Elswick, Jetty

HER Number

4900

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Elswick, Jetty

Place

Elswick

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Landing Point

Site Type: Specific

Jetty

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This jetty was built between 1827 and 1844 to provide the lead works (HER ref. 4116) with level access to the river. It may have been easier to move goods on the level and then to lower or hoist them rather than using an inclined plane. It seems to replace the use of the quay (HER ref. 4907) as the main point of site access from the river.

Easting

424270

Northing

563080

Grid Reference

NZ424270563080

Sources

<< HER 4900 >> Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, Elswick Lead Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment