George Bowes contributing his share of the expense incurred "in making and erecting the bridge called Dawson's Bridge (the Tanfield Arch), and of drifting into and winning the colliery called Mr. Dawson's Colliery". Tomlinson, William Weaver. The North Eastern Railway Its Rise and Development, pp.8-10. Published by Longmans, Green & Company, London, 1915. via Internet Archive Retrieved 1 March 2025
