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
Lock walls and gates. 1882 for Tyne Improvement Commissioners by Ure and Messent. Walls sandstone ashlar; iron gates. Four lock walls with curved nosing at entrance to dock; curved recesses for gate machinery. Western lock has two pairs of gates 25m apart. The eastern lock has two pairs only 4m apart. The Coble Dene Dock was renamed after its opening by Prince Albert Edward. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
435280
Northing
566960
Grid Reference
NZ435280566960
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
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