Lambton Staiths
Lambton Staiths
HER Number
2832
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Lambton Staiths
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
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
Documentary Evidence
Description
Lambton Drops was the northern terminus of the Lambton Wagonway (HER ref. 2833). The staiths had a wooden superstructure which has been removed, but the quay along the river bank remains with the bases of the staith superstructure. A concrete retaining wall also remains.
Easting
439290
Northing
557430
Grid Reference
NZ439290557430
Sources
<< HER 2832 >> 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
T. Powell, 2000, Staith to Conveyor, An Illustrated History of Coal Shipping Equipment, p 48
I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch...
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2004, Farringdon Row, Sunderland, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area
T. Powell, 2000, Staith to Conveyor, An Illustrated History of Coal Shipping Equipment, p 48
I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch...
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2004, Farringdon Row, Sunderland, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment