British Gas Research Station Including Attached Restaurant Block To South

The British Gas Research Station is a reinforced concrete building with three floors in Killingworth, expanded in the 1970s with an attached restaurant wing. The complex houses research areas, workshops, and teaching spaces designed for engineering work and training.

Built in 1967 on the site of the former Killingworth Colliery, the building served as the main research hub for British Gas until 1995. It marks the shift of the location from mining to energy research activities.

The architecture firm Ryder & Yates incorporated modernist design principles influenced by Le Corbusier when creating this engineering research establishment in the 1960s.

The building sits along Station Road in North Tyneside and can be reached by public paths, though public visiting options are limited. Check in advance whether access is possible and how to best approach the site.

The front facade displays intentionally asymmetrical architectural elements that set it apart from other industrial buildings of its era. This design choice reflected modernist principles applied by the architects Ryder and Yates.

Location: North Tyneside

Inception: 1967

GPS coordinates: 55.03650,-1.58149

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:07