Staiths

HER Number

4331

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Staiths

Place

Newcastle

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

Newcastle Staiths were near the mouth of the Ouseburn, which formed the eastern terminus of the Victoria Tunnel.

Easting

426350

Northing

564140

Grid Reference

NZ426350564140

Sources

<< HER 4331 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, The Victoria Tunnel pamphlet