. Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway . THE RIVER-WALL AT WYLAM SCARS. Thb River Wall at Wylam Scars, on the south bank of the Tyne, 9 miles from Newcastle, is three quarters of a mile in length, and 2C> feet in height from the low water level to the topof the Railway. It is built of rubble stone, quarried from the rocky scars above it. The Stiverformerly flowed close up to the base of the Scars, which an- about 80 feel in height above theRailway, and presented at one time, to all appearance, a formidable barrier to the formation ofa roadway. To the left of the view, or on the north
. Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway . THE RIVER-WALL AT WYLAM SCARS. Thb River Wall at Wylam Scars, on the south bank of the Tyne, 9 miles from Newcastle, is three quarters of a mile in length, and 2C> feet in height from the low water level to the topof the Railway. It is built of rubble stone, quarried from the rocky scars above it. The Stiverformerly flowed close up to the base of the Scars, which an- about 80 feel in height above theRailway, and presented at one time, to all appearance, a formidable barrier to the formation ofa roadway. To the left of the view, or on the north side of the Tyne, is Wylam Colliery, be-longing to Christ. Blackett, Esqr., and Wylam Ironworks, lately established by the The Bridge in the distance was erected by subscription since the opening of thispart of the Railway, for the purpose of affording a ready communication from the latter to theworks above named, as well as for the accommodation of the public generally, it being suitablefor the passage of every description o
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