North Shields, Smith's Dock, Number 5 Graving Dock

HER Number:
16158

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Smith's Dock, Number 5 Graving Dock

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Marine Construction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Dock

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The original No. 5 Dock was one of the Edwards' Bull Ring Docks constructed on the site of Collingwood's old dry dock and opened September 1885. It was covered over in the late 1920s. It was utilised as an underground boiler house, compressor house and oil-fuel storage tanks of about 4000 tons capacity. A new Dock No.5 was constructed adjacent to and partially over the old No.5. It is skewed at c.65 degrees to the riverside and is of concrete construction with straight sides and an asymmetric, 'v' shaped forward end. It has two sets of stairs at the aft end and a long access ramp on the south side forward. A two leaf, straight, hinged steel gate of plate and rivet construction with timber walkway over survives. The dock is 152.4m x 20.7m and 6.16m deep.

Easting:
3549

Northing:
6764

Grid Reference:
NZ35496764

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2005, Smith's Dock and A&P Tyne, North Shields, Historic Buildings Recording