
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Darlington.
Approaching Bank Top station was a stop on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives. It is historically significant as part of the pioneering railway system developed by George Stephenson, which marked the beginning of the railway age.
Places near here
Bank Top Station Clock TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
The Clock Tower BellMonument · 44 yd
Bank Top Railway Station (main Building)Listed building · 60 yd
Darlington Station - capitalHeritage place · 66 yd
Darlington StationVisitor information · 90 yd
Market CrossMonument · 693 yd
The Bulmer StoneMemorial · 1060 yd
South ParkVisitor information · 1143 yd
Park-keeper's offices and clock towerCastle, fort or tower · 1173 yd
Inscription on Fothergill memorialHeritage place · 1231 yd
Sculpture of LocomotionPublic sculpture · 1.0 mi
Hopetown DarlingtonMuseum · 1.0 miOther information
Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0