Tyne Dock, Staiths

Tyne Dock, Staiths

HER Number

2557

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Tyne Dock, Staiths

Place

Jarrow

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Documentary Evidence

Description

Four staiths are shown within the Tyne Dock (HER ref. 2556), opened in 1859.

Easting

435330

Northing

565000

Grid Reference

NZ435330565000

Sources

<< HER 2557 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, SE