Mill Dam, Staith Masters House
Mill Dam, Staith Masters House
HER Number
5677
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Mill Dam, Staith Masters House
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Attractive brick building with slate roof. This the staiths master's house. Staith House was built to house the washing and locker facilities for Harton Low Staithes' engine drivers and coal-handlers. Presently blocked windows deaden its appearance. It has an embellished red brick façade. Harton Colliery Staiths (HER 2456) are shown 100 metres to the west on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. LOCAL LIST
Easting
435960
Northing
566900
Grid Reference
NZ435960566900
Sources
<< HER 5677 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 1990; North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, September 2006, Mill Dam Conservation Area; George B. Hodgson, 1996, Borough of South Shields (first published 1903); N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011:
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/6/SS
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/6/SS