Barmston, Washington Staiths

HER Number

6446

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Barmston, Washington Staiths

Place

Barmston

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Staith

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Sandstone quay wall running along the northern bank of the River Wear, in three sections. The two westernmost sections are now separated from the eastern block by a footbridge and slipway. Between the two western sections is a gap with chamfered edges to the walls. Assumed to be part of Washington Staiths as shown on Rennie's map of 1822 and Ordnance Survey first edition.

Easting

432440

Northing

555100

Grid Reference

NZ432440555100

Sources

Tyne and Wear Museums, 1999, Barmston and Coxgreen, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; Burleigh and Thompson, 1737, Extract plan of the River Wear; Gibson map of 1787; Casson map of 1801; Rennie map of 1822; Ordnance Survey first edition 1850