Pemberton's Drops

HER Number

2746

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Pemberton's Drops

Place

Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Staith

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Pemberton's Drops loaded coal from Monkwearmouth Colliery (HER ref. 2743) via a wagonway (HER ref. 2745). All that remains is a section of brick revetment wall built into the cliff face. One of the chutes is clearly visible.

Easting

439230

Northing

557590

Grid Reference

NZ439230557590

Sources

<< HER 2746 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2017, Sheepfolds, Sunderland - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, Building Recording and Geological Assessment, p 56