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Burdon

Civil Parish in Durham Sunderland

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Burdon

Site of Seaton Station The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Site of Seaton Station Credit: Richard Webb

Burdon is a civil parish located in the county of Durham, in the northeast of England. It is situated approximately 6 miles south of Sunderland and 5 miles northeast of Durham city center. The parish covers an area of around 4 square miles and is predominantly a rural area with a small population.

Burdon is surrounded by beautiful countryside, characterized by rolling hills and open fields. The landscape is dotted with farms and scattered residential properties, giving the area a peaceful and idyllic atmosphere. The parish is known for its natural beauty and is popular among nature enthusiasts, offering plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and birdwatching.

The centerpiece of Burdon is Burdon Hall, a historic country house that dates back to the 18th century. The hall is set amidst well-maintained gardens and is a prominent landmark in the area. It has been refurbished and converted into private residences, adding to the charm of the parish.

Although Burdon is predominantly rural, it benefits from its proximity to nearby towns and cities. The city of Durham, with its rich history and cultural attractions, is easily accessible, providing residents with a range of amenities and services. Sunderland, a thriving coastal city, is also within reach, offering further opportunities for leisure, shopping, and employment.

Overall, Burdon is a picturesque and peaceful civil parish that combines the tranquility of rural living with the convenience of nearby urban centers. It is a desirable location for those seeking a quiet countryside lifestyle while still having access to essential amenities.

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Site of Seaton Station The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Site of Seaton Station
The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Seaton Plantation Young trees between the railway trackbed and the established Seaton Plantation. I was amazed at how steep the trackbed was here. This is the notorious Seaton Bank, scene of a fatality with a runaway train in the 1890s and one of the steepest gradients on the railway network. It was originally cable hauled.
Seaton Plantation
Young trees between the railway trackbed and the established Seaton Plantation. I was amazed at how steep the trackbed was here. This is the notorious Seaton Bank, scene of a fatality with a runaway train in the 1890s and one of the steepest gradients on the railway network. It was originally cable hauled.
Seaton Community Centre
Seaton Community Centre
Salter's Lane, near Houghton-le-Spring Salter's Lane is on the route of the Walney-to-Wear (W2W) long-distance cycle route.
Salter's Lane, near Houghton-le-Spring
Salter's Lane is on the route of the Walney-to-Wear (W2W) long-distance cycle route.
Seaton 1st railway station (site), County Durham Opened sometime between 1837 and 1858 (early railway records can be murky!) on what became the North Eastern Railway's line from Sunderland to Stockton via Murton, this station closed to passengers sometime in the 1870s when a new station was opened much closer to Seaton, around 800m north of here. View south along the track-bed towards Murton and Stockton, also Durham. Little is known about the station and no trace apparently remains. The track-bed is now a public footpath.
Seaton 1st railway station (site), County Durham
Opened sometime between 1837 and 1858 (early railway records can be murky!) on what became the North Eastern Railway's line from Sunderland to Stockton via Murton, this station closed to passengers sometime in the 1870s when a new station was opened much closer to Seaton, around 800m north of here. View south along the track-bed towards Murton and Stockton, also Durham. Little is known about the station and no trace apparently remains. The track-bed is now a public footpath.
Ryhope Pumping Station The two boilers by W & J Galloway of Manchester and built in 1908. The closest is in steam but the further one was clearly empty.
Ryhope Pumping Station
The two boilers by W & J Galloway of Manchester and built in 1908. The closest is in steam but the further one was clearly empty.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of one engine. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rod on the right disappearing through a hole in the platform drives a pump in the staple well with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of one engine. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rod on the right disappearing through a hole in the platform drives a pump in the staple well with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of both engine. Also seen are the upper valve chests with their Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rods disappearing through a hole in the platform drive pumps in the staple wells with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of both engine. Also seen are the upper valve chests with their Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rods disappearing through a hole in the platform drive pumps in the staple wells with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump An inverted vertical duplex steam feed pump by Joseph Evans of Wolverhampton, works No. 10465. The slide valve cylinders are 5" x 5" and the flywheel is 30" diameter. The frames around the connecting rods and cranks result in this type of pump being termed a 'banjo pump'.
Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump
An inverted vertical duplex steam feed pump by Joseph Evans of Wolverhampton, works No. 10465. The slide valve cylinders are 5" x 5" and the flywheel is 30" diameter. The frames around the connecting rods and cranks result in this type of pump being termed a 'banjo pump'.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the cylinders and valve gear This preserved pumping station contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn. This shows the cylinders of one engine with the high pressure (27.5" x 5'4") to the right of the low pressure (45" x 8'). Also included is the lower valve chest with four Cornish drop valves and the hand starting levers for upper and lower valve chests. This arrangement is similar to that at Claymills Victorian Pumping Station.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the cylinders and valve gear
This preserved pumping station contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn. This shows the cylinders of one engine with the high pressure (27.5" x 5'4") to the right of the low pressure (45" x 8'). Also included is the lower valve chest with four Cornish drop valves and the hand starting levers for upper and lower valve chests. This arrangement is similar to that at Claymills Victorian Pumping Station.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines This shows the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines
This shows the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine This shows one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine
This shows one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine This shows part of one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This is a view down the main well with the 4' throw crank in the foreground. Beyond is the drive to the main well pump with its 10' 8" stroke. This pump lifted the water from about 250' below the engine house floor to 130' below the floor from where it flowed to the staple well at the opposite end of the engine. A pump at the other end of the engine then lifted it to the reservoir at ground level. Having pumps at each end balanced the loading across the engine's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine
This shows part of one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This is a view down the main well with the 4' throw crank in the foreground. Beyond is the drive to the main well pump with its 10' 8" stroke. This pump lifted the water from about 250' below the engine house floor to 130' below the floor from where it flowed to the staple well at the opposite end of the engine. A pump at the other end of the engine then lifted it to the reservoir at ground level. Having pumps at each end balanced the loading across the engine's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station What can one say! This has been described as "The finest industrial monument in the north-east". Victorian waterworks with preserved and workable beam engines and Lancashire boilers.
Ryhope Pumping Station
What can one say! This has been described as "The finest industrial monument in the north-east". Victorian waterworks with preserved and workable beam engines and Lancashire boilers.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch
This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch
This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch This is an off-site horizontal duplex steam winch and sheerlegs assembly that came from Sunderland and District General Hospital where it serviced a well. The winch was made by R J Smith of Sunderland and I can't recall seeing another by that maker.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch
This is an off-site horizontal duplex steam winch and sheerlegs assembly that came from Sunderland and District General Hospital where it serviced a well. The winch was made by R J Smith of Sunderland and I can't recall seeing another by that maker.
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Burdon is located at Grid Ref: NZ3851 (Lat: 54.854776, Lng: -1.39736)

Administrative County: Tyne and Wear

District: Sunderland

Police Authority: Northumbria

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