Byker Bank Bridge
Ouseburn Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PF, United Kingdom
(B1312)

Byker Bank Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Ouseburn between
Ouseburn Footbridge (Head of navigation) (1 furlong
to the north) and
Tyne - Ouseburn Junction (Junction of the River Tyne and the River Ouseburn ) (2 furlongs
and 2 locks
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Ouseburn Footbridge is Byker Boatyard Slipway;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Tyne - Ouseburn Junction is Walker Road Bridge (The Ouseburn Barrage is located underneath this bridge.);
1 furlong
away.
There is access (via steps) to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Ouseburn Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| The Cluny Slipway | 1 furlong | |
| Seven Stories Corner | ¾ furlongs | |
| Byker Boatyard Slipway | ¼ furlongs | |
| Byker Bank Bridge | ||
| Walker Road Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Ouseburn Barrage | 1 furlong | |
| Quayside Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Ouseburn Junction | 2 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Walker Road Bridge
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rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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[Byker railway station]
Byker was a railway station on the Riverside Branch, which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station served Byker in Newcastle upon Tyne. The
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bridges built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the other being the Byker Viaduct crossing the Ouseburn valley. In 2006, Nexus, operators of the Metro
[Heaton railway station]
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, near the southern boundary of Heaton with Byker. The station was built in the nineteenth century and closed on 11 August
[St. Peters railway station]
station on the Riverside Branch, which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station served Byker in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station was opened to
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[Tyne and Wear Metro]
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, a new 350 m (1,150 ft) bridge carrying the Metro across the River Tyne, and the 815 m (2,674 ft) Byker Viaduct across the Ouseburn
[Riverside Branch]
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[Newcastle upon Tyne]
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[Roger Lloyd-Pack]
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![Development at Ouseburn Quays. Redevelopment by McIvor Homes of the former Quay Timber yard into high quality sustainable housing, comprising 51 apartments, 2 small business units, landscaped courtyard and onsite below deck car parking provision with discreet service areas.https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ouseburn-flats-riverside-quay-timber-17890227 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604185230if_/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ouseburn-flats-riverside-quay-timber-17890227An image of the finished building shown on a poster along the riverside path is shown here: [[6857519]] by Andrew Curtis – 03 June 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/85/75/6857512_10e57203_120x120.jpg)










![Small boats, Ouseburn. Access is provided from Lime Street which took its name from a lime kiln shown on Oliver's plan of 1830 but not on later maps. The lime kiln was built into the bank of the Ouseburn and was served by keels for lime and coal. In 1827, the historian Eneas MacKenzie commented that 'the burning of limestone is not only a great nuisance to the neighbourhood but also dangerous to passengers riding past. It is hoped that the Corporation will remove a work so disagreeable and dangerous' http://www.twsitelines.info/Siteline.nsf/SMR/CEE3EF62F197DFC8802576AF003E7412Compare this photo with the Ouseburn water level now controlled by the new barrage [[1777278]] down-river with the previous tidal extremes [[419816]] by Andrew Curtis – 28 March 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/77/76/1777674_459725c1_120x120.jpg)









![Hotel du Vin & Victoria Tunnel entrance, Ouse Street. Within the small square is a covered display about the Victoria Tunnel [[2813615]] and the entrance used for public tours [[2470470]]Pre-booking is necessary via the Ouseburn Trust http://ouseburntrust.org.uk/index.php?page=victoria-tunnel by Andrew Curtis – 19 February 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/81/36/2813606_00ded602_120x120.jpg)


![Lime Street slipway, Ouseburn. In the late C19th, this was one of the busiest sites of lower Ouseburn. Coal was unloaded here from low barges (wherries) and transferred to carts which would ascend the slope behind via a granite lined track-way to Lime Street [[2811489]]. The wherries would then be loaded with waste materials from the Ouseburn Ironworks and heavy machinery from local factories. Today, the slipway is used to repair pleasure boats.Tyne and Wear HER (5577): Ouseburn, Lime Street Slipway http://www.twsitelines.infoThe building alongside the river, just above the slipway, a former garage known as 26 Lime Street, incorporates some old stonework.Tyne and Wear HER (6738): Ouseburn, Lime Street, No. 26 http://www.twsitelines.infoBehind the slipway is [[2986400]] by Andrew Curtis – 28 March 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/77/76/1777677_8e76e8b3_120x120.jpg)
![Lower Ouseburn. Looking north up the valley over Ouseburn Bridge back towards the high level bridges. The current Ouseburn Bridge was built in 1878 on the site of an earlier bridge which connected Cut Bank to the Shields Road turnpike via Byker Bank. Unlike Byker Bridge, built at the same time, it was built at the expense of Newcastle Corporation and was always free from tolls.The derelict area on the west bank of the river, was the site of a Cattle Sanatorium built in 1876, a facility to quarantine more than 600 cattle and 3000 sheep, imported live to Newcastle Quayside, mostly from Scandinavia. It had closed by 1893 and was largely derelict until demolished in 2005 http://www.twsitelines.info/siteline.nsf/SMR/2068121C1B40460B802576AF003E6B5BOuseburn Glassworks was on the east bank, one of six glassworks in the Ouseburn valley in 1838, when they provided half of the UK's glass requirement. Little remains today [[2811594]] although the photographer's location is still known as Glasshouse Bridge.The 1896 OS Town Plan (1:500) shows the presence of a sewer outfall just this side of the bridge which would have added to the unpleasantness of the area particularly at low tide. It was a crowded home to many people alongside heavy and often dangerous industry.The photo shows the former industrial land still available for redevelopment and the now completed walkway along the east bank [[2811703]] by Andrew Curtis – 19 February 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/81/35/2813563_6e0c29f1_120x120.jpg)