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Swalwell Dates
1901 Railway traffic from Swalwell to Newcastle reached its peak with a total of 98,000 passengers and fluctuated between 70,000 and 90,000 for the next twenty years. The line was also used for the transport of coal, bricks and clay.
1902 Swalwell Social club founded
1908 The work of enlarging Swalwell Station and putting in an extra line was completed. Blaydon Harriers was started.
1911 Metal works finally closed
1914
There was high drama at Swalwell Bridge as a motorbus teetered on the brink of toppling into the water.
1919 Motor buses first appeared in Whickham and had a disastrous effect upon railway operations in Swalwell.
1921 Rail passenger traffic from Swalwell fell to 46,000.
1923 Adamasez of Scotswood bought out Snowball's Brickworks.
1926 Coke ovens built near Winlaton Mill.
1928 Shopping and Carnival week.
1928 Rail passenger traffic from Swalwell fell to 46,000.
1930 The train passenger traffic from Swalwell was now less than 20,000.
1939 Shield, the builders from Swalwell, helped in the construction of enlargement of Norman's Riding Hospital.
1940 Henry Pit closes down due to flooding.
1945 Margaret Dryburgh died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. She had lived in Swalwell before becoming a missionary in the far east.
1952 Blaydon Harriers were disbanded because of the closure of the White City Stadium.
1953 Swalwell Station was closed for passenger traffic. Axwell Park Colliery closed.
1955 Swalwell Station was closed for parcel traffic.
1962 Fire Station constructed in the Greenfields area of Swalwell on Market Lane. Centenary celebration of Blaydon Races held at Blaydon Rugby Club
1962 Swalwell Station was closed completely.
1963 Blaydon Harriers were reformed and called Blaydon Harrier and Athletic Club.
1967 The Elephant Inn was demolished to make way for road works on the east side of Whickham Bank.
1968 Approval was given for the plans for the development of Derwent Walk and picnic area.
1969 Ramsay's Brickworks closed down.
1971 A proposal was made to start work on the Derwent Walk along the lines of the old railway. The Western Bypass was started.
1976 The Ebenezer Chapel was demolished.
1986 Opening of Metro Centre.
Swalwell school on Market Lane closed after 111 years and moved to new premises on Coalway lane
1981 The Centenary of Swalwell Cricket Club.
1998
Derwenthaugh Park opened on the Derwenthaugh Cokeworks site. This cokeworks was opened by Consett Iron Company in 1928 and operated until 1986. Reclamation of the site began in 1990 but, because of heavy contamination, the park wasn't opened until 1998. The opening of this park means that the public can once again access to a popular Victorian picnic spot, the Lady's Steps. This is the weir across the River Derwent which formerly diverted water to High Forge, of an old iron/steel forge, the site of which is now occupied by the Swalwell Visitors' Centre.
1999 Swalwell Cricket Club moved to new premises at Derwent Park and a new bridge was constructed across the Derwent to give road access.
2000 The Pavilion housing estate was built on the former site of Swalwell Cricket Club.