Monkwearmouth, North Dock, Timber Yard Steam Cranes
Monkwearmouth, North Dock, Timber Yard Steam Cranes
HER Number
1707
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, North Dock, Timber Yard Steam Cranes
Place
Monkwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Lifting and Winding Structure
Site Type: Specific
Crane
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Five steam cranes working in a timber yard, three of which are rail-mounted cranes and two are larger and fixed. At least one rail-mounted crane and one stationary crane were still in use recently.
Easting
440800
Northing
558400
Grid Reference
NZ440800558400
Sources
<< HER 1707 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area