Long Staith
Long Staith
HER Number
4555
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Long Staith
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
Site Type: Specific
Quay
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In the 17th century Newcastle continued to attempt to prevent development at North Shields, complaining about the ships unloading and loading there in 1684. The burgesses and Newcastle Trinity House attempted to resist proposals to build a quay at the Low Lights in 1699. However, they were unsuccessful and by 1714 a quay had been built there (HER ref. 4554), and another near to the ferry boat landing at the west end of the town – the ferry staith.
Easting
435570
Northing
567750
Grid Reference
NZ435570567750
Sources
<< HER 4555 >> J. Woods, 1826, Plan of the Towns of North Shields and Tynemouth
H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 308
J. Fryer, 1772, A Plan of the Low Part of the River Tyne
H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 308
J. Fryer, 1772, A Plan of the Low Part of the River Tyne