Ouseburn, slipway adjacent to Cluny

HER Number

9880

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Ouseburn, slipway adjacent to Cluny

Place

Ouseburn

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Slipway

Site Type: Specific

Slipway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

This slipway is an important remnant of the Ouseburn’s past, its industry and communications. Fragments still remain of the 19th Century granite horse tramway used to carry the horse drawn transport across the Ouseburn. The cobbled slipway is surrounded by sandstone walls on either side as it descends into the water. LOCAL LIST

Easting

426250

Northing

564560

Grid Reference

NZ426250564560

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document