.
Rise Carr
Suburb
Rise Carr is a place in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of the centre of Darlington.
Harrowgate, County Durham
Suburb
Harrowgate Hill is a suburb of Darlington, in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The area includes the villages of Beaumont Hill, the Harrowgate Village as well as Ashbrook and Harrowgate Hill with the latter the largest part of the area.
Cockerton
Suburb
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockerton is an area in the north-west of Darlington in the borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The Cocker Beck flows through the area and empties into the River Skerne via The Denes, an area and string of valleyed parks donated for the town in the early 20th century.
Hopetown Carriage Works
- Categories: railway workshop, building, and industry
- Location: Darlington, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.53587° or 54° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.5567° or 1° 33′ 24″ westInception
1853Operator
Hopetown DarlingtonOpen location code
9C6WGCPV+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 96304793OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q1627585
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Hopetown Carriage Works” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hopetown Carriage Works”
- German: “Hopetown Carriage Works”
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Highlights include McNay Street Family Hub and North Road.
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