Gateshead Quayside coal drops restoration backed by £993k grant

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Nearly £1m in funding is set to secure and restore the historic Maidens Walk Coal Drops on Gateshead Quayside. The work could reopen a key walking route and create space for events and art installations.

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00:02Gateshead Quayside's historic coal drops are set to be repaired after a near £1 million

00:07funding boost. Gateshead Council plans to accept a grant of £993,997 to secure the Grade 2 listed

00:17Maidens Walk coal drops. The structure dates from around 1840 and once transferred coal from trains

00:24above to wagons below on the Brandling Junction Railway. Officials say the repairs should reopen

00:30an important pedestrian route linking the Baltic Quarter, the Glass House and the wider Quayside.

00:36The Council says the restored space could also host temporary art installations and public events.

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