 The large 98 @-@ hectare ( 240 @-@ acre ) site was separated by Bedlington @-@ Cambois Road , with the stations ' main buildings , admin blocks and ash dock to the south of the road , and coal storage area and railway sidings to the north . The ground to the south of this road consisted of a 21 @-@ metre ( 69 ft ) thick layer of boulder clay , overlaying sandstone and coal . The main foundations of the buildings were spread out , giving a load of about 2 @.@ 3 tonnes ( 2 @.@ 264 long tons ; 2 @.@ 535 short tons ) per square foot . 
