This house was built circa 1830-1831 for Timothy Hackworth, the locomotive superintendent of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. After Hackworth’s death in 1850 the house was used as accommodation for other railway workers, and in 1975 it became the Timothy Hackworth Museum.
In 2004 the house was integrated into Locomotion. The building has undergone many changes to its façade, interior and purpose over its lifetime.
Location: DL4 1PQ, Hackworth Close. What3words - ///hammer.coins.chops
This large structure is the earliest surviving industrial building in Shildon. It was built in 1826 as an iron merchant’s warehouse, strategically close to the Stockton and Darlington Railway to exploit the transport opportunities it could provide.
The building has seen many uses over its lifetime, including a paint shop for locomotives, a practice space for the Shildon Works Silver Band and a boxing gym. It's currently used to store some of the oldest objects at Locomotion, including the locomotive Nelson and several early chaldron wagons.
Location: DL4 1PL, Hackworth Close. What3words - ///faces.digit.budget
The goods shed was constructed betwen 1857 and 1896 and was in use until goods facilities were removed from Shildon Station in the 1960s. From 1975 the building was used as a platform for museum visitors riding passenger trains, originally at the Timothy Hackworth Museum, and then after 2004 at Locomotion.
The building is partially constructed from original Stockton and Darlington Railway sleeper blocks, which can be recognised by the bolt holes where the rails would have been attached.
The parcel office was used by railway staff to control the movement of goods from the goods shed.
Location: DL4 1PL, Hackworth Close. What3words - ///winks.orders.cages
This collection of small buildings was constructed circa 1830-1858 on the junction linking the Surtees Railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway and the Black Boy Colliery Branch. These buildings were used for many different purposes and have had alterations made over their lifetimes.
They could have been used by those working on the railway, the coal drops or even the gas works which was situated behind them. The original purpose of the buildings is not known and their occasional title ‘The Stables’ could be erroneous, but may also derive from their location on the junction of three horse-drawn railways.
This impressive structure was constructed in 1846-7 to streamline the process of refuelling steam locomotives. Chaldron wagons were taken up the incline and their loads dropped down chutes into the tenders of steam locomotives waiting below.
The coal drops ceased operation in 1935 but have been an iconic backdrop in many railway photographs and videos since. They are a surviving physical link to the extensive coal mining industry in the area in past decades.
This large red-brick building was constructed in 1888 as a Sunday school for the Wesleyan Chapel at the other end of the street. It was later used as a factory space until 2004, when Locomotion began to use it as the Welcome Building.
Until recently the building housed Sans Pareil—probably Timothy Hackworth’s most famous locomotive—which is now on display in the Collection Building.
Location: DL4 1PG, Soho Street. What3words - ///ages.listed.puns
