Benwell, coal staiths

HER Number:
16452

District:

Site Name:
Benwell, coal staiths

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Staith

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Coal staiths shown on Plan of Andrew Bowes Estate, 1811. Served by Benwell waggonway (HER 4082). Staiths were still in use by 1847.

Easting:
2169

Northing:
6339

Grid Reference:
NZ21696339

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Land at Buddle Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment; Andrew Bowes Estate Plan, 1811 (NRO - Seymour Bell Collection)