Derwent Haugh, Blaydon Main Staith

HER Number

3460

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Derwent Haugh, Blaydon Main Staith

Place

Derwent Haugh

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

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

Blaydon Main Staith was probably the northern terminus of the Blaydon Wagonway (HER ref. 3459). Its precise location is unclear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.

Easting

420270

Northing

563390

Grid Reference

NZ420270563390

Sources

<< HER 3460 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 2