Old Images

Above: today, there is one road into and out of the village of Cox Green. This road started life as a track, then a wagonway, between the various stone quarries in this area and can be seen in the "old maps" section of this site. The above picture was taken c.1900 at the point where the road from Cox Green meets the Penshaw to Offerton Road - known locally as Cox Green Road. Penshaw Hill and Monument are clearly visible in the background.

Above: Cox Green was, until its closure in 1964, served by its own railway station very near to the road junction in the first picture above. This station was a popular destination for day-trippers from neighbouring towns and villages, who took advantage of its rural setting. The course of the railway is now a popular cycle / walking route.

Above: another view of Cox Green Station, c.1960.

Above: two views of Cox Green village (looking north west) from the road down from the railway station.

Above: a group of gentlemen and children outside the Oddfellows Arms, at the foot of Cox Green Station Bank c.1900.

Above: North Farm Cox Green c.1909

Above: Alice's Well, which was rebuilt in its current form in 1895 as the inscription indicates. Until 1947, this was the village's only water supply

Above: Cox Green village on the left (south bank), looking up river. The Victoria Viaduct is visible in the distance

Above: the old ferry landing on the north bank of the river

Above: a view looking upriver, the substantial building on the left is the Royal William public house. The steam paddle tug 'Eppleton Hall' is visible on the river. She was built in South Shields in 1914 by Hepple and Company for the Lambton and Hetton Collieries and named after the house owned by the Hetton Coal Company. She was sold for scrap in 1967. In 1970, she was restored and sailed to her new home in the San Francisco Maritime Museum. For further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppleton_Hall_(1914) and http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/eppleton-hall-history.htm

Picture courtesy of Mr Keith Cockerill

Above: Cox Green c.1920 looking west/up-river. The Victoria Viaduct is just visible in the far distance

Above: Cox Green, looking east/down-river

Above: The Mission Hall, Cox Green. Mr Troup, headmaster of Cox Green School is pictured in the doorway.

Above: Wearside Golf Club

Above: Cox Green c.1915

Above: Cox Green looking east/down-river

Above: Oil painting: River Wear at Cox Green near the Penshaw Monument, artist unknown.

Above: Oil painting: Cox Green by David Thomas Robertson, 1902