Albert Edward Dock, locks and lock gates
Albert Edward Dock, locks and lock gates
HER Number
7293
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Albert Edward Dock, locks and lock gates
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Lock
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1986 with the following description:
'Lock walls and gates. 1882 for Tyne Improvement Commissioners by Ure and Messent. Walls sandstone ashlar; iron gates. 4 lock walls with curved nosing at entrance to dock; curved recesses for gate machinery. Western lock has 2 pairs of gates c.25 metres apart, the eastern lock 2 pairs c.4 metres apart. Historical note: the Coble Dene dock was renamed after its opening by Prince Albert-Edward. Source: R.W. Johnson, The Making of the Tyne, 1895 pp 108-12.' LISTED GRADE 2
'Lock walls and gates. 1882 for Tyne Improvement Commissioners by Ure and Messent. Walls sandstone ashlar; iron gates. 4 lock walls with curved nosing at entrance to dock; curved recesses for gate machinery. Western lock has 2 pairs of gates c.25 metres apart, the eastern lock 2 pairs c.4 metres apart. Historical note: the Coble Dene dock was renamed after its opening by Prince Albert-Edward. Source: R.W. Johnson, The Making of the Tyne, 1895 pp 108-12.' LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
435275
Northing
566965
Grid Reference
NZ435275566965
Sources
Joint Conservation Team, Newcastle City Council, 1990, The Albert Edward Dock Area, North Shields;
I. Ayris & P. Jubb, 1995, Hydraulic Accumulator Tower, Albert Edward Dock, Howdon Road, North Shields, Preliminary Report;
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/93;
R W Johnson, 1895, The Making of the Tyne, pp 108-112;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1184814
I. Ayris & P. Jubb, 1995, Hydraulic Accumulator Tower, Albert Edward Dock, Howdon Road, North Shields, Preliminary Report;
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/93;
R W Johnson, 1895, The Making of the Tyne, pp 108-112;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1184814