Low Lambton, Staiths
Low Lambton, Staiths
HER Number
3076
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Low Lambton, Staiths
Place
Low Lambton
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
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
The Low Lambton Staiths form the northern terminus (with Blackfell Staiths) of the Lambton Railway (HER ref. 3077). Some signs of these structures are visible along the river front and the adjoining wagonway track has now become a footpath.
Easting
432190
Northing
554780
Grid Reference
NZ432190554780
Sources
<< HER 3076 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the River Wear plan area; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Burleigh & Thompson, 1737, Plan of the River Wear, DRO D/XP 64
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the River Wear plan area; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Burleigh & Thompson, 1737, Plan of the River Wear, DRO D/XP 64