Benwell, coal staiths
Benwell, coal staiths
HER Number
16452
Site Name
Benwell, coal staiths
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Staith
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Coal staiths shown on Plan of Andrew Bowes Estate, 1811. Served by Benwell waggonway (HER 4082). Staiths were still in use by 1847.
Easting
421690
Northing
563390
Grid Reference
NZ421690563390
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Land at Buddle Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment; Andrew Bowes Estate Plan, 1811 (NRO - Seymour Bell Collection)