Lemington
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  Lemington Lemington shown within Tyne and Wear | |
| Metropolitan borough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Postcode district | NE15 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
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Lemington is a housing area and electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.
History
Lemington has a strong industrial history. It is famous for its brick glassworks cone, built in 1787. The River Tyne used to pass very close to Lemington, until the Tyne Improvement Commission cut a new, shorter, straighter channel over the Blaydon Haugh, leaving behind the Lemington Gut. Also visible are the ruins of the former Tyne Iron Company Ironworks which were built in 1797 and decommissioned in 1886. Its coke ovens are still evident near Lemington Power Station. The power station was built in 1903 to supply the tram system with electricity. It was largely demolished in 1946. The remains of Lemington Staithes can be seen on the Lemington Gut near the power station. The staithes used to mark the end of the North Wylam to Lemington Point waggonway, which took coal from the local collieries to the staithes for export.[1] On 12 July 1875 Lemington Station opened on the Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway. On 15 September 1958 the station closed to passengers and on 4 January 1960 the station was closed to goods, but the lines weren't lifted until 1992, when the Ever Ready battery factory in Newburn closed.[2] The Anglo Great Lakes Graphite Plant which operated in the area, also closed around this time.
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References
- ↑ "Glass and Gut". Timmonet. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ "Lemington". Northumbrian Railways. Retrieved 2008-07-09.