Wallsend, Old Staith

HER Number

2094

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Wallsend, Old Staith

Place

Wallsend

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

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

‘Old Staith’ appears to be a placename on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but its riverside location suggests that it may actually be the site of an old staith. If so, it was out of use before 1858.

Easting

430440

Northing

566160

Grid Reference

NZ430440566160

Sources

<< HER 2094 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98