South Dock Railway System

HER Number

2538

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Dock Railway System

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Railway System serving the South Dock and associated sites. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a number of stationary engines which may have provided power for the lines.

Easting

441010

Northing

557830

Grid Reference

NZ441010557830

Sources

<< HER 2538 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Archaeological Research Services, 2021, Heritage Impact Assessment, Sunderland Wastefront, Port of Sunderland